On 19 June 2006, DBA airlines starts to perform flights on the route Stuttgart-Moscow (Domodedovo airport) – Stuttgart.DBA will be the 18-th international airline performing regular flights to Domodedovo.Mr. Gunter Seibt, General Representative for Germania, Fluggesellschaft mbH and DBA, Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH, Mr. Claus Fischer, Head of department for commercial planning and development of DBA, Luftfahrtgesellschaft mbH, and Mr.Sergey Rudakov, Director of Domodedovo airport complex, took part in the ceremony devoted to the launch of services of the airline.Flight schedule on the route Stuttgart-Moscow-Stuttgart*Flight numberRouteDaysDepartureArrivalDI 5328Stuttgart (Echterdingen)- Moscow (Domodedovo)Monday, Friday, Sunday11:4014:45DI 5329Moscow (Domodedovo)- Stuttgart (Echterdingen)Monday, Friday, Sunday15:4519:15*Moscow timeThe airline will operate Fokker 100 jets for these services.Today the airline’s fleet include: thirteen Boeing 737-300 jets, one Boeing 737-500 aircraft, twelve Fokker 100 jets.DBA pl  >>>

According to the results of January-May 2006, Domodedovo International Airport maintains the leading position in terms of passenger traffic in the Moscow aviation hub.In the first five months of 2006 passenger throughput reached 5,110,000 passengers, a 13,3% 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, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sharm-el-Sheikh, Samara, Kaliningrad, Shanghai. Domodedovo serviced 845,306 passengers on these routes, a 50% growth against the results of January-May 2005.Passenger traffic in May 2006 amounted to 1,235,000 passengers, a 4.6% growth against the result of May 2005.Additional information:passenger traffic on international routes in January-May 2006 exceeded 2,725,000 passengers, a 10.0% increase over the same period of 2005;passenger traffic on domestic routes in the first five months of 2006 amounted to 2,385,000 passengers, a 17.4% increase against the results of January-M  >>>

AiRUnion, an aviation alliance, and its members - air carriers KrasAir and Domodedovo Airlines - have dramatically expanded the network of flights from Domodedovo International Airport starting from the beginning of June.Domodedovo Airlines performs new flights by Tu-154M jets in different layouts depending on a certain aircraft in accordance with the following schedule.Starting from 9 June, Domodedovo Airlines will operate three-weekly flights to the city of SimferopolFlight numberRouteDaysDepartureArrival251Moscow (Domodedovo) – SimferopolFriday, Saturday, Sunday11:0512:10252Simferopol - Moscow (Domodedovo)Friday, Saturday, Sunday14:1517:15Starting from June 3, the air carrier has launched a weekly service to Bukhara (the flights are performed on Saturdays).KrasAir has launched new services with Boeing 737-300 jets in two-class layout: economy and business.Starting from June 2, KrasAir has opened a new twice-weekly service to Baikonur on Tuesdays and Fridays. This city has become the third Kazakh city (afte  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport received a delegation of the Kazakh Embassy to the Russian Federation with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary H.E. Zhanseit Tuymebaev as its head.The programme of the “Day of the Kazakh Embassy in Domodedovo” started at the Paveletsky Station where guests got acquainted with operations of the city terminal of Domodedovo airport. The city terminal provides for advance check-in of passengers and their luggage in downtown that is of particular convenience for passengers in transit. The representative delegation was able to get first-hand experience of fast and comfortable service of Aeroexpress train that links Domodedovo International Airport with the Paveletsky Railway Station.Later the Kazakh diplomats made a familiarization trip to Domodedovo Passenger Terminal with the infrastructure of the reconstructed and permanently expanding terminal demonstrated to them. The guests were able to estimate the quality of new customer servicing technologies. The event’s programme  >>>

On June 1, 2006 Domododevo International Airport organizes “Children’s Dreams Come True in the Airport of the Future” festival dedicated to the International Children’s Day. The International Children’s Day is celebrated for the 56th time. The main objective of the International Children’s Day is to draw attention of the world community to the issues of protection of war-affected children, children’s health, education and upbringing.The event is based on the book “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupйry not only because it’s one of the most popular books in the world second to the Holy Bible, but because it’s loved both by children and grown-ups – children treat it as a fairy tale and grown-ups as a parable. The book characters – the King, the Geographer, the Conceited Man, the Lamplighter – will be telling children about their planets all day long, the Pilot will draw each child his/her own sheep, and the Little Prince will make our planet a more heartwarming place.We prepared a lot of surprises for c  >>>

