Today President Hotel hosts the 5-th annual forum “Travel Rotes. Winter 2005/2006” set up by Domodedovo International Airport.The forum that has already come into tradition gathered together representatives of the airlines of Russia, other CIS countries and international air carriers that perform regular and charter flights from Domodedovo International Airport to popular tourist destinations as well as the leading tour operators. The participants included airlines-partners of Domodedovo airport, key international air carriers such as Emirates, Qatar Airways, Thai Airways International, Vietnam Airlines, and others. Such tour operators as GTI Travel, Natali Tours, Coral Travel, INNA TOUR, Neva, TEZ Tour, Muzenidis Travel and other leaders of the travel industry participated in the event.The objective of the forum held twice a year in the run-up to winter and summer travel seasons is to give coverage to the key trends of the tourist market and to work out the 2006/2007 winter programme by direct dialogue with   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport received the certificate to accommodate aircraft BAC 1-11 with technical and engineering personnel and maintenance kit on board.On August 8, 2006, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency issued an Order signed by Alexander Yurchik, Head of the Agency, in accordance with the Act on the airport’s readiness of July 19, 2006.The accommodation was received due to the plans of Altyn Air to launch regular services on the route Bishkek - Moscow (Domodedovo) – Bishkek operating BAC 1-11. In 2005 Domodedovo airport has got the certificate to accommodate Fokker 100 and Fokker 70 and their modifications as well as ATR-42. Airbus A-300, A-340 and their modifications. Since April 10, 2006 Domodedovo airport has got the certificates to haddle SAAB-2000 and AVRO RJ-85.InformationThe first announcement about BAC 1-11 project was made in May 1961. The first trial flight of BAC 1-11-200 was performed on August 20, 1963. It entered into service in 1965. The company produced 65 aircraft of BAC 1-  >>>

The 20-th of August is the Air Fleet Day of Russia!The history of civil aviation in Russia dates back to 1923 when the All-Russian Volunteer Association of the Aerial Fleet, or Dobrolet, was set up. That year Dobrolet opened a new service on the route Moscow-Nizhniy Novgorod (later known as Gorkiy). In 1964 the Ministry of Civil Aviation (later the Department of Air Transport) was established with a view to uniting all air transport industry. From 1996 the department was transformed into the Russian Federal Aviation Agency and from 1999 – the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency. In May 2000 the functions of the Federal Air Transport Agency were delegated to the Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation and in March 2004 – to the Federal Air Transport Agency.Today, air transport is a reliable, comfortable and the fastest mode of transportation. This industry employs professionals who truly “fell in love with sky” and fully understand specific responsibility for flight safety. Russian aviation is one of the  >>>

INTERAVIA airline launched a regular service to the city of Mineralnye Vody from Domodedovo International Airport. The airline will perform five times a week flight on the route Moscow-Mineralnye Vody – Moscow, operating Yak-42D.The launch of services to Mineralnye Vody by INTERAVIA has contributed to the increase of flight frequency to this destination. Flights on this route are made by two other Russian airlines – KAVMINVODYAVIA and S7 Airlines. According to the operational results of Domodedovo airport for the first seven months of 2006 Mineralnye Vody is one of the dynamically developing destinations in terms of passenger carryings.INTERAVIA airline was founded in the beginning of 2005 on the basis of AstAir airline. The airline started its regular services from Domodedovo International Airport in July 2005.Today, INTERAVIA’s route network includes five destinations which are Anapa, Blagoveshchensk, Magadan, Naryan-Mar, Irkutsk. It performs 16-18 flights per week on these routes.The airline’s fleet compri  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport announced the results of “Best Tenant of the Domodedovo Airport Complex” competition covering the 2006 spring-summer season. Domodedovo Market shop was named the winner in “Best Duty-Paid” category.The official award ceremony was held on August 15, 2006 in Domodedovo Market retail at the second floor of the airport. The certificate, diploma and souvenirs from EAST LINE Group were presented to Mr. Ilya Likhtenfeld, Director General, “Mega Food” and Mrs. Anna Pavlova, Director of Domodedovo Market shop. “The Best Tenant at the Domodedovo Airport Complex” competition is held quarterly in three nominations – “Restaurants,” “Duty-free retail” and “Duty-paid retail.” The competition’s objective is to stimulate high-quality servicing of passengers and airport guests. Companies-winners are granted the right to operate on preferential terms during the next quarter with a view of inspiring tenants to further improve quality of their services. The winner is determined on t  >>>

