Transfer transportation of the Platov International Airport (member of the Airports of Regions Holding) surged 37% in the first half of 2018. 45.8 k people used the Rostov-on-Don air hub as a transfer one during first six months of this year.
Flights between 50 pairs of Russian and foreign cities were made in total with transfer or transit in Rostov-on-Don. Pobeda, Azimuth and Ural Airlines took the lead in carriage of transit passengers. Over 95% of passengers that selected the connection of flights in Rostov-on-Don took advantage of services of these carriers. The transfer passenger traffic in the Platov Airport was largely formed on account of passengers traveling from Russian cities to Georgia, Armenia and backward. The share of the most popular Moscow - Tbilisi / Tbilisi - Moscow transfer route accounted for 75% from the total number of transfers.