Baku. Vusal Nabiyev – APA-Economics. In January-October 2016, 1,709,100 passengers were transported via air transport, up 7.6% from previous year.
According to State Statistical Committee, 99.8% of transportations were carried out by state sector, 0.2% by private sector.
Moreover, cargo transportation via air transport rose 24.4% to 126,900 tonnes.