The automatic announcements system’s (AAS) coverage expanded at Moscow Domodedovo international airport: the system was placed into service at VIP and business halls.The main AAS function is to generate speech announcements for passengers in the terminal concerning such events as passenger registration and baggage check-in, flight boarding, baggage claim, arrivals, delays, and flight cancellations.The system functions at domestic and international carriers’ VIP and business halls, at Silver lounge, Austrian Airlineas and British Airways business halls. The system generates announcements in 15 languages: Azerbaijanian, Armenian, Hebrew, Spanish, Italian, Kirghiz, Chinese, German, Norwegian, Thai, Uzbek, Ukranian, French, Japanese and Hindi.Information announcements in national languages will make it more convenient for foreign passengers to stay at the airport, especially for those who do not speak Russian and English.The Automatic Announcement System is a unique solution and a product of partnership between R  >>>

 Starting from March the 30th Malev Hungarian Airlines moves all its Moscow flights from Sheremetyevo to high-technology and modern airport of high standart – to Moscow Domodedovo International airport.Malev Hungarian Airlines time schedule harmonizes with it’s strategic partner in Russia – AirUnion alliance. By making the switch Hungarian national carrier offers an opportunity for it’s passengers to travel from Budapest to the major cities in Russia via Moscow with only one convenient transfer at Domodedovo airport, while it also allows travellers arriving from the Russian markets to fly with Malйv to all Malйv destinations.Furthermore, major number of member airlines of oneworld providing services to Moscow - British Airways, Royal Jordanian, Iberia and Japan Airlines - also fly to Domodedovo airport. American Airlines will join them in June this year. ***In 2007 Moscow Domodedovo International airport’s passenger traffic amounted to 18 755 098 passengers, a 22% increase over 2006. Domodedovo airport h  >>>

On the 23rd of January, programme of regular excursions for pupils started.. Children Shools children from school #974 became first guests of the airport.The children observed Aviation training centre where aviation security specialists undergo training, and Aviation Maintenance base where aircrafts are serviced. Study excursion also included visiting Domodedovo Air Service, the biggest in-flight catering facility in Russia. The children were also guided throw the most technologically equipped Passenger Terminal.Pupils visited the apron in close vicinity to the runways, saw the aircrafts of DME partner airlines and modern aerodrome equipment. Transaero airlines representatives describe carrier’s operation and demonstrated its new informational center. Young guests from any school of Russia are welcome to visit Domodedovo airport! Special order form will be displayed on the website www.domodedovo.ru.   >>>

The aviation training centre (ATC) of Domodedovo Airport Aviation Security, an East Line Group member, has been licensed by the Ministry of Education of the Moscow region to engage in education activities. This will enable the ATC to train aviation security personnel. The ATC is capable of training up to 300 highly qualified specialists per month.Today, the ATC disposes of the most advanced technical base in Russia. All of the airport production levels, i.e. check-in, customs, border, and special control areas, are recreated inside a 1,000 sq. m. training facility. In the course of the training process the ATC students use special equipment, such as computers, introscopes, stationary and portable metal detectors, X-ray devices, video surveillance and communication systems, etc.The classes are conducted by the best instructors from institutions of higher learning operated by special (Federal Security Service, External Intelligence Service) and civil aviation agencies.***The ATC was established in April of 2003  >>>

Centre-Avia airlines launches flights on Moscow (Domodedovo) – Nizhniy Novgorod – Moscow (Domodedovo). The airline will operate Yak-40 five times a week starting from the 21th of January. «Flight schedule enables to provide our passengers with smooth transfer links at DME. That’s why the flight will be popular not only among the Muscovites but also among transfer passengers. Already by summer season we are planning to operate aircrafts with bigger capacity and to increase frequency on this route”, said Sergey Chernyshev, Director Business Development Centre-avia airlines. Daria Korshunova, Director PR Domodedovo airport comments on the new route: «The more airlines operating at the airport the better choice passengers have to plan their journey. They can choose better departure time or time of their arrival. Centre-Avia airlines will become third airline operating to Nizhniy Novgorod from Domodedovo airport». UTAIR airlines add new destination in airport Domodedovo routes network. The airl  >>>

ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International – European division) has published a report on performance of 106 European airports in November 2007. According to the report Moscow Domodedovo International airport is among three leading European airports of 2nd Group which passenger traffic varies from 10 to 25 millions passengers per year. Domodedovo airport comes second with its 23.8% of growth in November 2007 (in comparision with the results of November 2006) of among fast-growing airports of 2nd Group. First position holds Berlin Tegel airport (25.1% of growth), third comes Vienna airport with its 21.8%.Average growth ratio of the Group reached 9,2% in comparison with the results of November 2006 and 16,1% of growth in comparison with the results of November 2005.***ACI Europe (http://www.aci-europe.org/) is a regional division of ACI Global, headquartered in Geneva. Its regional branches represent interests of over 1 500 airports from 170 countries. Dmitry Kamenschik, Chairman of the Board of EAST LINE Group  >>>

Photo: www.airliners.netbmi is to launch its second regular flight to Moscow (Domodedovo) from London (Heathrow) on March 30, 2008. The flights will be operated seven times a week using Аirbus A320 aircraft. In other words, bmi will be operating 14 London (Heathrow) – Moscow (Domodedovo) flights a week (i.e. two flights a day).The decision to launch an additional daily flight was made following the successful launch of a daily flight to Domodedovo in October 2006 which was the first bmi flight on the market of medium-range flights. In 2007, bmi launched a new service to Russia as it added new flights from London to Yekaterinburg which are operated three times a week. Peter Spenser, the bmi Managing Director: “We are happy to announce that the bmi summer timetable for 2008 will include an additional flight from Heathrow to Domodedovo. Ever since we started servicing this destination less than 18 months ago our passenger traffic has been constantly growing. We hope therefore that the new flight will make our ti  >>>

The wheel and brake repair and maintenance shop that was opened at the Domodedovo airport in December 2007 serviced its first client – Transaero. The shop serviced a wheel of a Boeing-747 aircraft.“We are happy that Transaero was the first Domodedovo airport client to use the new EAST LINE TECHNIQUE service. It is known that aircraft wheels and brakes are subjected to a great deal of stress in the course of their operation and are therefore susceptible to rapid wear and tear. In the meantime, the passengers’ safety largely depends on their condition. Scheduled servicing of wheels and brakes is a mandatory procedure and we are happy to offer the most effective method of addressing this issue to airlines” – says Daria Korshunova, Director PR Moscow Domodedovo International Airport.Technical maintenance of wheels and brakes on foreign-made aircraft is an exclusive service on the RF and CIS market. At the moment, the overwhelming majority of RF and CIS airlines do not have their own wheel and brake repair and mai  >>>

According to performance results 2007 Moscow Domodedovo International airport keeps maintaining its leading position among Moscow airport in terms of passenger traffic.Total passenger traffic amounted to 18 755 098 passengers, a 22,0% increase over 2006.The highest growth was recorded on such destinations as Antalya, Vienna, Hurghada, Ekaterinburg, St. Petersburg, Sharm el Sheikh, Bangkok, Krasnodar, Chelyabinsk, and Mineralnye Vody. 4 814 822 passengers were serviced on these routes in DME, what is 1.4 times better than in 2006. Total passenger traffic in December amounted to 1 401 787 passengers, a 21.3% increase over the same period in 2006.Passenger traffic growth dynamics in December and smth resulted in 2007:IndexDecember 2007 (pax.)Increase over the same period in 2006 pax.)Increase over 2006International passenger throughput735 57321.2%10 791 39326.8%Domestic passenger throughput666 21421.5%7 963 70516.1%Domodedovo International airport ended 2007 with leading position in terms of take-off and landing  >>>

 Effective March 20, 2008, Singapore Airlines will start operating Singapore – Moscow (Domodedovo) – Houston flights. The airline will operate Boeing 777-300ER aircraft four times a week.  >>>