According to the results of January-July 2006, Domodedovo International Airport maintains the leading position in terms of passenger traffic in the Moscow aviation hub.In the first seven months of 2006 passenger throughput reached 8,366,000 passengers, a 11,6% increase over the same period of 2005.The highest growth was recorded on the routes to such destinations as Bangkok, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don, St.Petersburg, Volgograd, Samara, London, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Larnaka, Mineralnye Vody. Domodedovo serviced 1,130,000 passengers on these routes, a 50% growth against the results of January-July 2005.Passenger traffic in July 2006 amounted to 1,733,000 passengers, an 8.1% growth against the result of July 2005.Domodedovo actively enhances its aviation security within the ICAO standards and Russian laws. Domodedovo in co-operation with EL AL Israel Airlines installed a unique scanner CTX 5500 DS in the check-in area. In May 2006 the local unit of the Federal Supervision Agency for Customer Protection and Human Welfare   >>>

Domodedovo International Airport carries on its operations as normally. All flights including those on the route Moscow-London-Moscow are performed according to the schedule. Some changes could be made in the British Airways’ flight timetable.There are no changes in pre-flight formalities yet.British Airways has introduced some restrictions on carry-on luggage for passengers in transit traveling to other countries via London. Domodedovo International Airport ensures aviation security beyond the standards recommended by the international organizations and Russian aviation authorities.For all queries regarding reticketing and time of flights, please, contact the representative office of British Airways. Telephone in Moscow: (495) 363-25-25 All up-to-minute information on changes in the airport’s timetable is available at Domodedovo’s web-site www.domodedovo.ru or by the phone: (495) 933-6666 (information desk).   >>>

bmi airline, one of the key British air carriers, launches regular flights to Domodedovo International Airport. The route will be operated daily on the Airbus A320 aircraft, offering economy and business class cabins.The airline will be the 19-th international air carrier that performs scheduled flights from Domodedovo International Airport. And bmi is the forth airline-member of Star Alliance that makes scheduled flights from Domodedovo airport. Besides bmi, such members of the alliance as Swiss, Thai International Airways and Singapore Airlines operate services from Domodedovo.The flights will be performed within the signed code-sharing agreement between British bmi and Russian Transaero. The agreement was concluded as a result of the negotiations between the governments of the United Kingdom and the Russian Federation.Today, Domodedovo International Airport is a popular departure point of Russian tourists. The airport’s share of travel market in the Moscow aviation hub reaches 70%.  >>>

The rapid transportation system that provides speed rail link between Domodedovo International Airport and the Paveletskiy Railway Station in Moscow celebrates its fourth anniversary.The rapid transportation system “Paveletskiy – Domodedovo” is a joint project of “Russian Railroads” and EAST LINE Group implemented in 2002 within the complex program of the airport development.Domodedovo’s air passenger City-terminal located at the Paveletskiy station provides passenger and luggage check-in. The City-terminal facilities along with a non-stop rail service allow Domodedovo’s passengers to travel comfortably to the airport and to save time, given the increasing traffic on Moscow roads.Today, an 8-car non-stop train runs every 30 minutes in the morning and evening and every hour during the day time. Travel time – 40 minutes. A non-stop train services over 9,000 passengers per day, on average, that is 25% of the total Domodedovo’s passenger traffic. In the first seven months of 2006 about 2 million passengers travel  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport wins the leading position in the Moscow aviation hub in terms of aircraft movement number. In June 2006 Domodedovo handled 13,899 aircraft movements, a 13% growth over June 2005.In July 2006 Domodedovo serviced 14,898 aircraft movements, a 14% increase against July 2005. According to the airport’s forecast, the number of aircraft movement will amount to 15,600 in August 2006. The biggest number of aircraft movements handled in an hour reaches 44, while an average number is 20 operations.Domodedovo airport is the only airport in the Moscow aviation hub that can operate both runways at the same time. Besides, S7Airlines, members of AiRUnion and other Russian airlines’ route networks active expansion has contributed to the increase of aircraft movements as well as of the overall passenger traffic. Passenger throughput reached 6,633,000 passengers in the first six months of 2006, a 12.5% growth over the same period of 2005.Despite the fact that one of the runways was closed for re  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport has opened a photo exhibition devoted to Bulgarian balneotherapeutic health and spa resorts. The expo was set up under auspices of the Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow and the Association on Balneology and SPA tourism of Bulgaria.During the solemn ceremony Chargй d’Affaires, a.i., Mr. Veselin Ivanov, and Chairman of the Association, Mrs. Tsveti Milanova, made speeches.Guests of the exhibition had an opportunity to take part in tasting of Bulgarian brynza cheese and wines provided by Mr. Boris Kyuchukov, owner of “Villa Vinifera” winery. Bulgarian musician presented an original program performing music pieces of Russian and Bulgarian composers.According to the unanimous conclusion of the event’s participants, the Bulgarian resorts are at the stage of the active growth and their popularity among tourists continues to increase. Bulgaria remains an attractive vacation destination among Russian due to the combination of favorable climate conditions and developed infrastructure of the co  >>>

