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| | RUSSIAN AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT |
 | | Of sixty three federal airports, twenty one have emerged as separate administrative and financial units; forty federal airports operate as aviation enterprises; the Perm airport is going through the process of separation. |
 | | In general, the complex of Moscow airports: Sheremetjevo, Domodedovo, Bykovo and Vnukovo is the largest hub in the country with over 500 flights to 147 towns of Russia, 259 flights to 122 foreign countries, 27 percent of total passenger traffic, 17 percent of air cargo, and 74 percent of all international traffic. |
 | | At the same time, high airport charges force airlines to increase airfare, thus, reducing their competitiveness (in 1996-1997 the air tariffs around the country were increased 47.7 percent on the average). |
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