On 31 May Kazakh airline SCAT started regular services from Domodedovo International Airport. The airport held a ceremony devoted to the first flight of SCAT airline the same day. The executives of the airport and the airline took part in the event.At first the airline will perform one flight per week, on Wednesdays, from Aktobe (the city of Aktubinsk) by Yak-42 jets in economy and business class layout.The air carrier plans to extend its route network of flights from Domodedovo airport in future.Flight schedule of SCAT airline on the route Aktubinsk-Moscow-Aktubinsk*Flight numberRouteDaysDepartureArrivalDV 485Aktubinsk – Moscow (Domodedovo)Wednesday09:0011:30DV 486Moscow (Domodedovo) -AktubinskWednesday13:1015:20*Moscow time SCAT airline will be the 16-th air carrier of the CIS countries that make regular passenger flights from Domodedovo airport.Aktubinsk has become the 141-st destination of regular flights from Domodedovo. It is the 12-th city in Kazakhstan linked with Domodedovo by air services.Particular  >>>

On 26 May 2006, the Federal Air Transport Agency of the Russian Federation signed a decree on setting into operation the reconstructed section of the second taxiway starting from May 29. The section is to be used as the third runway of Domodedovo International Airport.The Agency’s decision was preceded by an immense work on reconstruction of the airfield aimed at ensuring high level of servicing the growing transportation volumes.The State Inspection Board carried out checks of the airport’s readiness for commissioning the runway that included a technical flight of Tu-154M jet which was successfully made on May 25. The Board drew up statements that were regarded as grounds for issuing the decree of the Agency.The third runway (2,600 meters long and 45 meters wide) will be used as a temporary runway till 2009 during the period of the reconstruction of the first runway. Commissioning of the third runway will affect neither the airport’s operations nor flight timetable. Setting into operation the third runway wi  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport was rated second in the Best Airport in Eastern Europe nomination of the World Best Airport 2006 contest. Domodedovo has already being rated second in 2004, with Leipzig airport wining the first place.These are results of the survey held by Skytrax, the world leading consulting company, specializing in aviation industry research.During the survey, which was held from September 2005 through May 2006 over 7 million passengers from 93 countries expressed their opinion on 165 world airports.The survey measures over 40 aspects of passenger satisfaction with airport services, evaluating what Skytrax views as “typical airport experience”. They include special services for children, access by public transport, time spent on check-in, customs and other procedures.The basic criteria include airport location, transfer opportunities, passengers services quality, personnel professional level, airport comfort and security.The high rating of Domodedovo services by millions of passengers conf  >>>

A pilot express railway service from Kalanchevskaya Railway Station (Moscow) to Airport Station (Domodedovo) will be opened on May 28, 2006.The express train, similar to the one, used at Paveletskiy Railway Terminal-Domodedovo route, includes 8 comfortable cars. It will make three trips per day on Airport – Kurskiy Railway Terminal – Kalanchevskaya Station route (near three main railway terminals).The express train travel time depending on traffic intensity will be from 60 to 70 minutes. The express will make a three-minute stop at Kurskiy Railway Terminal. Ticket price – RUR 120. Passengers will purchase tickets from a conductor after boarding.Express train timetable:DaysDeparture from Kalanchevskaya Station – arrival at Domodedovo Departure from Domodedovo – arrival at Kalanchevskaya Station daily13:03 – 14:0711:25 – 12:27daily16:05 – 17:0714:20 – 15:19daily23:36 – 00:3621:30 – 22:35The pilot project will be implemented till October 2006, upon completion of which the decision on project extension or termina  >>>

The award ceremony of the contest “Best Airport of the Commonwealth of Independent States – 2005” held by the CIS Airport Association of Civil Aviation took place on 23 May 2006.Domodedovo International Airport was named the winner of the prestigious award in the nomination “Best Airport of the CIS -2005” for airports with passenger traffic over 1 million people.The CIS Airport Association of Civil Aviation which was set up in 1990 holds an annual contest “Best Airport of the Year” aimed at ensuring competitiveness among airports in Russia and other CIS countries as well as improving passenger services. Currently, 214 aviation companies from 22 states are members of the association.This year, 23 airports of Russia and other CIS countries took part in the contest. A winner is determined by a competent jury that includes representatives of the airports, government authorities and non-government organizations. The list of selection criteria extends to two dozens parameters. The key criterion is aviation safety a  >>>

