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The Boryspil International Airport (Kyiv) in January increased passenger flow by 17% compared with January 2019, to 1.049 million people.

The press service of the airport told Interfax-Ukraine that 968,800 passengers were transported on international flights (a rise of 18.6%) and 81,000 – on domestic flights (a rise of 1.3%).

The number of flights (arrivals/departures) in January amounted to 7,662 (a rise of 1.3% compared to January 2019), including 6,727 international flights (a rise of 3.2%) and 935 domestic flights (a fall of 10.9%).

As reported, in 2019, Boryspil Airport increased passenger traffic by 21.2%, to 15.26 million people.

Boryspil International Airport is the largest one in Ukraine with a total area of about 1,000 hectares.