In February 2018, Vladivostok airport served 152 000 passengers, which is 19% more than in the same period last year. "Vesti Primorye" reported this with reference to the press service of the Vladivostok international airport.
The highest growth in passenger traffic is observed in international destinations, 64,000 people per month, which is 31% higher than the previous year. At the same time, the increase in passenger traffic on flights to South-East Asia amounted to 40%, to South Korea - 38%, to Japan - 21%, to China - 18%.
The largest contribution to the increase in passenger traffic on international routes in February provided the flights from Vladivostok to Seoul (South Korea), u-Tapao and Krabi (Thailand). The highest growth dynamics of passenger traffic - more than 1.5 times, noted in the Chinese direction in Harbin, as well as in Seoul (+43%) and Tokyo (+21%).
On domestic routes, passenger traffic increased by 12% and amounted to 88,000. The largest contribution to the increase in passenger traffic on domestic routes has provided flights from Vladivostok to Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Novosibirsk and Khabarovsk. The highest growth dynamics was observed in the following areas: Irkutsk (passenger traffic increased more than 1.5 times), Blagoveshchensk (+49%), Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (+34%).