2Aeroflot Group has boosted its position among the world’s 20 leading airlines by passenger traffic. This is based on the data of the latest Leading Airline Groups rating released by Airline Business, the influential global aviation publication.
Aeroflot Group carried 55.7 million passengers in 2018 and ranked 18th globally moving two places up against last year’s result.
The largest Russian airline holding has reaffirmed its stance among Europe’s biggest airlines in the traditional carrier segment.
Aeroflot and its subsidiaries have maintained 16th place by RPKs, the key operational figure, improving its last year’s result by 9,9%.
Aeroflot’s low-cost subsidiary Pobeda Airline made a breakthrough achievement in 2018, according to the trusted global rating by Airline Business. Pobeda has posted record traffic growth rate in the global top-100 airline ranking. Its annual passenger traffic growth of 56,8% is the best score overall across the world aviation. Aeroflot’s lowcost arm was previously recognised the clear-cut leader among European no-frills carriers by this criterion as reported by CAPA, the leading global aviation analysis agency.