Passenger traffic to Abkhazia has increased by 1 million people

According to the Sochi customs, the flow of people crossing the border with Abkhazia has increased by 1 million people.

Sukhum. January 17. Apsnypress. The flow of citizens crossing the border of Russia and Abkhazia has increased nearly 1 million people in 2016. If 8,768,000 people were registered in 2015, in 2016 the border with the Republic of Abkhazia crossed 9.4 million people. The volume of vehicles, compared with 2015 increased by 160 thousand (in 2015 - 1 million 655 thousand cars in 2016 - 1 million 816 thousand cars).
 
 Significantly increased the load on the customs post MAPP Adler during the Christmas holidays. So, from 1 to 9 January customs controls carried out in relation to 153,872 individuals and 32,987 vehicles traveling in both directions. It is about 17 thousand people and more than 3 thousand cars a day.
 
Analysis traffic flows crossing the Russian-Abkhaz border for the last 3 years shows a stable tendency of increase by an average of 10-15% per year.