EAST LINE Group, managing Domodedovo International Airport, became the winner of the National award in the field of safety named Zubr (Russian for Bison) in the category "Professional safety ensuring in the transport sector". The solemn ceremony was held Tuesday in Moscow. The award was initiated by leading security market companies and is aimed at creating the circle of security market players ensuring the highest standards of professionalism in the field. The award is won by companies and people, making an important contribution to enhacing safety system in any industry. The award is supported by the key political and public organizations, such as United Russia political party, Russian Chamber for Trade and Industry, Russian Council of Manufacturers and Entrepreneurs, Law Enforcement Authorities Employees Association, Private Safety Agencies Association for International Cooperation, Russian section of International Police Academy.141 competitors applied for the first Russian Security Awards. The jury short  >>>

On April 26 Domodedovo International Airport and Transaero Airlines held a joint press-conference in commemoration of three years of cooperation between the two companies. During the event, the results of the cooperation, started in April 2001, were announced. During the course of cooperation the main aim was to establish the tightest coordination between all the services and departments of the airport and the airline. Transaero have always eagerly shared its expereience as international carrier with colleagues from Domodedovo. On the other hand, Transaero wouldn't be able to reach the highest level of passenger service without the airport's developed infructructure. Transaero was offered the most convenient passenger transfer from Moscow to the airport with high-speed railway link. Passengers departing from Moscow have an opportunity to check-in at the Paveletsky railway station, hand in their luggage and freely and comfortably go to Domodedovo. Domodedovo International Airport was the first in Russia to off  >>>

With amount of passengers traveling to Russia from abroad rapidly increasing, the number of summer charter programmes serving international passengers flying through Domodedovo International Airport has increased greatly. This April saw Spanish carrier Spanair started performing charter flights to Domodedovo. The flights planned till September will be performed by comfortable А-320, А-321 and MD83. Anticipating further passenger traffic growth, the EAST LINE Group, managing Domodedovo Internatioanl Airport, has considerably expanded the airport's capacity by passenger terminal enlargement and additional equipment install - thus the amount of check-in desks grew 57% compared to summer 2003. One of the key factor playing an important role for international carrier when making Domodedovo the airport of choice was the airport's security system ensuring maximum passenger safety. Among recently introduced innovations are biometric access control system and 24-hour passenger terminal patrol by specialist dogs traine  >>>

A new carrier "Hamburg International" has started performing charter flights from Domodedovo International Airport. The airline will fly to German cities Baden-Baden, Bremen, Stuttgart, Osnabrueck, Nuremberg, Hamburg, Hahn and Paderborn. Routes to Hahn and Paderborn are new destinations in the airport's network.The new flights performed by "Hamburg International" are targeted at elder Germans eager to travel to Russia. This fact was the key for the airport choice, since Domodedovo International Airport provides for any passengers' needs. Its infrustructure features every neccessary facility, from convenient railway link connecting Domodedovo with the centre of Moscow to special service for disabled.Charter flights will be performed April through November by comfortable Boeing-737-700. The programme was initiated by one of the largest German tour-operators - "Global" company.   >>>

The beginning of May is a traditionally holiday season in Russia due to several national holidays one after another. Specially for this period a wide charter programme is developed at Domodedovo International Airport. Holiday-makers are offered charter flights on 45 international and 4 CIS destinations. Apart from traditionally popular within Russians destinations like Turkey, Egypt, UAE and Cyprus, new flights to Italy, Tunisia, Czechia, Germany and Spain are opened. 15 airlines will participate in the programme taking tourists to their destination points. High emphasis is laid on ensuring comfortable stay of the passengers at Domodedovo International Airport during the passenger traffic increase. Among the services offered are Children centre, where passengers travelling with children may leave them with experienced personnel, special services for disabled, luggage office where warmer clothes could be left for the period of the trip.Special attention is paid to enhancing the security system ensuring maximum  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport was visited by a delegation of the Embassy of Iran, headed by Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Islam republic of Iran in the Russian Federation H.M., Gholamreza Shafei. The delegation included representatives of Iranian national carrier "Iran Air". The visit was held in the frameworks of the long-term program titled "Embassy Days at Domodedovo." During the visit, Iranian diplomats learned of the broad opportunities available to passengers at the terminal at Paveletsky railway station and had a chance to personally experience advantages of high-speed transfer to Domodedovo by AeroExpress train - a quick and comfortable way of getting to and from the airport. Iran diplomats also toured Domodedovo passenger terminal, learned of the airport's perspective development plans. The guests showed keen interest on visiting the largest cargo terminal in Russia "Domodedovo Terminal Cargo", which operational technology complies with all international standards of cargo transfer, cargo hand  >>>

