Domodedovo International Airport has announced 2006 cargo traffic results showing overall traffic reaching 126,300 tonnes, a 6.8% year-on-year increase. The key factors for the increase include launch of services of new airlines from the airport, use of more spacious aircraft by air carriers and growth of cargo transportation on domestic routes supported by the strong growth of the Russian economy. Cargo traffic volume in December 2006 amounted to 11.9 tousand tonnes, 4.1% rise over December 2005.   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport served over 800,000 passengers during the winter seasonal holidays from Dec.25, 2006 to Jan.14, 2007. The result exceeded forecasts and demonstrated a 20% increase over the same period for 2005-2006. Domodedovo handled over 8,200 individual flights, a 24% year-on-year rise. The most popular destinations among tourists were the resorts of Thailand (Bangkok, Utapao, Phuket), Egypt (Sharm El Sheikh, Hurhada), UAE (Dubai), and beach resorts in Malaysia (Langkawi), Sri Lanka, Jordan (Aqaba), Israel (Eilat). Innsbruck, Salzburg and - a novelty - the French mountain resort Chanbery were in particular demand among mountain skiers.   >>>

In accordance with the information of Jan.16, 2007 on a possible terrorist plot to attack transport, the orders from the Head of the National Antiterrorism Committee Nikolai Patrushev and the instructions of the Russian aviation authorities given to the airport administration security policing has been stepped up at Domodedovo International Airport.   >>>

ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International – European Division) has summarized the results of the activity of the European airports for November 2006. According to the Council's reports on the activity of 102 airports in Europe, Domodedovo International Airport continues to exhibit the positive growth dynamics and is one of the top three of European airports of Group 2, which are developing most dynamically and handle a passenger traffic varying between 10 and 25 million passengers a year.Domodedovo ranks second among the most dynamically developing airports of the second group, with its growth indicator in November 2006 being 11.8% compared to November 2005 (40.1% compared to November 2004). In the rankings the highest place is held by Dublin (12.9% growth in November 2006 compared to November 2005). Domodedovo is followed by the Milan-Malpensa (11.4%). The average growth in the group for November 2006 is 6.4% compared to the similar period of 2005 and 12.5% compared to November 2004.In the November general   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport has released its operating results for 2006. Overall passenger traffic at the airport reached 15.3 million passengers, a 10.1% year-on-year increase. In 2006, Domodedovo won 14 new domestic and international airlines. Its route network has been expanded by 30 new destinations worldwide. Airlines which launched services from Domodedovo last year included Singapore Airlines, Wind Jet (Italy), Eurofly (Italy), NEOS (Italy), Meridiana (Italy), Alpi Eagles (Italy), SCAT (Kazakhstan), Hola Airlines (Spain), Royal Jordanian Airlines, Aviaprad (Russia), Karat (Russia), bmi (UK), Air Berlin and Austrian Airlines. The highest growth was recorded to such destinations as Bangkok, London, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Volgograd, Krasnodar and Larnaca. Domodedovo served over 1.9 million passengers on these routes, a 40% growth against the results of 2005. New services were launched to Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Beloyarsky, Eysk, Nazran, Naryan-Mar, Penza, Sovetsky, Kh  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport in partnership with the National Geographic – Russia magazine have launched a New Year’s charity program at the business lounges of Domodedovo. Under this program, visitors of the Domodedovo airport business lounges are invited to purchase unique National Geographic videos about nature, history, geography, culture, and peoples from various corners of the globe and to pay any symbolic amount of money. Funds thus raised will be used to purchase circus tickets for the pupils of Moscow orphanage No.19. By purchasing gifts for themselves, passengers will give orphans a nice surprise.The charity program will last throughout the New Year’s holidays and wind up on January 25, 2006. Festive atmosphere fills the entire Domodedovo airport terminal – New Year’s decorations and trees are installed in various airport areas; passengers and the airport’s guests are greeted by Father Frost and Snow Maiden. At midnight, on December 31, passengers will be able to celebrate the arrival of the New  >>>

Today Air Berlin, a German budget airline, launches regular service from Nuremberg to Domodedovo International Airport. The air link will be the first between Moscow and Nuremberg. Nuremberg will be the seventh German city linked with Domodedovo. Air Berlin will operate its flights to Moscow three times a week – on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays – using a Boeing 737-700 with 144-seat capacity and a Boeing 737-800 with 189-seat capacity aircraft.It was announced in August of 2006, that Air Berlin had acquired a 100% interest in dba. In turn, dba purchased Germania Express in 2005. Effective January 1, 2007, all dba and Germania Express flights from/to Domodedovo International Airport will be operated under the Air Berlin colors. Thus, Air Berlin will operate flights from Domodedovo to five destinations in Germany – Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Nuremberg, and Stuttgart. Air link between Moscow and Karlsruhe/Baden Baden FKB via Berlin will be resumed in summer of 2007. Passengers will be able to continue their t  >>>

