In November 2012 International airport “Kharkov” served 38 700 passengers (29 000 on international flights and 9 000 – on domestic). In whole during 11 months of current year 464 500 passengers used Kharkov airport services, that is 59% more than in 2011. According to Vladyslav Ilyin, Head of commercial department of New Systems AM (the operator company of International Airport “Kharkov” belongs to DCH group headed by Alexander Yaroslavsky), the tendency that there are more passengers on international flights is preserved, at the same time there is significant passenger traffic increase on both destinations. Traffic volume on international flights from January to November 2012 was 366 900 passengers (66.8% more than in 2011), on domestic flights – 97 600 (+34%). Such correlation probably will be the same in the near future – due to active development of new international destinations.
The same situation is with the flight statistic. From the beginning of the year the general number of departures was 4778 (that is 28.6% more than in 2011), among them 2795 (+43.5%) – international and 1983 (+12.2%) – domestic.
It is obviously that positive dynamic of passenger traffic and flight number increase, which International airport “Kharkov” demonstrated in 2011, is preserved and in 2012. Passenger traffic peak was in summer months (also due to Euro-2012), however passenger traffic and flight increase has been fixing during the whole year. In particular, in November the general number of flights was 429 (47.9% more than in November 2011), among them 222 international (+61%) and 207 domestic (+36%).
Background:
International airport “Kharkov” (http://hrk.aero/) – one of the key objects of the capital Slobozhanshchina, reconstructed at the present time in preparation for the finals of European Football Championship in 2012. Start of large-scale project was given on April 1, 2008, when the company “New Systems AM” (a group of DCH, the owner – a well-known Ukrainian businessman, investor and general coordinator of Kharkov’s preparations for Euro 2012, the president of FC “Metalist” Alexander Yaroslavsky) won the competition for long-term rent integral property complex of Kharkov airport.
Reconstruction of the International Airport “Kharkov” is in the format of public-private partnership. The total investment in the project by Alexander Yaroslavsky was $ 107.2 million (airport terminal and surrounding areas). The amount of funding allocated from the State budget for the reconstruction of the airport complex (including construction and airfield control tower) – $ 191.3 million.