According to the Airports Council International report Domodedovo International Airport wins the 89-th position in the World Airport Rating with passenger traffic reaching 13,960,000 passengers (passenger throughput including passengers in transit reached 13,974,895 passengers). The 2005 ACI Worldwide Airport Traffic Report contains passenger, cargo and aircraft movements data for 1,076 airports throughout the world.Domodedovo has shifted up from the 95-th position in 2004 rating to the 89-th place in 2005 report, giving way to Athens, Oakland, but overtaking such well know transport centers as the airports of Chengdu and Seoul.In 2003, Domodedovo took only the 109-th place in the World Airport Rating and its passenger throughput amounted to about 9 million passengers. Arrival of new air carriers to the airport and the large-scale reconstruction of the airport complex, including implementation of new technologies and diversification of a customer services range, provided significant growth of Domodedovo’s pas  >>>

Within the reconstruction of Moscow Domodedovo International airport Landside, Tu-114 aircraft was dismantled. The jet was fixed up in Domodedovo Landside in 1977 to commemorate 20-year anniversary of accident free exploitation of this type aircraft.In accordance with the Landside reconstruction plan a rare jet located on the airport’s future parking area site was supposed to be removed after its renovation to another place in the area adjacent to the airport. The decision on dismantling was made after an expert panel had examined the aircraft’s condition. The panel acknowledged that the aircraft was extremely dilapidated, beyond repair and potentially dangerous for visitors.“Tu-114, fixed up in Domodedovo about 30 years ago, was one of the airport’s symbols, and certainly the decision on its dismantling was not an easy one to make for us, - says Anna Krasnova, Director for Government and Public Affairs, EAST LINE Group, - “The Airport’s Landside is a popular place, frequently visited by wedding guests, aviat  >>>

Additional flights to popular destinations from Domodedovo International Airport are opened this vacations season. S7 Airlines is to perform a second daily service to Munich from July 28 to September 1. The airline will operate Boeing 737-500 jet on week-days in two class layout – economy and business class. S7 Airlines new flight timetable: Flight numberRouteDaysDepartureArrivalS7 997Moscow (Domodedovo) - Munichdaily08:0011:05S7 998Munich – Moscow (Domodedovo)daily12:2015:25* Moscow timeThe flight is one of the earliest services from Moscow and Munich. S7Airlines performs direct flights from Domodedovo airport to four German cities – Frankfurt, Munich, Hanover and Dьsseldorf. Flights on the mentioned routes have convenient connections with flights to nearly all cities in Siberia that are included in the route network of S7 Airlines.Moreover, S7 Airlines will perform a third daily flight to Anapa from July 29 to October 8. On Saturdays and Sundays the air carrier will operate Boeing 737-500 air  >>>

5th Annual Airline Strategy Awards took place in London on July 16, 2006.Airline Strategy Awards was established by a world-leading Airline Business magazine. In five years it has become one of the most prestigious global awards for air carries and aviation organizations.In 2006:- Airline Business Award was presented to Dr. Assad Kotaite, President of the ICAO Council.- Executive Leadership Award goes to Gerard Arpey, Chief Executive and Chairman of American Airlines.- Constantino de Oliveira Jr of GOL won Regional and Low-cost Leadership Award.- Finance Award was presented to ACE Holdings.- Continental Airlines became the winner of Operation Award - Marketing Award goes to Emirate Airline.- Technology Award was presented to All Nippon Airways.Domodedovo Airport congratulates the winners and wishes luck and prosperity to them.   >>>