The first three months of 2004 saw passenger traffic at Domodedovo International Airport amounted to 2,174,000 passengers, which is a 48% growth over the same period of 2003. Passenger traffic to international destinations such as Hurgada, Dubai and Sharm-El-Sheikh grew 2,8-fold in January, February and March amounting to 316,146 passengers.March passenger turnover figure for Domodedovo rose to 751,359 passengers representing 45% year on year growth. This included considerable growth in traffic to international destinations which increased to 349,764 passengers representing a 87% increase on the 2003 figure. Furthermore Domodedovo continues to maintain its leading position in the Russian domestic air market with 22% year on year growth with 401,595 passengers using the airport in March 2004.Urging further passenger traffic growth, national Belgian carrier SN Brussels Airlines started performing sheduled flights from Domodedovo International Airport March 28, 2004.   >>>

Anticipating further passenger traffic growth at Domodedovo Itnernational Airport, the EAST LINE Group is accomplishing development of a new programme for summer 2004. The basics of the airport’s activity are anticipatory airport services introduce in comparison with the expected passenger traffic growth. During the programme carring out a high emphasis will be laid on traditionally hot-spot procedures as passenger check-in and passport control for international flights. The capacity increase will be backed up by passenger terminal enlargement and additional equipment install. The amount of check-in counters will grow 57% compared to summer 2003, thus ensuring traffic capacity up to 7.2 thousand passengers per hour. Currently, 20 new check-in counters are being installed, which step-by-step operation set-in will start from May 1. 10 new check-in counters will be opened in international area, the same quantity in domestic.The amount of passport control counters grew 50% counting to 36 for departure (24 in summ  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport has got the second ranking among Central and Eastern Europe best airports. This is the result of the survey by Skytrax - a well-known international aviation research and consulting company. Some 4,8 million passengers from 86 countries participated in the query. According to the Skytrax's survey conducted over a 10th month period - June 2003 to March 2004 - Domodedovo International Airport became the second among more than 30 largest airports of the Central and Eastern Europe, letting only Prague airport take the lead.Free of any outside influences, the survey acknowledges the choice of more than 9,4 milion passengers went through Domodedovo International Airport in 2003. The passengers opinion in the survey coincides with that of the competent jury of the Flight International Aerospace Industry Awards - one of the most prestigious in international aerospace. In 2004, EAST LINE Group, the managing company of Domodedovo International Airport, became a winner in the category "In  >>>

Domodedovo International Airport managed by EAST LINE Group and Kaliningradavia Airlines has started realising a joint programme "From Moscow to Kaliningrad in 3 hours and a quarter".The high-speed railway link connecting Domodedovo International Airport with the centre of Moscow enables passengers to check-in at Paveletsky Railway station and to have a 40-minute journey to the Airport by modern Aeroexpress train. After arrival at the airport 30-45 minutes before the flight, passengers only have to go through security and passport control.Passengers flying by Kaliningradavia within the programme are also entitled to go by Aeroexpress free of charge.Because of cooperation between the airport and airline, the flights schedule takes into account the time-table of Aeroexpress train which runs every 60 minutes.The route to Kaliningrad is the third intermodal transportation project implemented at Domodedovo International Airport. In February 2003, a programme "From Moscow to St.-Petersburg in 2 hours 20 minutes" wa  >>>

EAST LINE Group has started realizing a large-scale programme aimed at improving security control technologies implemented at Domodedovo International Airport. A high emphasis is laid on introducing new security technologies of security control. Currently, a program of biometrical control for staff access to different areas of the airport is being realized. A new access control system using employees' individual biometrical characteristics - finger prints is developed by EAST LINE Aviation Security and is currently being tested. Identification systems of this kind ensure the highest level of safety and control, almost excluding the opportunity of strangers getting into control area using other's personal code or access card. In the nearest future it is planned to use the same biometrical technology for passenger check-in at Domodedovo International Airport. EAST LINE Aviation Security is the only specialized company in Russia, which has a certificate and a lisence issued by Russian aviation authority for such  >>>

