Cirium- Russian Aviation industry to witness strong recovery

Russian aviation industry is about to witness strong passenger recovery in 2023 as per Cirium data. Cirium has projected a large increase in passengers flying on Russian airlines throughout 2023 with seat capacity estimated to increase by 22%, however it is still 9% less than 2019 seat capacity levels. The data is based on the seat capacity numbers in Q1 of 2023 and schedules for Q2 of 2023. This projected rise is mainly due to carriers flying to international destinations like Dubai, Istanbul, Phuket, and Antalya, among others Like the global aviation industry Russian aviation sector also suffered major setback