On July 13, 2006. Domodedovo International Airport has increased frequency of flights to the popular domestic destinations in the beginning of July. Additional services are opened to the cities of Nizhnekamsk and Barnaul. Extra flights will provide passengers an opportunity to choose the most convenient time of departure as well as airline.From 13 July, Moskoviya airline (former Gromov Flight Research Institute Airline) launches services to Barnaul. The air carrier will operate Tu-154 in economy-class layout.Moskoviya airline’s flight timetable on the route Moscow-Barnaul*FlightDaysRouteDepartureArrival3R 111Thursday, SundayMoscow (Domodedovo) - Barnaul21:2001:253R 112Monday, FridayBarnaul – Moscow(Domodedovo)16:5521:05* Moscow timeIt is planned to increase the frequency of flights up to three times per week. This flight is the only evening flight on the route from Moscow to Barnaul; all other airlines make their flights in the morning.Moskoviya airline started its services from Domodedovo in May 2005. At pre  >>>

July 11, 2006 Domodedovo International Airport announced the results of the tender for design of a multilevel parking and office facility to be built near the airport.The winner of the tender was Ob’edinenie Ingeocom ZAO. Gorproekt ZAO, TsNIIPROMZDANIY OAO, Mospromproekt GUP, Rospromproekt ОАО, Cyvas General Trade Ltd and many other companies took part in the tender as well.Apart from the parking, the scope of works covers design of entrance-exit routes, road interchanges, as well as all utilities, including security and fire-fighting systems. Ob’edinenie Ingeocom ZAO, which is engaged in design and construction activities for approximately 20 years, carries out engineering surveys, including geotechnical and geodetic surveys, conducts survey and research activities for new and existing metro tunnels. The company is also engaged in new construction and renovation of old buildings in accordance with its own designs. The company, for instance, implemented the following projects: Manezh Square in Moscow, Okhotny  >>>

Siberia airlines Moscow DME - Irkutsk flight 778 departed from Moscow Domodedovo International Airport (DME) at 9.15 p.m MSK.193 passengers and 9 crew members registed. Everybody passed through Airline Secrurity control.Domodedovo International Airport works according to schedule.Crisis centre phones in DME:+7 495 543 99 44+7 495 641 10 54 +7 916 237 19 66 Siberia Airlines crisis centre in Irkuts:+7 3832 22 19 31   >>>

From 4 July 2006 Spanish air carrier Hola Airlines starts a programme of charter flights via Domodedovo International Airport. The flights will be performed on the routes Madrid-Moscow (Domodedovo) and Munich- Moscow (Domodedovo) – Madrid. The programme will be in effect till 12 September 2006.Hola Airlines’ key clients are Spanish and German tourists travelling to Russia. The airline will operate comfortable Boeing 757-200 jets on these routes.Flight schedule, till 12 September 2006*FlightDate of departure/arrivalDaysRouteDeparture/Arrival at DomodedovoHOA712504.07.06, 18.07.06, 01.08.06, 15.08.06, 29.08.06, 12.09.06TuesdayMadrid-Moscow (Domodedovo)15.20HOA712504.07.06, 18.07.06, 01.08.06, 15.08.06, 29.08.06, 12.09.06TuesdayMoscow (Domodedovo)- Madrid16.35HOA793P09.07.06SundayMunich - Moscow (Domodedovo)18.30HOA719209.07.06SundayMoscow (Domodedovo)-Madrid19.30* Moscow time.This vacation season Domodedovo has become the base for charter programmes, which service passengers from a number of foreign countries i  >>>

A high throughput luggage scanner of a new generation CTX 5500 DS was set up in check-in area of the Israeli national air carrier EL AL Israel Airlines in Domodedovo International Airport.Scanner CTX 5500 DS produced by General Electric is a principally new element of the aviation security system. It was installed and set into operation in Domodedovo in March 2006. Today, there are five scanners of this type in the world – in the U.S., France, UK, Israel and in Russia (Moscow, Domodedovo), one in each country.“EL AL is known in the world for its tough security approaches”, - declared Igor Vaisburd, General Representative of EL AL Israel Airlines in Russia, - “It is of great importance for us that our perceptions in this aspect correspond with the position of the Domodedovo airport executives, which receives all EL AL’s flights to Moscow from October 2004.”Management team of Domodedovo International Airport considers aviation security as a key area in its activities. Domodedovo Aviation Security is in charge o  >>>

