It has been a year since Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched their flights from Domodedovo International Airport. On this occasion, a press conference was held today in the premises of RIA Novosti (Russian News & Information Agency).Participants included Mr. Jayraj Shanmungam, General Manager, SIA in Russia, Mr. Peter Tomash, PR Manager for SIA, Mr. Sergey Shpilko, President, Russian Union of Travel Industry and Mr. Alexey Raevskiy, Deputy Director, Domodedovo airport.In the course of the press conference, SIA officials expressed their satisfaction with performance results for the year. According to statistics announced during the conference, within the year Singapore Airlines has made 156 Moscow-bound flights and has carried 46.8 thousand passengers. According to Sergey Shpilko, the commencement of regular Moscow-Dubai-Singapore flight had dramatic impact on the development of this tourist route and set up an additional development incentive for travel agencies as well as for other airlines. ‘Joint operations   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport summarised its performance results for two months of 2007. Statistics shows that Domodedovo holds the leading position among Moscow airports. Overall passenger traffic of Domodedovo reached two million one hundred and twenty nine thousand passengers in January/February 2007, a 20.2 per cent over the same period in 2006.The biggest growth was recorded on flights to Ekaterinburg, Hurgada, Bangkok, Tashkent, London, Utapao, Saint Petersburg, Dushanbe, Chelyabinsk and Istanbul. Some 492.5 thousand people went through our airport in January/February 2007, which exceeds first two months of 2006 by 50% per cent.Passenger traffic in February 2007 exceeded one million people which constitutes 20.5 per cent rise over February 2006. Monthly passenger traffic indicators in January and February 2007 - traditionally featuring low dynamics - never fell below one million passengers line.Breakdown:- international passenger traffic in January/ February, 2007 was 1,219 thousand passengers, or an  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport entered as a nominee for World Travel Awards 2007. The open voting was timed to coincide with the opening of this year’s ITB Travel Fair in Berlin on the 7th March. The special issue of Breaking Travel News published the results of World Travel Awards 2006 and the list of candidates for 2007. Domodedovo International Airport has been listed in Europe’s Leading Airport nomination along with Heathrow (UK), Schiphol (the Netherlands), Charle de Gaulle (France), Barajas (Spain) and Leonardo da Vinci (Italy). The voting will soon begin in the contest’s dedicated web-site www.worldtravelawards.com.The World Travel Awards contest is held annually since 1993 to acknowledge and reward the achievements in the global travel industry. Candidates for nomination are based upon the previous year's voting. Travel professionals recognised World Travel Awards as all-embracing cross-industry contest in the travel industry. Voting is cast by travel agents in over 200 countries around the world. R  >>>

Starting today, the Rapid Transport System (RTS) train connecting Domodedovo International Airport with Paveletskiy train station increases its service frequency. Total number of services from Paveletskiy is now 28 times to and 27 times from the airport.The new 22:34 service from Paveletskiy station in Moscow will be arriving in the airport at 23:17. The new return service will be departing from the airport at 13:00 and arriving in Moscow at 14:15. Altogether, there are 6 trains with 8 to 10 carriages commute between Paveletskiy station and Domodedovo. Currently, the feasibility of introducing additional Aeroexpress service connecting Domodedovo airport with Belorusskiy station is being examined. The works to install additional check-in desks together with the expansion of the Paveletskiy station terminal have been scheduled to begin in 2007. Negotiations with Russian Rails are underway to upgrade the rolling stock and to add first class carriages. RTS Aeroexpress allowed Domodedovo International Airport to i  >>>

Verona is the second after Forli Wind Jet’s destination from Domodedovo International Airport. Currently, the airlines also offer connection flights via Verona to Palermo and Catania in Sicily.WindJet Flights Schedule, Verona-Moscow-Verona DestinationFlightArrival in DMEDeparture from DME AircraftNumber of SeatsVeronaIV 612 / 61315h 10 min16h 10 minAirbus A322180In the near future, the Italian direction will expand to include two new direct routs, to Catania from April 30 and to Bari from July 25."We decided to bet on Eastern Europe in 2006 with flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg- declares Massimo Polimeni, Wind Jet's Commercial Director, - believing in a potential increase in demand, which comes mainly from a strong interest towards the destinations served by us. In just a few months, the market's response has been more than positive, and it is with great satisfaction that we decided to expand our network by launching the new connections from Verona and Catania. We are certain that our optimism -  >>>