In the period of the New Year holiday season, from December 28 to January 13, passenger throughput of Moscow Domodedovo International Airport is expected to total approximately 840,000 passengers (537,000 on international flights and 303,000 – on domestic flights), up 24% from the same period last year. Approximately 280,000 people from the total amount of passengers are tourists, which represents an increase of almost a third over the previous year. Overall, Domodedovo Airport’s passenger throughput in 2007 rose by 22% from 2006, totaling approximately 18.8 million passengers. In the period from December 28 to January 13, Moscow Domodedovo International Airport expects to service 8,300 flights (arrival/departure), up 22% from a year ago. The number of flights to destinations in Russia will amount to 3,790 (an increase of 20% from the same period last year). The number of scheduled international flights is expected to total 2,850 (an increase of 33%) and the number of charter flights will ri  >>>

Today, on December 28, 2007, Runway-1 was put into use at Moscow Domodedovo International Airport after the project of its renovation was completed. The decree to this effect was signed yesterday by the head of Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency Yevgeny Bachurin. The reopening of the renovated runway has marked a milestone in the history of Moscow Domodedovo International Airport. The reopening of the runway will allow the airport to increase its throughput and regularity of operations, which is particularly important on the eve of the New Year holiday season and given the forecast increase in passenger throughput in 2008. Putting the runway into operation brought the throughput of Domodedovo Airport to 60 take off and landing operations per hour – the highest figure among the Moscow aviation hub airports. “According to both Russian and foreign experts, as of today, this runway is among the best in Europe, both in terms of surface and radio equipment, lighting and weather equipment,  >>>

On the eve of New Year’s holidays Domodedovo airport prepared a pleasant surprise for its passenger: on the 28th of December a well-know fairytale by Samuel Marshak “Twelve months” will come alive.Twelve months symbolize the expiring year. The characters will meet passengers at Passenger Terminal, will call then to remember all the good tings happened in every month of the expiring year and will congratulate the passengers with coming New Year.Special attention will be given to the youngest passengers of the airport. Domodedovo airport prepared special funny contests for them with prizes and gifts. Children could make toys from naturally occurring materials, sing and dance, recite poems and guess puzzles. Beside that a professional aquo-visagiste will be working all day long at the Passenger Terminal and he will help children to reincarnate themselves to any fairy character.The main Christmas tree will become the centre of the feast. Children’s playground is organized round the tree. New Year’s decoration of   >>>

picture Bogdan KuplevatskyMoscow Domodedovo International Airport has announced the results of the children’s drawing contest “Meet the Children’s Dreams at the Airport of the Future”.Three winners were selected in a secret ballot by an independent panel of judges, consisting of the editor-in-chief of the children’s magazine Murzilka Tatiana Androsenko; the Honored Performer of Russia, choreographer Andris Liepa; photo artist Yury Afanasiyev; artist Mikhail Satarov; and television journalist, creator and host of the television program Aviatory Aleksey Pivovarov. The judging panel was chaired by the Honored Arts Worker Boris Grachevsky, artistic director of the children’s comedy television show Yeralash.The winners are 8.5-year-old Bogdan Kouplevatsky, from the town of Pechora in the Komi Republic; 7-year-old Yuliya Kiselyova, from Moscow; and 11-year-old Maksim Sarychev, from the town of Vidnoye in the Moscow area. The contest winners will be awarded with honorary diplomas and trip certificates for a week-lon  >>>

Winter vacations become more popular among the Russians. Ski resorts as well as shiny countries are in good demand. Wide choice of destinations offered by airlines at Moscow Domodedovo airport makes vacations available in almost every part of the world.At the height of winter tourist season Domodedovo airport offers its passenger an opportunity to check-in on charter flights presented by Russian airlines (when visa not required) at Moscow downtown (at Paveletskyi railway station). Beside that passengers can also park in their baggage here. The service is available on Russian citizen’s passport presentation.Domodedovo airport’s Passenger Terminal at Moscow downtown saves passenger’s time as enables to check-in 24 hours before the flight. High-speed Aeroexpress train which connects downtown Passenger Terminal with Domodedovo airport will bring you to the airport in minimal time. The train arrives to the platform adjoining the main Passenger Terminal. More detailed information can be received at downtown Termina  >>>

