The government instructed VEB.RF to support the construction of six new airports

The government has instructed VEB.RF to support the construction of six new airports in Russia. This was announced on January 3 by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting with Igor Shuvalov, chairman of the state corporation.

The airports in question are Krasnodar, Salekhard, Gorno-Altaisk, Magnitogorsk, Omsk and Arkhyz. Shuvalov pointed to the very high industrial and tourist potential of these cities.

The head of VEB.RF said that about 12 airports have already been reconstructed or built across Russia with the support of the state corporation, including Sheremetyevo.

"Within the framework of the Project Finance Factory, nine airports are being built. Now we have applications for the construction of six new airports," Shuvalov said.

According to him, the volume of investments in these airports amounted to 376 billion rubles.

It is also specified that the participation of VEB.RF will amount to 148 billion rubles.

Shuvalov noted that he will give the initiators of the projects support Mishustin and added that the state corporation will continue to work on the design documentation of airports.

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Earlier, on January 2, the head of Rosaviatsia Dmitry Yadrov said that the passenger traffic of Russian airlines in 2024, according to preliminary data, increased by about 5% compared to last year. The volume of traffic through Moscow's Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo and Domodedovo airports also grew by about 5% to 75 million people.