, ▁and ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁are ▁employed ▁there . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁air port ▁handled ▁almost ▁ 1 1 . 1 8 ▁million ▁passengers , ▁representing ▁a ▁ 1 5 . 3 % ▁increase ▁compared ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁air port ▁handled ▁ 7 2 2 , 5 0 0 ▁passengers , ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 2 3 . 8 % ▁compared ▁to ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁partly ▁attributed ▁to ▁expansion ▁by ▁U ta ir . ▁ ▁V n uk ovo ▁Airport ▁is ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁a ▁VI P ▁hall , ▁which ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁political ▁leaders ▁and ▁important ▁people ▁visit ing ▁Russia . ▁The ▁Russian ▁President ▁also ▁uses ▁V n uk ovo ' s ▁VI P ▁facility . ▁ ▁The ▁T up ole v ▁air lin er ▁re work ▁facility ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁air port , ▁and ▁major ▁over ha ul ▁and ▁modification ▁program mes ▁are ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁several ▁large ▁aircraft ▁hang ars . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁northern ▁per imeter ▁of ▁the ▁air port , ▁the ▁government ▁VI P ▁transport ▁wing ▁is ▁located , ▁operating ▁head - of - state ▁fl ights ▁for ▁high - ran king ▁government ▁officials . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁air port ▁is ▁occasionally ▁closed ▁for ▁regular ▁fl ights ▁when ▁VI P ▁fl ights ▁arrive ▁or ▁depart . ▁ ▁Further ▁expansion ▁The ▁pros pective ▁development ▁programme ▁is ▁intended ▁to ▁last