October 19, 2011, a new aircraft of Somon Air, Boeing 737-900, arrived to Domodedovo Airport from Dushanbe. It was the first time, when the aircraft of such a modification has performed a regular flight in the CIS."It is very honorable to be the first one, and we are delighted that Somon Air was the first to offer its passengers flights on an aircraft of this class" - Director of Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Igor Borisov, welcomed the first flight of the new aircraft.Somon Air - the national carrier of Tajikistan – is related with Moscow Domodedovo Airport by a long-standing partnership. It is operating flights from Domodedovo Airport to Tajikistan in three destinations: Dushanbe (2 daily flights), Khujand (1 daily flight) and Kurgan-Tube (1 flight a week).In 2010, Somon Air provided its services to 314,000 passengers on flights to/from Moscow. During the first 9 months of 2011, the figure was 244,000, which is 7% higher compared with January-September last year.Boeing 737-900 aircraft was built by special ord  >>>

Sheremetyevo international airport implemented aВ new information system that allows toВ trace special vehicles onВ the apron inВ real time mode and toВ analyze the efficiency ofВ its utilization.   >>>

The Sheremetyevo international airport hosted aВ conference where the management ofВ the airport reported readiness for operation inВ the period ofВ navigation inВ autumn and winter 2011-2012. Operation ofВ the conference was managed byВ the First Deputy General Director ofВ JSCВ SIA Evgeny Bakhteev.  >>>

Following nine months of 2011, passenger traffic at Moscow Domodedovo Airport was 19,804,483 people. It increased by 16.9% compared to January-September 2010. In September 2011, the total number of passengers, which used the services of Moscow Domodedovo Airport, was 2,651,653, which is 20.5% higher than in September 2010.The number of flights in September 2011 increased by 13.2% compared with September last year and amounted to 22,230 takeoff and landing operations.In January - September 2011, 184,597 flights have been served, which is 17.3% more than for the same period in 2010.In September 2011 passenger traffic on domestic flights was 998,476 people. It has increased by 16.3% compared to September 2010. During the period from January to September this year, domestic passenger traffic amounted to 7,663,453 people, that is 15.9% more than in January-September last year. The highest growth was recorded in the following domestic areas: Krasnodar, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, Novy Urengoy. Pas  >>>

Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport airline marketing specialists held a number of key meetings with airlines’ representatives worldwide at the World Routes Forum, which took place in Berlin on 2–4 October 2011. As well, an important event took place in Ekaterinburg Airport’s booth there — the official signing of the agreement for the hosting in Ekaterinburg of the Routes Development Forum for the CIS Region on 24–26 June 2012.  >>>

The 9th Annual Professional Forum "Wings of Russia" was held on October 11-12 in Moscow. The forum was attended by representatives of leading Russian and foreign airlines, airports, government agencies, and industry experts. The participants discussed the prospects of air transport development, aircraft fleet renewal, development of airport infrastructure, regional transport, and flight safety management.Marketing Director of Moscow Domodedovo Airport, Vladimir Kamynin, spoke on "National Industry VS World’s Best Experience". According to the experience of leading companies, it is possible to specify a number of conditions under which a company can achieve not just good but outstanding results in their work. Vladimir Kamynin has analyzed the availability of conditions necessary to achieve "outstanding" results by the example of leading players in the airline industry, both in Russia and in the world. The results of this analysis showed that these conditions and, accordingly, "outstanding" results are typical   >>>

Ekaterinburg Koltsovo is soon to become the first Russian airport to house haute couture boutiques: Versace, Ferragamo, and Emporio Armani. In a week, any international passenger of the airport will have an opportunity to buy clothes and accessories of the leading brands’ latest collections in the duty-free zone at “Italian” prices. An event unusual for an airport will take place in the four-star Angelo Airport Hotel on 21 October 2011, including an accessories collection show, a dinner all’italiana, and a discotheque by a fashionable night club of Ekaterinburg.  >>>

Sheremetyevo international airport summarized its activities for September and nine months ofВ 2011. The number ofВ serviced passengers increased 16.6% upВ toВ 17В mln.В 145 thousand passengers compared toВ the similar period ofВ the past year.   >>>

Sheremetyevo international airport summarized its activities for September and nine months ofВ 2011. The number ofВ serviced passengers increased 16.6% upВ toВ 17В mln.В 145 thousand passengers compared toВ the similar period ofВ the past year.   >>>

New technologies have provided passengers with new features for convenient, comfortable check in. Without leaving their home or office, passengers of Domodedovo Airport can register for their flights via the Internet. Online check in is available for passengers of 25 airlines, including the following: Air Berlin, Air Malta, Austrian Airlines, bmi, British Airways, Brussels Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, Ethiad Airways, Japan Airlines, Iberia, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, S7 Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Swiss, Thai Airways, United, VIM-AVIA, Ural Airlines, Tatarstan, Yamal, Globus, Transaero, Air Bishkek.The feature of quick and comfortable self-check in directly at the airport is available for passengers of the following 16 airlines: Air Berlin, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, bmi, Cathay Pacific Airways, Iberia, Lufthansa, NIKI, S7 Airlines, United, Russia, Tatarstan, Yamal, Globus, Transaero, Air Bishkek. For the convenience of travelers, more than 50 kiosks for self-registration have been in  >>>

