MOSCOW, March 19. /TASS/. Aeroflot Group plans to increase passenger traffic by 8% in 2024 compared with the previous year to over 50 mln people, Chief Executive Officer of the Russian air carrier Sergey Aleksandrovsky said at the meeting on economic policy at the Federation Council (upper house of the parliament).

"We as a group plan to carry over 50 mln passengers in 2024, an increase by 8% compared with 2023," he said.

In January-February 2024, the group carried 7.5 mln passengers, up by 22% year-on-year, Aleksandrovsky added.