In May 2006, the largest Russian airport - Domodedovo International Airport - celebrates its 41-st anniversary.It marks another step towards achievement of strategic objective of EAST LINE Group (the airport’s management company) to turn Domodedovo into a multimodal hub for passenger and cargo transfer transportations that integrates aviation flows from Europe to Asia Pacific Region.Over the last year Domodedovo became the leader among Russian airports in terms of passenger throughput. According to the results of 2005, passenger traffic reached 13,960,000 passengers. That provided for the 88-th position in the world airports’ rating.EAST LINE Group continues works on extension of the airport’s facilities. This fact does not affect the quality of provided services that steadily improves. On 17 March 2006, Domodedovo Passenger Terminal was awarded a certificate confirming its high level of organizational and operations management in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001-2000. Domodedovo airport fo  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport held “Mass Media and Combating Terrorism in Aviation Industry” workshop. Issues related to transport security were discussed at the workshop. Its objective was to provide additional information on the matter to journalists covering emergencies and terrorist combating activities.The workshop was jointly organized by Domodedovo International Airport and Press Development Institute NGO within the framework of Future without Terrorism, Terrorism without a Future project.Viktor Kulikov, Director General of Global Foundation for Combating Crime and Terrorism, and Olga Karabanova, Director of Press Development Institute, took part in the workshop. Emma Scherbanenko and Eduard Malkov, representatives of Global Foundation for Combating Crime and Terrorism, made reports on the Foundation activities related to development and promotion of amendments to a number of laws regulating mass media covering emergencies and antiterrorist activities.Reports made by the workshop participants were r  >>>

On 17 May 2006, the Maintenance Company of Domodedovo International Airport hosted an open workshop “Effective Business Management of Aviation Maintenance Enterprises, Airports and Ground Handing Companies.” Representatives of airports, airlines, ground handling and aviation maintenance companies as well as specialists of aviation training institutions took part in the event.The workshop was set up by the Russian branch of IFS Russia & CIS company, which projects aroused interest of Domodedovo’s Maintenance Company. The event’s objective is to acquaint participants with the company’s product and explore a possibility of its implementation in Domodedovo’s Maintenance Company and other enterprises of the Domodedovo airport complex.IFS Company is a provider of component-based business software developed using open standards. Its business applications are focused on meeting the needs of selected industries and adjusted to management of enterprise’s resources, fixed assets and equipment management.During the w  >>>

According to the results of January-April 2006, Domodedovo International Airport maintains the leading position in terms of passenger traffic in the Moscow aviation hub.In the first four months of 2006 passenger throughput reached 3,876,000 passengers, a 16.4% increase over the same period of 2005.The highest growth was recorded on the routes to such destinations as Bangkok, Sochi, Sharm-el-Sheikh, Rostov-on-Don, St.Petersburg, Tel-Aviv, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Volgograd. Domodedovo serviced over 651,000 passengers on these routes, a 50% growth against the results of January-April 2005.Passenger traffic in April 2006 amounted to 1,127,000 passengers, a 14.6% growth against the result of April 2005.Additional information:passenger traffic on international routes in January-April 2006 exceeded 2 million passengers, a 15.2% increase over the same period of 2005; passenger traffic on domestic routes in the first four months of 2006 amounted to 1.8 million passengers, a 17.8% increase against the results of January-Apr  >>>

The first results of the implementation of the Domodedovo International Airport Club (DIAC) loyalty programme elaborated by Domodedovo International Airport in co-operation with Master Bank have been unveiled.470 cards of different levels of participation have been issued since the launch of the programme. We would like to remind that there are three levels of participation: Classic, Silver and Gold that differ from each other in a range of included services and preferences.Of the total figure of 470 cards, 313 are Classic cards, 88 – Silver and 69 – Gold.The number of issued cards proves increasing popularity of the new programme of Domodedovo International Airport. A special offer also contributes to this result.Till 30 June 2006 any person can get DIAC card of the 1-st level (Classic) with 100 bonus points for free by filling in on-line form to become a participant of the programme.A passenger that has applied for the card is entitled to get a T-shirt and a baseball cap with a programme’s logo.The Domodedo  >>>

