BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 8
By Elnur Baghishov – Trend:
The volume of cargo transported through Bushehr International Airport in the Bushehr Province (southern Iran) increased by 30 percent, during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (from March 21 through December 21, 2021), compared to the same period last Iranian year, as was reflected in the statistics of Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC), Trend reports.
According to the statistics, a total of 2,289 tons of cargo were transported through the airport in 9 months. Meanwhile, in the same period last Iranian year, the figure stood at 1,766 tons.
Over 9 months, 259,234 passengers were transported through Bushehr Airport. Passenger transportation increased by 23 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year. So, 210,925 passengers have been transported through the airport in the same period last Iranian year.
In total, 3,146 flights (passenger planes only) were carried out from the airport within nine months, which is an increase of 27 percent, compared to the same period last Iranian year. The number of flights amounted to 2,468 in the same period last Iranian year.
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