On the eve of New Year’s feast Moscow Domodedovo International airport’s routes network will expand with new destinations. Starting from December the 22nd S7 Airlines launches schedule flights on Moscow (Domodedovo) – Vladivistok – Moscow (Domodedovo) route. The airline will operate comfortable Airbus A310 three times a week. The novelty of the season is Transaero Airlines schedule flight to Basel (Switzerland) from Domodedovo airport.  The destination is very new not only for the airline but for the whole Moscow aviation hub. The airline will operate Boeing 737-500 once a week starting from December the 23rd. In the height of winter tourist season KrasAir Airlines, AIRUNION alliance leading airline, also expands its routes network and launches schedule flights from Moscow to Salzburg (Austria). KrasAir Airlines will become second airline along with Austrian Airlines to operate flights on the route. The airline will operate Boeing-757 once a week starting from December the 29th. Polet   >>>

On December the 20th, 2007 Moscow Domodedovo International Airport and "Art Impress" Gallery presented works of modern artists at the airport's VIP-lounge as part of the joint exposition project "From city to city". The airport, a symbolic place for the modern urban culture, has become an ideal context for the theme "From city to city". The extraordinariness of the space flooded with streams of people and powerful electric charges is a perfect backdrop for the works of art filled with zeitgeist impulses and at the same time it is a participant and director of the exposition itself. The exposition consists of more than sixty paintings and drawings completed in different techniques and artistic styles ranging from academic precision to vanguard experiments with colour, form, and spatial ratios. "From city to city" is a group exposition of young authors many of whom are graduates of the Moscow Academic Institute named after V. I. Surikov. The artists reveal the profound seriousness of their creative processes an  >>>

ACI Europe (Airports Council International – European division) has published a report on performance of 106 European airports in October 2007. According to the report Moscow Domodedovo International airport maintains leading position among European airports of 2nd Group which passenger traffic varies from 10 to 25 million passengers per year. Domodedovo airport comes first with its 26.7% of growth in October 2007 (in comparison with the results of October 2006) of among fast-growing airports of 2nd Group. Second position holds Berlin Tegel airport (19.3% of growth), third position took Vienna airport (14.1,7% of growth). Average growth ratio of the Group reached 7,4% in comparison with the results of October 2006 and 13,3% of growth in comparison with the results of October 2005.***ACI Europe (http://www.aci-europe.org/) is a regional division of ACI Global, headquartered in Geneva. Its regional branches represent interests of over 1 500 airports from 170 countries.Dmitry Kamenschik, Chairman of the Board of  >>>

On the 31th of March 2008 Brussels Airlines launches 2nd schedule flight on. The airline will operate Airbus 319 six times a week. At present the airline operates comfortable Airbus 319 daily flights on Brussels – Moscow (DME) – Brussels route. First flight was from Brussels to Moscow Domodedovo International airport was launched on the 28th of March 2004.   >>>

 Transaero Airlines, Russian second largest airline on international routes, opened at Moscow Domodedovo airport its new Information and service centre where every one can get assistance of the company’s representatives, buy or change a ticket and find updated info on the carrier’s flights’ status and schedule. Besides Transaero Airlines has become the first Russian airline which provides its passengers with several self check-in kiosks at Moscow Domodedovo International airport.Information centre which is located in the main check-in area of the airport is a unique combination of design and technology including exclusive aquariums with toy fishes, the largest in the airport service plasma display and STEREO VARIO panels.“Transaero always aims at making its passengers’ trip cozy and pleasant both on the ground and in the air. And this Information centre together with self check-in kiosks at Domodedovo symbolize our bid to offer clients the best service they can get”, - said Olga Pleshakova, Transaero Air  >>>