During the whole day of the 8th March all women passengers will be receiving greetings from our generous and fine-looking men, the airport security guards. All ladies will have flowers accompanied by smiles and warm-hearted words.According to the marketing research, the share of women in the overall passenger flow in Domodedovo is about 40 per cent. Domodedovo International Airport has a whole range of facilities at the disposal of women passengers, such a room for women with children, beauty parlor, numerous jewelry shops, perfume and lingerie boutiques etc. Our sincere greetings and have a nice Spring dear ladies!    >>>

Nineteen stylish, bright and cheerful matryoshkas (nested dolls) hand painted by contestants have been installed in the middle of the Domodedovo airport. The colourful installation is there to decorate the hall and to create festive and relaxed ambience amongst our clients. It is not merely incidental that Matryoshka was selected to serve this purpose. Traditionally, this little toy is one of the main symbols associated with There are 19 companies participating in the contest: Emirates and Quatar airlines, Persona image studio, Robinson, Khoroshie Novosti (Good News), Shokoladnitsa, Runway Duty Free, Dufry East, Pyat Zvezd (Five Starts) restaurant chain, Sbarro restaurant chain, Kofemania (a Moscow coffee-houses chain), CJSC DAVS, CJSC Art Aliiance Eco, CJSC Art Alliance Trading, Asia Caf?, Sport Bar, Macchiato coffee-house and Foster's bar.The winner will be defined by open voting; to become one, the artwork should be most creative and ingenious. Anyone can vote for Matryoshka of his choice! To do so, a  >>>

Three new destinations have been added to to Domodedovo International Airport route network. As from March, direct flights from Domodedovo will connect Moscow with Verona, Athens and Khanty-Mansiysk.The Verona flight will be second destination after Forli for Italian Wind Jet. Both routes of this low-cost carrier have been designed primarily for Russian tourists. The new Kras Air flight to Athens will also be serving leisure travelers. The opening of regular air connection with the capital of Greece as well as with Verona reflects the ever developing trend of Domodedovo towards expansion the share of regular leisure flights. The VIM-Avia flight to Khanty-Mansiysk is primarily for those traveling for business.Wind Jet Flights Schedule, Verona – Moscow - VeronadestinationFlight numberArrival at DMEDeparture from DMEAircraftNumber of SeatsVeronaIV 612 / 61315.1016.10Airbus A322180 Kras Air Flights Schedule, Athens-Moscow-Athens destinationFlight numberArrival at DMEDeparture from DMEAircraftNumber of SeatsA  >>>

In March 2007, Domodedovo International Airport’s customer loyalty program, Domodedovo International Airport Club, celebrates its first anniversary – a year since its launch. In this period, more than 10,000 people have become its participants. One can join the Program and get a DIAC card right at the airport. To accommodate the numerous requests from the Program’s participants holding cards of the previous Domodedovo Club program, the cards issued under the previous program can be exchanged for Domodedovo International Airport Club cards without any restrictions and free of charge. The card holder’s participation level is retained. *** The Domodedovo International Airport Club (DIAC) program is based on either of the two international payment systems: MasterCard Europe or Visa International (to be chosen by the customer). The DIAC card is a universal payment medium and can be used simultaneously as a discount, bonus or ID card. The DIAC Program’s participants receive discounts and special offers from Domoded  >>>

