“We expect an increase in tourist flow to 7.1 million tourists this year. Last year it was 6.8 million people, ”Aksyonov’s words are quoted in a transcript posted on the Kremlin’s website.

The head of Crimea also added that since the beginning of 2019, the airport in Simferopol transported 3.09 million passengers, which is 2.5% more than the same period last year.

Earlier, Aksyonov announced the failure of the isolation of the Crimea.

On August 6, Kryminform reported that Simferopol International Airport served more than 873 thousand passengers in July, which is 27% more than in June.