Korean Air Intends To Earn $66 Milion In Russia

South Korean carrier Korean Air by the end of 2010 plans to increase its carriage in the direction from Korea to Russia and back by 19% compared with 2009 - up to 140,000 passengers. Profit from transport is projected to increase by 40% - to $ 66 million, told the head of regional representation of airlines Kyn Hyun Lee.
Passenger traffic in the direction of Seoul - Moscow - Seoul this year will increase by 20% - up to 58 thousand people, and profits received from ticket sales in this sector will grow by 37% to  $37 million. Profit from the traffic on the route Seoul - St. Petersburg - Seoul will make 15 million dollars. In this direction will be carried 26,000 passengers, an increase by 34% relative to 2009.
Flights to Vladivostok will bring the company $14 million profit up 8% more than in 2009. Totally by the end of this year on this route will be transported 56,000 people, which is 12% more than in 2009.
In addition, Chen Kyn Lee said that Korean Air  in 2011 intends to open two weekly flights from Seoul to Irkutsk, and also perform daily flights to Moscow and to introduce year-round flights to St. Petersburg.
Currently Korean Air has three weekly flights from Seoul to Moscow, five in Vladivostok and in the summer schedule Korean Air has flights to St. Petersburg.