On 29 June, 2006, Domodedovo airport held joint exercises of private security agencies working under the control of Moscow Region’s Main Department of Internal Affairs and Domodedovo’s Aviation Security Service.Exercises are part of the work aimed at ensuring aviation safety and security by the private security agencies, fighting against terrorism in international airports and their infrastructure.In the course of the exercises participants of the event, i.e. representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation, had an opportunity to watch a demonstration of detention of false intruders, who attempted to penetrate to the airport’s controlled areas.The participants of the event appreciated efficiency of the operations of private agencies’ unites and the Immediate reaction force of Domodedovo airport, their teamwork in deactivation of armed intruders.Over last three years Domodedovo airport has represented a sample in terms of securit  >>>

From 1 July “Interavia” airline starts to perform flights to Naryan-Mar from Domodedovo International Airport. The air carrier will operate Yak-42 jets in two class layout – business and economy – on this route.The airline plans to make weekly flight (on Saturdays) from 1 to 15 July. And it will start thrice weekly service (on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays) from 15 to 9 September. From 11 September flights will be made two times per week – on Mondays and Saturdays. The flight schedule is as follows: departure from Domodedovo - at 08.05 and arrival in Naryan-Mar - at 14.45.Another new destination was added to Domodedovo’s route network on 26 June. Volga-Aviaexpress airline resumed flights to Astrakhan on week-days operating Tu-134 jets in economy and business class layout.Flight Schedule of “Volga-Aviaexpress” on the route Moscow-Astrakhan-Moscow*FlightRouteDaysDepartureArrivalWLG 1206Astrakhan (Narimanovo)-Moscow (Domodedovo)Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday06:1508:25WLG 1207Moscow (Domodedovo)  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport continues to improve technologies of passenger and airline servicing. Within the framework of the modernization of the airport complex, two double air bridges made by ThyssenKrupp have been set into operation in the international airlines’ area.Double air bridges of new types designed to service high capacity aircraft and provide for simultaneous passenger boarding and getting of the plane using two doors of an aircraft.The air bridges are equipped with microclimate control and three level security system. The height range of aircraft servicing varies from 2 to 5.5 meters. The operating area is from 15 to 33 meters that allows handling nearly all types of aircraft. Technological features of the equipment significantly facilitate their operations and include management system adopted to the Russian language, hydraulic gear, reduced load on the apron.Currently, there are 24 air bridges in the airport, including 22 air bridges produced by  ThyssenKrupp and two – by FMC. Domo  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport held an official ceremony to open the exhibition dedicated to the 75th Anniversary of the Civil Aviation Magazine. This unique exhibition features covers of issues of this oldest and reputable aviation magazine for different years. The exhibition was organized to celebrate the anniversary of the magazine, which was established in 1931.Top managers of EAST LINE Group, Domodedovo International Airport operator, representatives of the Civil Aviation Magazine editorial board, friends and readers of the magazine, Anatoliy M.Troshin, the Civil Aviation Magazine Editor-in-Chief, and Yuri P.Darymov, Opyt Club Director General, delivered their speeches at the ceremony opening.The display arranged in the domestic flights terminal gallery includes more than 20 covers of the magazine. The exhibition will be open for two months. Domodedovo airport passengers and employees will have a chance to get acquainted with the most interesting issues, including the ones published during the World Wa  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport has become an official partner of X Congress of the European Amateur Boxing Association.Heads and representatives of the European national amateur boxing associations will arrive to Moscow from June 20, 2006 to June 22, 2006 to take part in X Congress of the European Amateur Boxing Association. A 24h information stand will be set up in the Arrival Area of Domodedovo International Airport.Information on the Congress events and its partners will be presented at the stand. Representatives of the Russian Boxing Federation will meet foreign participants at the stand.ЕАВА Congress is an important event in the European and international box, which is held every four years in one of the European countries. This year Moscow was honored to host the event.The Congress will be held in Moscow from June 22 to June 25, 2006.   >>>