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Infrastructure: Passengers transported in interurban and international transportation recorded last year an increase by 8 percent
The number of passengers transported in interurban and international transportation recorded last year an increase by 8 percent compared to 2015, and most of the passengers traveled by buses and mini-buses, according to the data centralized by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).
In 2016, a total of 384 passengers were transported, out of whom 4.4 percent in international transportation (16.9 million passengers). The passenger transported by vehicles recorder the highest share (78.9 percent), followed by the rail transportation (16.8 percent).
According to the INS data, the rail transportation of passengers recoded a negative trend regarding the number of passengers transported and their itinerary, compared to 2015 (declining by 3 percent, and by 3.1 percent respectively).
The vehicle transportation increased by 9.9 percent in respect to the number of passengers transported, while their itinerary also increased by 7.3 percent compared to 2016.
A number of 7,000 passengers were transported internationally by sea, and inland waterway transport recorded a number of 153,000 passengers who were transported nationwide.
The transport by airplane recorded a number of 16.4 million passengers, of whom 14.6 million passengers in international flights.
The average transport distance of a passenger was lower to the one recorded in 2015 for all means of transportation, a decline by 11 percent being recorded in inland waterway transport, by 2.4 percent in vehicle transport and by 0.1 percent in transport by railway.
The positive trend in 2016 compared to 2015 was recorded in the number of passengers and their itinerary for the underground transportation (up by 2.5 percent).