Austrian air carrier NIKI becomes the 26th foreign airline to operate flights to Domodedovo International Airport. A press conference to launch flights of the Austrian airline to Domodedovo was held today at the hotel National in the center of Moscow. Regular scheduled flights on Vienna-Moscow-Vienna route will commence on March 30. The event was attended, among others, by the founder and head of NIKI, three times world Formula One champion Niki Lauda; Sergey Rudakov, Director of Domodedovo Airport Complex; Gunter Seibt, Chief Representative of Air Berlin in Russia and the CIS States; and the President of Transport Clearing House Sergey Ilyichev. Commenting on the beginning of cooperation with Domodedovo airport, Niki Lauda noted: “There are several airports in the city of Moscow, however, it was clear to us from the very start that we will fly to Domodedovo. It is a really good and dynamically growing airport. Its very important advantage is the absence of any restrictions in terms of slots: we were granted   >>>

The VI annual forum “Travel Routes: Summer-2007”, organized by Domodedovo International Airport, was held yesterday at President Hotel in the center of Moscow. The forum’s participants included representatives of over 60 companies: leading Russian tour operators, as well as Russian and foreign airlines that operate scheduled and charter flights from Domodedovo airport, including Anex Tour, Coral Travel, JTI Travel, Tez Tour, Inna Tour, Lanta-Tur, Austrian Airlines, Emirates, Air Malta, Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, S7, STC Russia, and many others. The forum agenda included presentation of Domodedovo International Airport’s travel programs and new technologies and services offered by the airport. The forum’s participants held bilateral meetings and talks, which allowed them not only to share opinions and discuss new trends in the travel market, but also start developing summer travel programs. The trends that were cited by the forum’s participants as the key ones in the upcoming season included saturation   >>>

Today, Austrian Airlines has completed its large-scale transfer of all operations to Domodedovo International Airport. Austrian Airlines became the 25th foreign carrier and the 6th member of the global airline alliance Star Alliance to operate flights from Domodedovo airport. The gala event to celebrate commencement of Vienna-Moscow (Domodedovo)-Vienna route was held at the international terminals of Domodedovo airport terminal complex. It was attended by Austrian diplomats and management of Austrian Airlines carrier, Domodedovo airport and Russian AiRUnion.Austrian Airlines will operate flights on Vienna-Moscow-Vienna route commenced today with Airbus-319/Airbus-321/Boeing-737 in business and economy class layout. The carrier will offer three flights per day (Monday-Thursday) and two flights per day on Fridays and weekends.Austrian Airlines Carrier Schedule, Vienna – Moscow – Vienna* RouteFlight No.Departure/Arrival DaysVienna – Moscow (Domodedovo)Moscow (Domodedovo) - ViennaFlight Commencement DateOS 601/OS  >>>

According to the results of Domodedovo International Airport activities in January 2007, Domodedovo is maintaining its leading position among Moscow area airports in terms of passenger traffic. Overall passenger throughput at Domodedovo in January 2007 reached 1,128,000 passengers, a 19.8% increase over the same period of 2006. The highest growth was recorded to destinations such as Ekaterinburg, Hurghada, Bangkok, London, Tashkent, Utapao, Istanbul, Zurich, St Petersburg, Baku. Domodedovo handled over 252.5 thousand passengers on these routes, a 50% growth over January 2006. Additional information: Passenger throughput on international routes in January 2007 reached 679,000 passengers, a 25.4% increase over the same period of 2006. Passenger traffic on domestic routes for the first month of 2007 reached 449,000, a 12.3% rise against the results for the comparable period of 2006.   >>>

