Domodedovo International Airport's web-site is the winner of the "Golden Site 2003" contest.
Domodedovo International Airport's web-site www.domodedovo.ru is the winner of the 5th National open contest "Golden Site 2003" in the categories "Russian company Brand Name" and "Best Corporate Site" of transport and engineering industry. Apart from that, the site became a laureate in "Technology and Innovations" category.
The Golden site contest is the first Internet contest in Russia. Last year it became a national competition among Russian web-sites.
During the first stage of the contest several participants from Central, Ural, Far East, Siberian, South, North-Western districts of Russia and from abroad were shortlisted for the final. Finalists were awarded prizes in national and special categories during the second stage of the contest.
The jury of the contest, which included famous Internet figures, estimated the following criteria: general impression, friendly navigation, design, site attendance, content, technology, social importance etc.
The new version of Domodedovo International Airport's web-site www.domodedovo.ru was opened in June 2003. Since it was opened, the resource gained authority and got the highest estimates from its users. That enabled www.domodedovo.ru to become the winner of the largest national contest in Internet.
Currently, the site's attendance counts for 80.000-100.000 visits per month. The site provides visitors with all neccessary passenger information on flight schedule, airport services, transportational links with the airport etc.
One of the site's advantages is its friendly and simple navigation of three types: standard menu, role-play navigation for those who arrive, depart or see somebody in, 3D visual map and virtual tour.
The jury gave high estimates for the technologies implemented on the site, among wich are an SMS-reminder service to inform a passenger on a particular flight status, on-line airport board, access to Domodedovo International Airport's web site through a free of charge dial-up of openWWW.ru resource.
Recently www.domodedovo.ru carried out an art-contest for the best wall-papers jointly with computer arts and design portal www.wallpapers.ru, which raised great response from Internet users.
EAST LINE Group, managing Domodedovo, plans to further develop the airport's sites and sites for other companies of the Group aiming at widening the range of on-line services and making the resources efficient and attractive for passengers.