It is expected that the number of flights to Thailand will grow significantly. Today, it is the most dynamically developing tourist destination offered by Domodedovo. At the beginning of the winter season, the passenger traffic in this direction grows approximately 1.5 times the normal volume. Together, Transaero and Thai International Airways operate a total of 11 flights to Thailand a week using such roomy aircraft as Boeing 747-200 (Transaero) and Boeing 777-200 (Thai International Airways). Transaero has scheduled three additional flights to Bangkok and Utapao for the holiday season, using its comfortable Boeing 767-300 and Boeing 747-200 aircraft. During the holiday season, two foreign carriers, Austrian Airlines and Air Berlin, will start operating their flights from Domodedovo. The Austrian carrier will take mountain ski lovers to its Innsbruck and Salzburg resorts, and the German airline, apart from direct flights to Germany, offers a number of connections via Nuremberg to such tourist centers as Pari  >>>

According to the results of Domodedovo International Airport activities in January-November 2006, Domodedovo is maintaining its leading position among Moscow area airports in terms of passenger traffic. Overall passenger throughput at Domodedovo in the first eleven months of 2006 reached 14,215,000 passengers, a 9.6% increase over the same period of 2005. The highest growth was recorded to destinations such as Bangkok, Sochi, London, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, St.Petersburg, Istanbul, Samara, Larnaka, Krasnodar. Domodedovo handled over 1,825,000 passengers on these routes, a 40% growth over the first eleven months of 2005. Passenger traffic in November 2006 amounted to 1,146,000 passengers, a 11.8% increase against the November 2005 results. In 2006, Domodedovo gained a number of new airline partners, including international airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Eurofly, Wind Jet, dba, Royal Jordanian Airlines, bmi, Austrian Airlines and others. Additional information: Passenger throughput on international rout  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport announced the results of the “Best tenant of the Domodedovo airport terminal” competition for the third quarter of 2006. This time, the winner named by the airport was Filias LLC, “Kofemania” cafй.The award ceremony was held on December 12, 2006 at the “Kofemania” cafй located on the first floor of the Domodedovo airport terminal, airside. The “Best tenant” certificate and a memorable diploma were awarded to Director General of Filias LLC, Igor Viktorovich Zhuravlyov. The “Best tenant-concessionaire of the Domodedovo airport terminal” competition is held once a quarter in three different categories: “Restaurants”, “Duty Free Retail”, and “Duty-Paid Retail”. Filias LLC (“Kofemania”) was identified as the winner in the “Restaurants” category. The principal goal of the competition is to encourage provision of good quality service to airport’s guests. To provide an additional incentive and keep the tenants interested in improving their service quality, the winner company is provid  >>>

-->Austrian Airlines and AiRUnion Alliance held a joint press conference today to announce strategic co-operation on the basis of Domodedovo International Airport. Chief Commercial Officer of Austrian Airlines Dr. Josef E. Burger, President of AiRUnion Mr. Alexander Abramovich, Director of Domodedovo Airport Complex Mr. Sergei Rudakov and Chairman of the Tirol Tourism Council Mr. Roger Aerni took part in the event. The participants announced that Austrian Airlines will shift its flights to Domodedovo gradually. From Dec.23, 2006 in the run up to the winter tourist season, regular air service on the Innsbruck-Moscow-Innsbruck route will be launched. The airline will operate Boeing 737-800 aircraft on this route. The airline representatives predict that this destination will be particularly in demand among the Russian alpine skiers.From Feb.19, 2007, Austrian Airlines will complete a large-scale transfer of its flights to Domodedovo. It will offer daily flights on the Vienna-Moscow-Vienna route from Domodedovo   >>>

Italian air carrier Alpi Eagles has launched service to Domodedovo International Airport with twice-weekly flights on Wednesdays and Sundays on the Bari-Moscow-Bari route, using 98-seat Fokker-100 aircraft.The airline plans to increase flight frequency and destinations after securing necessary licenses from Russian Federation aviation authorities. In 2006 the list of Domodedovo clients and partners expanded to include such foreign carriers as Singapore Airlines, Wind Jet, dba, Royal Jordanian Airlines, bmi and others. Alpi Eagles Timetable for December 2006* DestinationFlight numberDays of weekArrival at DMEDeparture from DMEType of aircraftSeat capacityBariЕ8 1924/1925Wednesday, Sunday17:1518:15F10098* local times ***Alpi Eagles airline was established in 1996. Its fleet includes 10 Fokker-100 aircraft. The airline services an extensive domestic network (Algero, Bari, Bologna, Brindisi, Cagliari, Catania, Lamezia, Terni, Milan, Naples, Olbia, Palermo, Regia, Calabria, Venice, Verona) and also flies internati  >>>