In anticipation of a new spring-summer travel season, Domodedovo International Airport will hold the VI annual forum “Travel destinations: Summer-2007”. The event will take place on February 20, 2007 at the “President-Hotel” in Moscow.The principal goal of this event is to promote cooperation among travel business participants, such as the airlines that operate regular and charter flights from the Domodedovo airport, and leading travel operators. The forum is an excellent opportunity to share opinions, discuss new trends on the travel market, design summer travel programs, and reach agreements on charter flights for the upcoming summer season. For more information about the forum and to register, please call: +7 (501) 484 65 36 or email to: NArtamonova@eastline.ru.For journalist to register for the event, please, call the Press-service of the Domodedovo airport +7 (495) 795 34 27 or e-mail to the following address: etuzmukhametov@eastline.ru.   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport has summarized the results of the charity event that was organized in partnership with the Russian edition of the National Geographic magazine and held in the airport’s business lounges during the period of December 25, 2006 – January 25, 2007. A total of 542 people took part in the event and contributed over 27,000 rubles. Passengers of the Domodedovo airport’s business lounges were offered an opportunity to buy unique National Geographic videos about countries of the world, animals, and history, and pay any amount of money they saw fit. The event encompassed three areas of the airport terminal – the EAST LINE business lounges located in the domestic and international departures area, as well as the recently opened “Silver” business lounge. The money donated by passengers will be spent to buy circus tickets for the children who live in Moscow orphanage No.19. Domodedovo International Airport and the National Geographic- Russia extend their gratitude to the passengers who part  >>>

Austrian budget airline NIKI is scheduled to launch Vienna-Moscow-Vienna service to Domodedovo International Airport March 30, it was announced today.The service, using comfortable Boeing 737 aircraft, will initially offer five flights per week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays). Starting May 7, a Monday service will be added to the timetable. Timetable* Origin/DestinationFlightnumberArrival at DMEDeparture from DMEType of aircraftSeat capacityViennaHG 8107/ 810816.3517.35Boeing 737144* Moscow Times NIKI will be the 23rd international air carrier offering services from Domodedovo airport. NIKI airline is part of the strategic alliance of European budget carriers led by Air Berlin (owner of 25% of NIKI shares).  Vienna will be the sixth destination of the alliance from Domodedovo International Airport. Other cities connected to Moscow via Air Berlin are Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, and Nuremberg.    >>>

Domodedovo International Airport announced today the launch of two new intermodal projects designed to take passengers from downtown Moscow to the city of Ekaterinburg  in 225 minutes and to the city of Chelyabinsk in 230 minutes.  The new service is being implemented in co-operation with Aviaprad airline. The service is the latest addition to the intermodal programme intended help passengers save time on travel from downtown Moscow to flight destinations served by Domodedovo Airport. Under the programme, a passenger is issued a single travel document covering rail and air travel. The Rapid Transportation System, a railway link that connects Domodedovo with downtown Moscow, allows passengers to check in for their flight at the Paveletsky downtown terminal and then travel to the airport on a comfortable and modern Aeroexpress train in 40 minutes. For passengers of Aviaprad airline, check-in service at the Paveletsky terminal and transfer by Aeroexpress train to the airport are free of charge. The che  >>>

The TU-154 plane of the Orenburg Air Lines Air Company, side number 85604, which took off from Domodedovo Airport on a flight from Moscow to Orenburg at 14:55 Moscow time, made  an emergency landing in Domodedovo Airport  at 15:06.Several minutes after the plane took off  fire-extinguishing systems operated inside the engine.The plane was carrying  51 passengers and  nine crew members.Nobody was hurt.   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport has announced 2006 cargo traffic results showing overall traffic reaching 126,300 tonnes, a 6.8% year-on-year increase. The key factors for the increase include launch of services of new airlines from the airport, use of more spacious aircraft by air carriers and growth of cargo transportation on domestic routes supported by the strong growth of the Russian economy. Cargo traffic volume in December 2006 amounted to 11.9 tousand tonnes, 4.1% rise over December 2005.   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport served over 800,000 passengers during the winter seasonal holidays from Dec.25, 2006 to Jan.14, 2007. The result exceeded forecasts and demonstrated a 20% increase over the same period for 2005-2006. Domodedovo handled over 8,200 individual flights, a 24% year-on-year rise. The most popular destinations among tourists were the resorts of Thailand (Bangkok, Utapao, Phuket), Egypt (Sharm El Sheikh, Hurhada), UAE (Dubai), and beach resorts in Malaysia (Langkawi), Sri Lanka, Jordan (Aqaba), Israel (Eilat). Innsbruck, Salzburg and - a novelty - the French mountain resort Chanbery were in particular demand among mountain skiers.   >>>

