(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 7. Over 2.2 million
passengers were transported by air from Azerbaijan to 37 countries
from January through August 2024, Trend reports via the Azerbaijani State Tourism
Agency's report.
This represents an increase in travel to five countries, or 15.6
percent, and 32.1 percent more passengers compared to the same
period last year.
During these eight months, the largest number of passengers from
Azerbaijan traveled to Russia, with 602,569 people, reflecting a 27
percent increase from the previous year.
Russia is followed by Türkiye with 590,735 passengers (a 17.4
percent rise), UAE - 268,779 passengers (+37.7 percent), Georgia
(132 839 passengers (+39.1 percent), Saudi Arabia - 84 609
passengers (+16.4 percent), India - 69 372 (+6.3 times), Kazakhstan
- 61,953 passengers (+28.1 percent), Qatar - 41,768 passengers (+
two times), Italy - 41 325 passengers (+ two times), and Kuwait
34,229 passengers (+ 30.5 percent).
India, Qatar, and Italy entered the top ten, leaving behind
Uzbekistan (28,018 passengers, -32.7 percent), Israel (25,902
passengers, -16.3 percent), and Germany (20,156 passengers, -14.1
percent).
This August alone saw outflow of 396,955 passengers from
Azerbaijan, marking a 23.8 percent growth compared to the same
month last year.
The number of passengers traveling to Türkiye in August rose by
five percent, reaching 106,685 people.
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