The flight # 9959 of ALROSA airline on the route Moscow – Mirny with Tu-154 is not recorded in the schedule of regular and charter flights performed from Domodedovo airport on Dec.5, 2006.The only flight performed by ALROSA airline from Domodedovo to Mirny was a regular flight number 6R 598. It departed from Domodedovo at 22:55 p.m. on Dec.5, 2006 and arrived to Mirny at 10:25 a.m. (local times) on Dec.6, 2006.   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport announced today the launch of a new intermodal project designed to take passengers from downtown Moscow to the city of Ufa in 195 minutes.  The new service is being implemented in co-operation with VIM Airlines. The service is the latest addition to the intermodal programme intended help passengers save time on travel from downtown Moscow to flight destinations served by Domodedovo Airport. Under the programme, a passenger is issued a single travel document covering rail and air travel. The Rapid Transportation System, a railway link that connects Domodedovo with downtown Moscow, allows passengers to check in for their flight at the Paveletsky downtown terminal and then travel to the airport on a comfortable and modern Aeroexpress train in 40 minutes. For passengers of VIM Airlines, check-in service at the Paveletsky terminal and transfer by Aeroexpress train to the airport are free of charge. The check-in at the terminal can be done at any time 24 hours prior to flight d  >>>

Five years ago, Swiss International Air Lines began its services from Domodedovo International Airport. Since 2001, the possibilities of one of the largest European air carriers have been enhanced by the potential of the most modern and comfortable Russian airport. The airline performs regular daily flights to Geneva and Zurich operating Airbus-320 aircraft. Over the past five years, Swiss International Air Lines completed over a thousand flights from Domodedovo International Airport and serviced almost a million passengers. In 2002, Swiss International Air Lines opened its own business lounge at Domodedovo airport to better serve its business class passengers. Additionally, in 2003, Swiss was the first foreign airline to offer its passengers check-in service at the Paveletsky terminal. The two dynamically growing companies constantly work together to optimize passenger service technologies. The successful experience of the past years leaves no doubt that the cooperation between Swiss International Air Lines   >>>

In late November of 2006, one of the Domodedovo airport’s traditional partners – Runway Duty Free – congratulated its one millionth customer at the airport passenger terminal. The married couple that happened to be the store’s one millionth customer was congratulated by Runway Duty Free General Manager, John Moriarty, who presented them with a gift – an exclusive crystal swan manufactured by the Austrian company Swarovski.Runway has been operating at the Domodedovo passenger terminal since November 2004 when the company’s first store selling Swarovski crystals was opened. In two years, the company opened 10 retail outlets of various formats: eight stores and two bars. Each store specializes in certain types of merchandise and meets requirements of different consumer groups varying by shopping behavior and purchasing power. In addition to the Runway retail outlets, several duty free stores owned by another international chain, DUFRY, operate in the Domodedovo airport international flights gallery after passeng  >>>

A new railway route connecting downtown Moscow and the Domodedovo International Airport was launched in operation in December 2006.Aeroexpress, a rapid train analogous to the one operating between the Paveletsky railway station and Domodedovo airport, consists of eight comfortable carriages and operates between the Domodedovo airport and the Belorussky railway station via the Kursky railway station and Kalanchovskaya platform three times a day. The comfortable train takes 1 hour and 10 minutes to travel from the Domodedovo airport to the Belorussky railway station of Moscow with short stops at the Kursky railway station and Kalanchovskaya platform, or in the opposite direction. The ticket costs 120 rubles. For customers’ convenience, Aeroexpress passengers can purchase their tickets from controllers operating on the train. The new route connecting Domodedovo airport and Belorussky railway station has been launched on the basis of the already operating train service terminating at the Kalanchovskaya platform t  >>>

The British Airways’ aircraft Boeing 767-300 that had been at Domodedovo from Nov.29, departed from the airport at 19.47 (Moscow times). The flight on the route Moscow-London is a performed as a technical one.The airport operates in a regular mode. All flights are performed in accordance with the schedule.   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport announced today an increase in flight frequency by Thai International Airways from Moscow (DME) to Bangkok. The airline will offer four flights a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) instead of three services (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays). In addition, the airline will be operating 292-seat Boeing 777-200 aircraft on the route, with business and economy class configuration, in place of the Airbus A340-600 with fewer seats. Thai Airways Timetable from Dec.1, 2006* Flight numberDays of departure/arrival Departure from Bangkok – arrival in Moscow (DME) Departure from Moscow (DME) – arrival in BangkokTG 974/975    Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays10:35 – 16:2518:20 – 07:05* - local times Co-operation between Thai International Airways and Domodedovo airport has strengthened over the past year. There were over 300 Thai Airways flights during the period, carrying about 51,000 passengers.   The two rapidly developing companies continue to tackle  >>>