On the 14th of December Japan airlines first flight to Moscow Domodedovo International airport took place. Flight opening was a festive. The crew and the captain were presented with memorable gifts.Following people took part in the official part: JAL Executive Vice President Mr. Katsuhiko NAWANO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Russian Federation Mr. Yasuo SAITO and Domodedovo airport complex Director Mr. Sergey Rudakov."JAL has been operating flights on Moscow - Tokyo route since 1967. This anniversary year we are shifting our services to Domodedovo airport on the back of advanced security systems, proper technique at Domodedovo, what will allow us to improve passenger service quality.This is the first time the airline changes the airport on account of such reasons", - Mr. Nawano said. He also noticed that JAL would increase flight frequency on the route. "We have been preparing this event for a long time. Japan Airlines will recruit oneworld member who already operate to Domodedov  >>>

The largest Japanese air carrier, JAL, is to transfer its flights to Moscow’s Domodedovo International Airport on December 14, 2007. JAL will be the 29th foreign airline to operate its flights to the Domodedovo airport.The passengers and the crew of the first flight from Tokyo will be welcomed at the Domodedovo airport by a group of girls wearing Russian national costumes.The official ceremony dedicated to the launch of JAL flights to Domodedovo will be attended by: the Executive Vice President of JAL, Mr, Navano, the Ambassador of Japan in Russia, Mr. Saito, and the Director of the Domodedovo airport complex, Mr. Sergey Rudakov.Schedule flights between Moscow and Tokyo will be operated twice a week using modern Boeing 777 aircraft.JAL timetable for Tokyo – Moscow – Tokyo flights Destination Flight No. Departure Arrival Operated onTokyo – Moscow (Domodedovo)JL 44111:1015:251…5..Moscow (Domodedovo) – TokyoJL 44217:1508:501…5..                          *local times   >>>

Yulia SelivanovaGorokhovets. Panoramic viewMoscow Domodedovo International Airport and creative association “Art Impress” are to launch a second exposition within the framework of the art project “From city to city” on December the 20th, 2007.Works of young modern artists will be displayed in the airport’s VIP-lounge. Many of the artists are graduates of the Moscow Academic Institute named after V. I. Surikov. The exposition will consist of more than sixty paintings and drawings completed in various techniques and art styles ranging from academic precision to vanguard experiments with colour, form, and spatial ratios.The main theme of the exposition is the human being, his path and place on earth. It is not only the theme that makes the exposition a comprehensive whole, but it is also a special lyrical mood and spirituality of images that are common for all the works, be that the whirl of a megalopolis or the leisurely pace of the province, the fluidity of the country living or the frozen architectural static  >>>

Effective from December 2007, "EAST LINE TECHNIQUE" Co. Ltd., an EAST LINE Group member company, offers Russian and CIS airlines a wheel and brake repair and maintenance service (RMS) for foreign-made aircraft.This is an exclusive service. At the moment, EAST LINE TECHNIQUE wheel and brake repair and maintenance shop is the only independent provider of this type of services in the Russian Federation and the CIS.“The market analysis we conducted has shown a high demand for this type of services and proved that the launch of a wheel and brake service shop at the Domodedovo airport would be economically effective. At the moment, the overwhelming majority of RF and CIS airlines do not have their own wheel and brake repair and maintenance facilities and are therefore forced to use the services of foreign companies. This is associated with a number of difficulties and rather significant costs. The aircraft wheel and brake repair and maintenance shop at Domodedovo airport will provide RF and CIS airlines with a conv  >>>

According to performance results of January-November 2007 Moscow Domodedovo International Airport keeps maintaining leading position in terms of passenger traffic in Moscow aviation hub. Passenger throughput amounted to 17 353 311 passengers in January-November 2007, a 22.1% increase over the same period in 2006.According to forecast Domodedovo airport’s passenger throughput will reach 18.7 mln by the end of 2007.The highest growth was recorded on such destinations as Hurgada, Sharm el Sheikh, St.Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Ekaterinburg, Dubai, Bangkok, Tel-Aviv, Dushanbe and London. 4 660 457 passengers were serviced in DME on these routes in January-October 2007, which is 1.3 times higher than the results of the same period in 2006.In November 2007 total passenger traffic amounted to 1 418 533 passengers, a 23.8% increase over the same period in 2006. Passenger traffic growth dynamics in November and within eleven months 2007:Passenger traffic growth dynamics in November and within eleven months 2007:   >>>