TRANSAERO airline was included into TOP-7 largest tourist carriers of the world
TRANSAERO airline has taken the seventh place in the world on number of the passengers transported to vacation spots in 2008 according to the results of 50 largest tourist air carriers rating (Leisure Carrier Rankings), magazine Airline Business ( Great Britain) published in an October issue
It is the first case when the airline from Russia has taken so high place in such prestigious rating. Airline Business annually makes this rating on the basis of the analysis of passenger traffic volume of the leading world airlines participating in tourist transportations.
In addition TRANSAERO upstaged all participants of a rating by rates of annual growth of passenger traffic volume – 78,1%. In total on tourist directions TRANSAERO has transported 2 million 30 thousand persons that has allowed it to take the seventh place steadily.
Domodedovo international airport – basic airport of TRANSAERO airline since 2001. Share of TRANSAERO in the general volume of passenger traffic of Domodedovo – 25%. Domodedovo – the largest airport of Russia and the Eastern Europe, the leader of passenger transportations among the airports of Russia, its share in the general volume of passenger traffic of the Moscow air hub makes 45,3%. In 2008 Domodedovo has served 20,4 million passengers.