The FAS commented on data on rising airfare

As emphasized in the department, it monitors the net increase in cost on specific domestic Russian regular routes in comparable conditions.

“FAS Russia’s territorial departments conduct analysis and response measures on individual routes, but there are no double-digit growth rates across the country,” the report said.

It is noted that the data of Rosstat "are incorrectly interpreted by journalists."

Earlier, the newspaper Izvestia wrote that the average cost of an economy class flight since the beginning of the year has grown by 24.1%. The material indicated that this is the most intensive growth after the global crisis of 2008.