Ekaterinburg Koltsovo International Airport is waiting for an important event: in mid-November it will handle its 3 000 000th passenger of the year. It will be the first time for the last twenty years that Koltsovo shows such a result, quite high for a regional airport in this country. To commemorate this milestone event, Koltsovo Airport announces the “The Three-Millionth Passenger” action, according to which anyone who has checked in at Koltsovo in 2011 can participate in the drawing of pleasant prizes from the airport and its partners. The prizes will include tourist packages, air tickets, gift certificates a. o.  >>>

During the nine months of 2011, Ekaterinburg Koltsovo International Airport handled 2 548 280 passengers, a 23 percent increase year-on-year. The international passenger traffic grew by 17 percent (931 429 PAX), the domestic flow increased by 23 percent (1 394 107 PAX), and the increment of passengers on CIS flights was 54.6 percent (222 744 PAX). The number of aircraft departures was 15 064, which is 30.8 percent more than in the 9 months of the previous year. The airport handled 18 140 tonnes of freight and mail (+11.5%).  >>>

In 2011, the reconstruction of the road connecting the airport with Moscow, which would allow the Moscow Domodedovo Airport to become more accessible to motorists, has begun.The traffic load on some parts of the highway during the peak load is much higher than the calculated rate of 14 thousand vehicles per day. The flow of vehicles has been increasing due to the dynamics of the airport itself - over 10 years, passenger traffic has grown from 2.8 million passengers in 2000 to 22.3 million passengers in 2010.Priority measures on the most problematic areas will be implemented with the support of the Ministry of Transport of Russia in the next three years: in particular, in 2011, there will be made a turn at 1 km of Kashirskoe Highway (Leninsky District), and the traffic light near Razvilka village, seriously impeding the movement at the entrance to Moscow, will be removed.In addition, in 2012 it is planned to build four elevated pedestrian crossings, which will increase the speed on the highway, and in 2013-201  >>>

Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport has drawn up the preliminary results of the project implemented since 25 August 2011 jointly with the RusLine airline to develop regional air services between Ekaterinburg and a number of cities in Russia and Kazakhstan. During that time, 1792 passengers have been carried on 75 scheduled flight pairs on 10 airways. In coming days, Koltsovo is expecting to handle the 2000th passenger of the regional program; he or she will receive presents form the airport and the airline.   >>>

Today, onВ the OctoberВ 6, 2011, the official opening ceremony ofВ the rest room for airline passengers with the limited capabilities ofВ health “Sirius” (TerminalВ E) has been held inВ International Sheremetyevo Airport. The following persons were among the honored guests atВ the presentation ofВ rest room: President ofВ Paralympic Committee ofВ Russia, Commissioner for Human Rights inВ RFВ Vladimir Lukin, Director ofВ Department for disabled person affairs ofВ the Ministry ofВ Public Health and Social Development ofВ RFВ Grigoriy Lekarev, Executive Director of “United country” Foundation Mikhail Sinitsyn, President of “Social adaptation ofВ disabled persons and young people” Charitable Foundation Tatiana Melyakova.   >>>

The delegation of Moscow Domodedovo Airport is participating in the 17th World Aviation Forum, The World Route Development-2011, which has been held in Berlin (Germany) October 2-4, 2011.The World Forum “Routes” is one of the major aviation events worldwide. It is the leading platform for negotiation and communication between representatives of airports and airlines around the world.Participation in the “Routes” Forum will make it possible for Domodedovo to present its current and potential business partners the promising projects of the airport. In particular, the largest construction project of expanding the passenger terminal will be presented at the forum. This will be the biggest single passenger terminal in Russia and Eastern Europe, with all halls under one roof. With the commissioning of all its segments, the area of the passenger terminal of Domodedovo Airport will increase 9-fold, up to 920,000 sq m. Domodedovo has also a plan of increasing its international cargo terminal from 160,000 to 360,000 to  >>>

OnВ the OctoberВ 2, 2011 “Air France” airline began toВ execute direct flights en-route Moscow — Marseilles. Flights toВ Provence capital will beВ executed four times per week from Terminal EВ ofВ International Sheremetyevo Airport. The celebratory registration ofВ passengers which departed toВ Marseilles was organized inВ Sheremetyevo Airport inВ honor ofВ such event. Those, who start onВ aВ tour onВ this day, obtained aВ possibility not only toВ get rapidly and comfortably toВ one ofВ the most picturesque cities ofВ France, but also toВ enter into history ofВ the airline asВ the first passengers ofВ flight AFВ 4317. Ceremony ofВ opening was conducted byВ Eric Shatard — Head ofВ Air France and KLM Office inВ Russia and Commonwealth ofВ Independent States. Director ofВ organization management ofВ passenger transportations Andrey Nikulin represented International Sheremetyevo Airport.  >>>

