News – Government of Russia

For many years of fruitful cooperation and a significant contribution to strengthening the socio-economic potential of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov awarded Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Savelyev by the Order of Friendship (Duslyk).

The Deputy Prime Minister noted a significant dynamics of the main economic indicators of the Republic of Tatarstan in 2024, as well as the system development of the subject of the subject.

The total volume of served passengers at all airports of the republic for 2024 amounted to more than 6 million people (Kazan International Airport – 5.3 million, the remaining airports – 0.7 million).

In 2024, 8.7 million passengers were sent by rail. The volume of transported goods in 2024 as a whole was preserved at the level of 2023 and amounted to 16.4 million tons.

As part of the program for the development of unmanned cargo transport, 18 unmanned Kamazovs are used on the M-11 and TsKAD routes.

In turn, in the territory of Innopolis, in the framework of the development of unmanned vehicles technologies, an experimental legal regime for Yandex unmanned taxi is valid.

“First of all, I express gratitude to the President of Russia and the federal government for the systemic support of our initiatives. Tatarstan is a region with a unique tourist and transport and logistics potential, and its disclosure requires a comprehensive development of infrastructure. We pay special attention to the air reporting: the modernization of the Kazan airport, including the construction of a new terminal, will not only increase the throughput, but also give impetus to the economy and the development of tourism. No less significant is water transport. The length of the internal waterways of Tatarstan exceeds 1 thousand km. The main rivers – Volga, Kama and Vyatka – have the status of water bodies of federal significance. We implement projects to update the fleet, including the construction of modern high-speed passenger vessels on the Meteor-2020 submarine wings. This will create a modern, effective transport system that meets the challenges of time, ”said Rustam Minnikhanov.

“The Republic of Tatarstan traditionally acts as one of the leaders in the development of transport infrastructure in the country. The leadership of the region and personally Rustam Minnikhanov conduct consistent work in this direction. According to the results of 2024, growth is observed in all basic areas: air transportation, railway transportation, transportation by water. Today we visited the Kazan Aviation Plant named after Gorbunov-a strategic enterprise for the aviation industry, at which the production and maintenance of the Tu-214 airliner is carried out. A number of airlines are interested in the purchase of this liner. It is important to note that Tatarstan enterprises take part in the sale of transport megaprojects. For the construction of the high-speed highway, Moscow-St. Petersburg by the National Projective will purchase more than 400 units of special equipment from KAMAZ, ”said Vitaly Savelyev.