Starting from 22 May 2006 the Ukrainian air carrier Donbassaero resumes regular flights from Domodedovo International Airport to the city of Donetsk. The airline stopped services to Donetsk on 25 March 2006. However the executives of the air carrier decided to resume the flights. One of the key advantages of Domodedovo in comparison with other airports of the Moscow aviation hub is an extensive route network.The flights on the Donetsk-Moscow-Donetsk route will be performed daily by Yak-42 jets in two class layout – economy and business class.Flight schedule on the Donetsk-Moscow-Donetsk route* Flight numberRouteDaysDepartureArrival7D157Donetsk – Moscow (Domodedovo)daily13:3015:207D158Moscow (Domodedovo) - Donetskdaily20:1021:55*Moscow timeDonetsk will be the 140-th route in Domodedovo’s expanding network of regular flights. The network has extended as it has included such destinations as Stuttgart, Naples, Catania, Forli, Denpasar, Kuala-Lumpur, Bangkok, Gumri, Pavlodar, Uralsk and Penza. The airlines that ma  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport forecasts passenger traffic increase during May holidays coinciding with the beginning of the vacation season. It is expected that the airport will service about 7,000 flights and over 700,000 passengers from April 28 to May 14, a 15.5% increase over the same period of 2005. These figures include 250,000 passengers of 1,250 charter international flights (excluding to the CIS countries).Domodedovo airport has prepared a diversified tourist programme. It includes the most popular destinations: Turkey, Egypt, UAE, and Cyprus. Apart from the airlines that have been offering their services to these destinations for several years (Transaero, Siberia Airlines, KrasAir, VIM-Avia Airlines), other air carriers will perform charter flights, i.e. Tatarstan airline using Il-86 jets and Orengurg Airlines – by Boeing 737-400 aircraft.Transaero has introduced scheduled flights to Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh this season.This year charter programmes to Tunis (Monastir), Croatia (Pula), Bulgari  >>>

On 29 April 2006 Eurofly S.p.A., an Italian airline, made the first regular flight from Domodedovo International Airport on the Moscow-Naples route.The ceremony devoted to the launch of services of the 17-th international air carrier was held in a festive atmosphere. The crew of the first flight made by an A320 and representatives of the airline and Campania regional tourism board were welcomed with bread and salt according to the Russian traditions in Domodedovo airport. The folk dance ensemble “Russian National Show” greeted guests with Russian dances.Eurofly S.p.A. will use A320 jets for the flights. The aircraft with a 180-seat capacity includes 16 “economy plus” seats of enhanced comfort. Today the airline’s fleet comprises three long-haul A330-200 jets, eight middle-range A320 and one long-range A319ACJ with 48 business class passenger capacity.This route is the 140-th in the Domodedovo’s network of regular flights.FlightRouteArrival at DomodedovoDeparture from DomodedovoAircraft typeWeek dayPeriodGJ 56  >>>

A children’s book “Airport” was published within the framework of the dedicated programme “Domodedovo for Children”.A twelve-page book is written for little readers under 12 years of age and is performed as a book-transformer that allows to see the mechanism of an aircraft in sectional view as well as some areas of the terminal and technological zones of the airport.This edition explains in understandable for children way what happens in the airport, what a check-in area is, where luggage “vanishes” and “appears” again, where and how aircraft are prepared for a flight, how take-off and landing are performed.It is a common situation that adults cannot answer many questions of little whyers and this book helps to reveal some secrets of the airport. A child will be busy during a flight and parents will be able to have some rest.The edition of the book is limited by 5,000 copies. Currently, the book is to be distributed in the VIP-lounge and business-lounges of the airport among passengers with children. The airp  >>>

Five years have passed since the date when Transaero airline moved to Domodedovo International Airport. In April 2001 the capacities of a major international air carrier which operations are based on international standards were joined to the potential of the most modern and comfortable airport in Russia.Even now the two dynamic companies tackle together mutual tasks of enhancement of the passenger servicing technologies. While working in Domodedovo Transaero has been able to implement a lot of innovations including check-in for all airline’s flights at any check-in counter allocated to the company in the airport. The standards of customer services have been improved due to such facilities as the system of air bridges, convenient transit areas, Aeroexpress train to the Paveletsky Railway Station, an opportunity to use the airport’s VIP-lounge provided to the business class passengers who have tickets of “J” tariff.Transaero’s fleet was renovated completely over five years and enlarged by 18 new aircraft. Tran  >>>

