One Year Anniversary of Cooperation between United Airlines and Domodedovo
On March 30 2010 United Airlines and Moscow Domodedovo Airport mark the first anniversary of cooperation.
United Airlines operates daily flights from Washington D.C. to Domodedovo airport. The previous year saw 70 thousand passengers carried. A convenient timetable allows for passengers to reach not only the capital of the USA but also benefit from connecting flights through Washington D.C. to the most populated cities of the United States like San Francisco, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver and Seattle.
Along with Washington D.C. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is now connected to 30 world capitals namely London, Tokyo, Singapore, Bangkok, Abu Dhabi, Berlin, Madrid, Vienna and others.
United Airlines is one of the leading companies in Star Alliance. Almost all airlines which are members to the alliance operate to Domodedovo: Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Austrian Airlines are among them. There are 12 airlines representing Star Alliance operate from Domodedovo.
On the occasion on March 30 check-in agents and representatives of United Airlines will have white rose boutonniere, the check in area of the airline in Domodedovo will be decorated with a balloon arc of United Airlines corporate colors while passengers of their flights will be given presents.
United Airlines, a wholly owned subsidiary of UAL Corporation (Nasdaq: UAUA), operates 3,300 flights a day on United and United Express to more than 200 domestic and international destinations from its hubs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Chicago and Washington, D.C. United is one of the largest international carriers based in the United States. The airline is also a founding member of Star Alliance. United's 47 000 employees reside in every U.S. state and in many countries around the world.
Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport of Russia. Its market share in total passenger traffic in Moscow makes 46%. At the moment 75 partner airlines (35 foreign, 29 Russian and 11 from the CIS) connecting over 220 destinations operate flights all over the world. The unique route network covered by Domodedovo partner airlines provides for 89 exclusive destinations. In 2009 18,7 million passengers benefited from Domodedovo services.