OnВ the OctoberВ 2, 2011, International Sheremetyevo Airport directed the telegrams to “Avianova” airline with the purpose toВ explain the reasons why itВ stopped selling the tickets from 03.10.2011, confirm the execution ofВ summer flight program, and also toВ confirm plans ofВ flight program execution inВ the winter period asВ soon asВ possible.   >>>

OnВ the OctoberВ 2, 2011, International Sheremetyevo Airport directed the telegrams to “Avianova” airline with the purpose toВ explain the reasons why itВ stopped selling the tickets from 03.10.2011, confirm the execution ofВ summer flight program, and also toВ confirm plans ofВ flight program execution inВ the winter period asВ soon asВ possible.   >>>

On September 27, at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, there was a presentation held devoted to the development program titled “Prospects for Development of Domodedovo. Domodedovo Aerotropolis”. Construction and development projects, which may be harbingers of creation of the Domodedovo Aerotropolis, were presented to Russian and foreign journalists.The chairman of the Board of Directors Dmitry Kamenshchik reported that the amount of owned investments in development of the airport from 2011 until 2020 would be 108 bln rubles. Most of the airport's own funds will be used for implementation of construction projects. Pavel Cherepkov, the Managing Director of DOMODEDOVO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, spoke about the most ambitious ones. These are reconstruction and building of a passenger terminal, a total floor area of which will be increased by more than 9 times (by 2017); construction of multi-storey car parks will allow to increase the number of parking spaces by 2014 up to 9700 places; expansion of the cargo terminal wil  >>>

September 22, 2011, "Transaero" airline operated its first flight from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Madrid (Barajas).Transaero will be operating flights to the Barajas International Airport twice a week, on Thursdays and Sundays, on a modern B-737 airliner. The aircraft, which is taken into long-term operating lease, is particularly comfortable. Its total capacity is 158 seats. The entire interior of the aircraft’s cabin is made in accordance with the most modern technology Boeing Sky Interior.The first flight of Transaero to the Spanish capital was demanded by passengers. It was carried out with almost full load. In addition to Transaero, regular flights from Domodedovo Airport to Madrid are being carried out by S7 Airlines and Iberia.Due to the launch of the new flight, air travelers will have more opportunities for direct flights to Spain and for convenient transfer connections with other Russian and foreign flights at Moscow Domodedovo Airport.   >>>

A press tour for the journalists of Russian and foreign mass media and the bloggers will be held in Moscow Airport Domodedovo on 27 September 2011 at 11:00. The theme of the tour is Long-term Development of Moscow Domodedovo Airport. Domodedovo Aerotropolis.The key speakers are the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Moscow Domodedovo Airport Dmitry Kamenshik, the Head of the Domodedovo Municipal Territory Administration Dmitry Gorodetsky, Professor, Ph. D. of the North Carolina State University and the founder of the Aerotropolis territorial development theory John Casarda.The tour guests will obtain the information on the strategic construction and development projects of Moscow Domodedovo Airport: construction of the cargo village and multi-level parking, development of the airfield complex, and reconstruction of the terminal building, etc. They will learn about the project for the airport city - Aerotropolis Domodedovo - a new form of urban development, which incl  >>>

The launch in August 2011 of RusLine’s new regional air services from Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport has provided the people from Russia and Kazakhstan with the opportunities to travel from one region to another directly rather than via the capital airports. Thus, for example, one can use Koltsovo as the transfer airport when travelling from Magnitogorsk to Omsk and Tyumen, from Perm to Kazan, Krasnodar, Omsk, Orenburg, Tyumen and Bishkek, as well as from Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Orenburg, Tyumen, Omsk, Kostanay and Karagandy to a number of popular destinations1. The timetable is aimed at providing transfer passengers with minimum connection times.   >>>

As a part of the 1st All-Russian Summer Sports Spartakiad for physically challenged people, which has been held in Moscow September 14-20 and was attended by 1750 athletes from more than 50 regions of Russia, Domodedovo Airport provided meeting and seeing the sports delegations off.The staff of Moscow Domodedovo Airport Assistance Service for Passengers with Reduced Mobility have ensured the most rapid and convenient passage of all the necessary formalities (check in, assistance in obtaining and registration of their baggage) when meeting the special category of passengers on their arrival at the airport and escorting them when boarding or leaving the aircraft. The services are provided by the airport free of charge, not only to the athletes, but also to all passengers with reduced mobility. In order to take advantage of them, a passenger or their accompanying person, when purchasing tickets, shall inform the carrier company that the passenger is of a special category.Airport infrastructure is constantly bein  >>>

Starting from 1 October 2011, it will be possible to fly from Ekaterinburg to the Chinese capital on any day of the week except Monday. The scheduled air services between the two cities offered by Air China (Tuesdays and Fridays) and Ural Airlines (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) will be supplemented by S7 Airlines, which will operate scheduled flights on Wednesdays and Saturdays.  >>>