The Department of Interior Affairs on air and maritime transport of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation carries out a test of a multilevel security system at Domodedovo International Airport.The system includes six security zones: entry gates to check cars, inspectors groups at the entrances to the passenger terminal and preflight examination carried out along with the airport’s security service in the security control areas. The system provides for militia officers and aviation security guards duty in waiting and check-in halls as well as in airside areas.The multilevel system, introduced by the Interior Ministry, is based on experience of the Israeli aviation security service and is aimed at preventing illegal intrusion in the airport operations.Within the framework of the test militia officers conduct polls and check documents of drivers who enter the adjacent to the passenger terminal area and carry out random checks of suspicious vehicles. The near-term plans of the law enforcement  >>>

Since January 2006 Domodedovo International Airport has been holding a competition to determine the most punctual airlines among those that provide passenger services from Domodedovo. The airport’s marketing department unveiled the results of March 2006.Upon the results of the estimations, the marketing specialists have drawn up a rating list that includes data on flight regularity of airlines. The list of winners and regularity rate in per cent is as follows.The first group – Russian airlines and airlines of the CIS countries that performed over 100 passenger flights last month:     1. Polet – 92.90%     2. TATARSTAN – 92.65%     3. Pulkovo – 86.54%The second group – Russian airlines and airlines of the CIS countries that performed from 10 to 99 passenger flights in March:     1. Belavia – Belarusian Airlines – 100%     2. Kogalymavia – 96.36%     3. Donbasaero  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport and Master Bank have launched a loyalty programme “Domodedovo International Airport Club” that is dedicated to air passengers who frequently fly to/from Domodedovo Airport.A person participating in the programme can take advantage of the following services available at the airport: “fast track” customs and passport control checks, services of the business-lounges at discounted rates, discounts at the shops and restaurants located in Domodedovo airport, a preferential treatment at check-in at the Paveletsky terminal, discounts in trade and service enterprises in Domodedovo airport and Moscow, as well as of a number of bank services such as special deposit rates, safe deposit hire, credit, special insurance programme for persons traveling abroad and in Russia.There are three levels of participation in the programme: Classic, Silver and Gold, which differ by a range of included services and preferences. The level of participation and a type of a Club card depend on the frequency   >>>

The Federal Air Transport Agency (FATA) of the Russian Federation has certified Domodedovo International Airport to admit SAAB-2000 and AVRO RJ-85 jets starting from 10 April 2006. Alexander Yurchik, head of FATA, signed the respective decree on 7 April 2006.SAAB-2000 is designed as a regional, subsidiary jet or a jet for military VIPs. SAAB entered into service in 1994. Russian airlines have not used this type of aircraft yet. However the model got the Russian airworthiness certificate in the beginning of 1996.In early 2006, Polet airline, based in Voronezh, performing flights to Domodedovo, announced that it was to acquire six Swedish SAAB-2000 jets. This aircraft are designed to perform the same tasks as of An-24 Russian jets. Delivery of the aircraft to Voronezh is planned for this April. They will be included in the regular schedule of Polet airline. The air carrier plans to use these jets as on domestic routes so international ones to Ukraine, Belarus, Germany and Turkey.AVRO RJ-85 (Regional Jet 85) is   >>>

ACI Europe (Airports Council International – European division) has published a report on performance of 96 European airports in February 2006. The document sums up the data on passenger and cargo traffic, as well as commercial movements. Domodedovo International Airport continues to keep the leading position in terms of passenger throughput among the European airports which passenger traffic varies between 10 and 25 million passengers per year.Domodedovo’s passenger traffic in February 2006 increased by 16.7% in comparison with the results of February 2005, so Domodedovo’s passenger traffic growth has overcome results of such major European air transport centres as the airports of Hamburg and Dublin. Cargo traffic has also positive dynamics of growth, in February it increased by 14%. Domodedovo steadily maintains top positions among the largest European airports in terms of growth of commercial movements, which reached 13.6% and was higher than in the airports of London, Milan and Warsaw.The modernization an  >>>