The number of passengers serviced by Ukrainian transport companies in January-March decreased by 16.3% YoY, to 19.6 billion passenger-kilometers, according to the data provided by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
“In January-March, the passenger turnover of transport enterprises amounted to 19.6 billion passenger kilometers, or 83.7% of the volume of January-March 2019,” reads the statement.
Over the reporting period, 898.2 million passengers used the services of domestic transport companies, down by 15.5%.
In particular, the number of passengers carried by rail in January-March made up 29.1 million, down by 19.4%; passenger turnover made up 4.89 billion passenger-kilometers (-21.3%).
Some 384.4 million passengers were carried by motor vehicles, down by 15.8%, and passenger turnover made up about 6.99 billion passenger-kilometers (-13.6%).
Ukrainian airlines carried 2 million passengers over the reporting period, down by 17.3%; passenger turnover amounted to almost 4.61 billion passenger-kilometers (-15.5%). (Ukrinform/Business World Magazine)