Khanty-Mansiysk – UTair Aviation (UTair Aviation JSC). The passenger traffic of UTair Aviation JSC advanced by 13.1 percent to 2.294bn passenger-kilometers in the first 11 months of this year, the press service of the Russian airline reported.

The number of passengers carried by the airline's aircraft surged 11.8 percent to 1.343m people in January to November 2004.

UTair planes flew 69,997 hours in the reported period having surpassed the results of the same period in 2003 by 16.4 percent.

Helicopters of the airline flew 42,226 hours in January to November 2004.

The flight time of heavy helicopters grew noticeably amid a 1.5-percent decrease in total flight time.