The new terminal of Simferopol airport has served 3,000,000 passengers since it began operating on April 16. This was reported by the press service of the air harbor.
The new hub of the republic serves up to 30,000 passengers per day. The leader was the airline "Russia", which carried 654,435 people on its flights. Aeroflot and Ural Airlines are in second and third place with a total of 1,643,412 passengers.
The press service also notes that families with children fly to Crimea most often. Since April 16, 2018, the new terminal has served more than 412,328 guests under 12 years of age.
The new airport complex can handle 3,650 passengers per hour and 6,500,000 passengers per year. It is equipped with 55 check-in counters, 8 mobile jet bridges, and 8 exits to the apron buses.
As TURIZM.RU reported earlier, by the end of August, 5,000,000 people visited the Crimean peninsula. In 2018, the tourist flow increased by a million, compared to last year. In addition to transport accessibility, the success of the season was influenced by good weather and accommodation prices at the 2017 level.
Source: news.turizm.ru