Tallink carried more than a million passengers in July
The vessels of Tallink Group transported a total of 1,054,087 passengers in July 2009, writes Postimees Online/LETA.
Hence the company exceeded the number of a million passengers transported in one calendar month.
In July, the number of passengers had grown by 16.3% in comparison to the same month last year. The number of cargo lorries carried amounted to 18,962 – 21.5% less than a year ago.
By updating its vessels, Tallink has been able to send bigger ships to all of its routes. The number of passengers on the routes between Estonia and Finland, Latvia and Sweden and Finland and Sweden grew the most. On the route between Latvia and Sweden, Tallink serviced a total of 75,631 passengers in July – 61% more than last year. The number of passengers on the route between Estonia and Finland was 433,384 in July, growing by 23% and on the route between Finland and Sweden 424,233 passengers, growing by 11% in the year-on-year comparison.
In addition to passengers, the number of cars transported increased as well in July. In this month, Tallink carried a total of 132,577 cars – 27% more than a year ago.
Hence the company exceeded the number of a million passengers transported in one calendar month.
In July, the number of passengers had grown by 16.3% in comparison to the same month last year. The number of cargo lorries carried amounted to 18,962 – 21.5% less than a year ago.
By updating its vessels, Tallink has been able to send bigger ships to all of its routes. The number of passengers on the routes between Estonia and Finland, Latvia and Sweden and Finland and Sweden grew the most. On the route between Latvia and Sweden, Tallink serviced a total of 75,631 passengers in July – 61% more than last year. The number of passengers on the route between Estonia and Finland was 433,384 in July, growing by 23% and on the route between Finland and Sweden 424,233 passengers, growing by 11% in the year-on-year comparison.
In addition to passengers, the number of cars transported increased as well in July. In this month, Tallink carried a total of 132,577 cars – 27% more than a year ago.