In accordance with the information of Jan.16, 2007 on a possible terrorist plot to attack transport, the orders from the Head of the National Antiterrorism Committee Nikolai Patrushev and the instructions of the Russian aviation authorities given to the airport administration security policing has been stepped up at Domodedovo International Airport.   >>>

ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International – European Division) has summarized the results of the activity of the European airports for November 2006. According to the Council's reports on the activity of 102 airports in Europe, Domodedovo International Airport continues to exhibit the positive growth dynamics and is one of the top three of European airports of Group 2, which are developing most dynamically and handle a passenger traffic varying between 10 and 25 million passengers a year.Domodedovo ranks second among the most dynamically developing airports of the second group, with its growth indicator in November 2006 being 11.8% compared to November 2005 (40.1% compared to November 2004). In the rankings the highest place is held by Dublin (12.9% growth in November 2006 compared to November 2005). Domodedovo is followed by the Milan-Malpensa (11.4%). The average growth in the group for November 2006 is 6.4% compared to the similar period of 2005 and 12.5% compared to November 2004.In the November general   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport has released its operating results for 2006. Overall passenger traffic at the airport reached 15.3 million passengers, a 10.1% year-on-year increase. In 2006, Domodedovo won 14 new domestic and international airlines. Its route network has been expanded by 30 new destinations worldwide. Airlines which launched services from Domodedovo last year included Singapore Airlines, Wind Jet (Italy), Eurofly (Italy), NEOS (Italy), Meridiana (Italy), Alpi Eagles (Italy), SCAT (Kazakhstan), Hola Airlines (Spain), Royal Jordanian Airlines, Aviaprad (Russia), Karat (Russia), bmi (UK), Air Berlin and Austrian Airlines. The highest growth was recorded to such destinations as Bangkok, London, Sochi, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Rostov-on-Don, Samara, Volgograd, Krasnodar and Larnaca. Domodedovo served over 1.9 million passengers on these routes, a 40% growth against the results of 2005. New services were launched to Arkhangelsk, Astrakhan, Beloyarsky, Eysk, Nazran, Naryan-Mar, Penza, Sovetsky, Kh  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport in partnership with the National Geographic – Russia magazine have launched a New Year’s charity program at the business lounges of Domodedovo. Under this program, visitors of the Domodedovo airport business lounges are invited to purchase unique National Geographic videos about nature, history, geography, culture, and peoples from various corners of the globe and to pay any symbolic amount of money. Funds thus raised will be used to purchase circus tickets for the pupils of Moscow orphanage No.19. By purchasing gifts for themselves, passengers will give orphans a nice surprise.The charity program will last throughout the New Year’s holidays and wind up on January 25, 2006. Festive atmosphere fills the entire Domodedovo airport terminal – New Year’s decorations and trees are installed in various airport areas; passengers and the airport’s guests are greeted by Father Frost and Snow Maiden. At midnight, on December 31, passengers will be able to celebrate the arrival of the New  >>>

Today Air Berlin, a German budget airline, launches regular service from Nuremberg to Domodedovo International Airport. The air link will be the first between Moscow and Nuremberg. Nuremberg will be the seventh German city linked with Domodedovo. Air Berlin will operate its flights to Moscow three times a week – on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays – using a Boeing 737-700 with 144-seat capacity and a Boeing 737-800 with 189-seat capacity aircraft.It was announced in August of 2006, that Air Berlin had acquired a 100% interest in dba. In turn, dba purchased Germania Express in 2005. Effective January 1, 2007, all dba and Germania Express flights from/to Domodedovo International Airport will be operated under the Air Berlin colors. Thus, Air Berlin will operate flights from Domodedovo to five destinations in Germany – Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Nuremberg, and Stuttgart. Air link between Moscow and Karlsruhe/Baden Baden FKB via Berlin will be resumed in summer of 2007. Passengers will be able to continue their t  >>>