According to the information of British Airways, the airline’s flight BA 873 on the route Moscow (DME) – London scheduled to depart from Domodedovo on Nov.29 at 17.00 was cancelled due to technical reasons. The passengers of the flight BA 873 flew from Moscow to London on the same day at 21.35 by British Airways flight BA 835.The airline’s Boeing 767 is parked at the Domodedovo aircraft parking. Domodedovo has not received any instructions or recommendation regarding the jet from the aviation authorities. British Airways has not sent any requests to Domodedovo to receive an expert commission.New information on the development of the situation around the aircraft location will be published on the Domodedovo’s web-site.   >>>

Mr. Olivier Jankovec, Director General of the European division of the Airports Council International (ACI EUROPE) – an organization that represents interests of more than 400 airports located in 45 countries of Europe – has forwarded an official letter to Dmitry Kamenschik, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the EAST LINE Group, thanking him for the assistance the Group provided in the organization and conduct of the 12th meeting of the ACI EUROPE Economics Committee that was held in Moscow on October 19–20, 2006. The standing committees of this influential international organization had never previously held their meetings in the Russian Federation or any other CIS countries. During two days, members of the ACI EUROPE Economics Committee – representatives of the largest airports of France, Spain, the Netherlands, Greece, Germany, Malta, Norway, Denmark, Latvia, Ireland, Sweden, and Russia – discussed important issues associated with further development of the European airport industry, such as the airpor  >>>

Within the framework of the advanced plan for Domodedovo International Airport developed with regard to the world trend of the growing passenger flow EAST LINE Group has completed a number of operations for commissioning new infrastructure facilities and premises. On November 29, 2006 a new arrival zone of the international airlines sector with a total area of 3,000 sq.m will be opened. The commissioning of the new facilities will enhance the comfort and passing capacity of the arrival sector on the eve of the winter peak of the passenger flow. The total area of the technological premises added to the air terminal complex in 2006 will amount to about 40,000 sq.m. Work was completed in the galleries of the sectors for the domestic and international airlines to outfit premises for transit passengers and departure waiting lounges. In addition, premises are provided to locate new food and trade outlets. Glass fixing of the Domodedovo airport terminal central part was practically finished. Work is still in progres  >>>

The Domodedovo International Airport magazine has celebrated its 5th anniversary. The festivities were held in the restaurant Porto Maltese. Present among the guests were partners, representatives of the airlines and other visitors invited by the edition. During the five years of the magazine existence 41 issues were released. The circulation of the magazine has increased, periodicity rate has grown. The Domodedovo International Airport magazine is published by the closed JS company (ZAO) SK Press. The magazine’s pages offer information about the latest news and events at the Domodedovo airport and other enterprises of EAST LINE Group, news in the sphere of tourism, aviation industry, interesting stories about the life of stars. The magazine always contains information for travellers, one can learn a lot of new things about various countries of the world, read about the culture and traditions, cuisine of a particular part of the world, get ready for a trip to an exotic country.The Domodedovo International Air  >>>

Starting Dec. 21, 2006, budget carrier Air Berlin of Germany launches regular service between Domodedovo International Airport and Nuremberg. The air link will be the first between Moscow and Nuremberg. Nuremberg will be the seventh German city linked with Domodedovo. Air Berlin will operate Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 189-seat capacity on a three/week schedule (Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays). Passengers will be able to connect with flights in Nuremberg to other European destinations such as Antalya, Budapest, Catania, Milan-Bergamo, Rome, Canary Islands, Madeira, Malta, Paris and Vienna. Air Berlin becomes the 21st foreign airline flying from from Domodedovo International Airport. In 2006 the list of Domodedovo clients and partners expanded to include such foreign carriers as Singapore Airlines, Wind Jet, dba, Royal Jordanian Airlines, bmi and others. Air Berlin Timetable from Dec. 21, 2006 Flight number Days of departure/arrival to/from Domodedovo Departure from Nuremberg – arrival in Moscow (Domodedovo)   >>>

According to the results of Domodedovo International Airport activities in January-October 2006, Domodedovo is maintaining its leading position among Moscow area airports in terms of passenger traffic. Overall passenger throughput at Domodedovo in the first ten months of 2006 reached 13,069,000 passengers, a 9.4% increase over the same period of 2005.The highest growth was recorded to destinations such as Bangkok, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, London, St.Petersburg, Samara, Larnaka, Istanbul, Irkutsk. Domodedovo handled over 1,728,000 passengers on these routes, a 40% growth over the first ten months of 2005. Passenger traffic in October 2006 amounted to 1,304,000 passengers, a 5.9% increase against the October 2005 results. In 2006, Domodedovo gained a number of new airline partners, including international airlines such as Singapore Airlines, Wind Jet, dba, Royal Jordanian Airlines, bmi and others. Additional information: Passenger throughput on international routes in January-October 2006 reached 7,283,  >>>