The passenger terminal of Domodedovo International Airport is now patroled by specially trained dogs, which easily track explosives. The dogs are breeded mongrel between an ordinary dog and a jackal.Specialists working at a newly created cynology department with the current dog-staff counting to 5 pets, ensure 24-hour dog-patrol. The dogs' sense of smell enables to reveal even a negligibly small amount of different types of explosives, including those difficult to detect. Most of modern explosives are not volatile, and bombs are often not metal-covered tiny light things very hard to detect using conventional devices. Experiments show that dogs identify explosives more accurate than most of state-of-the -art technical devices.Establishing a cynology department is a part of the security enhancing program which is being implemented by the EAST LINE Group at Domodedovo International Airport.   >>>

Germania Express has increased the number of flights performed from Domodedovo International Airport to German cities. Now the airline carries out 14 weekly flights to Berlin, Munich and Dusseldorf (9 flights earlier).The greatest number of flight is on Munich destination. Earlier, flights to this city were performed twice a week - on Mondays and Fridays, now flights to Munich are performed daily (Monday through Friday). The same schedule is for flights to Berlin.Flights to Dusseldorf are carried out by Germania Express on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thirsdays and Fridays.The flights are performed by Fokker-F100.At Domodedovo International Airport, the German destination is the busiest one. Apart from Germania Express', flights to Germany are carried out by Russian airlines Transaero, Sibir and Ankor.Domodedovo International Airport has the widest route network in terms of Russian regions and is actively developing international network, attracting more international carriers, performing both regular and charter fligh  >>>

A new flight connecting Moscow and Baikonur (Kazakhstan) is launched at Domodedovo International Airport. "Perm Airlines" will carry out the flight on Mondays by Tu-134. Departure from Domodedovo is scheduled at 11.20, arrival from Baikonur - at 18.00.The new route is the seventh performed from Domodedovo International Airport to Kazakhstan, while "Perm Airlines" is the third carrier performing flights from Domodedovo to Kazakhstan. Flights to Kazakhstan cities Astana, Alma-Ata, Aktau, Atyrau, Karaganda and Chimkent are performed from Domodedovo. A high emphasis is put on to widening the CIS route network. Currently, Domodedovo's route network covers 33 CIS destinations, flights on 19 of them are performed only from Domodedovo. The CIS flights schedule planning implies organizing good connections between both CIS and international routes. This enables to start creating at Domodedovo International Airport a transport centre connecting different regions of Russia, CIS and far abroad countries. Due to constant r  >>>

A ceremony of launching a new flight from Brussels to Moscow perormed by Belgian national carrier SN Brussels airlines was held at Domodedovo International Airport.During a brifieng for journalists, the Executive Chairman of SN Brussels Airlines Mr. Robert M. Kuijpers stated, that his "personal impresion of the airport completely corresponds to the Brussels Airlines experts' view. After a thorough examination they arrived to a conclusion that Domodedovo is the best airport in Moscow indeed".Dmitry Kamenshchik, the Chairman of EAST LINE Group, which is the managing company of Domodedovo International Aiport, noted that "the airport's main advantages are its constant development, experienced managers, huge possibilities for future growth and ability to maintain it".When touching upon a question of the new route significance Dmitry Kamenshchik underlined, that "opening of the new flight connecting Moscow and Brussels proves Russia has made another step forward to world community integration, and that people have  >>>

Belgium national carrier SN Brussels Airlines has started performing flights from Domodedovo International Airport (Moscow, Russia), the first flight performed on Sunday, March 28.SN Brussels Airlines, which has never operated to and from Russia before, is going to schedule five weekly flights by Airbus-319.Brussels is the center of joint Europe, where headquarters of EU, NATO and many other international organizarions are situated. It is also a huge business and travel center ensuring constant growth of passenger traffic, consequently, the new route from Moscow to Brussels is of great importance both for Belgian and Russian capitals. SN Brussel Airlines is the 9th international carrier, which started performing from Domodedovo International Airport. Currently, more than 25 scheduled flights to far abroad capitals are performed from Domodedovo.A page dedicated to the event   >>>

An inspection undertaken by the Centre for Expertise Programmes of the Russian Quality Council in March 2004 proved Domodedovo Air Service Catering Facility to comply with the "Russian Quality" certificate issued in November, 2002, thus showing the produced meals meet the highest quality standards. The inspectors controlled sanitary state of the premises and facilities, staff qualification, quality of raw materials, storage conditions and control technology, as well as other governmental inspections results and look and taste of the meals produced . In November, 2002 Domodedovo Air Service became a laureate of the "Russian Quality" programme, realized by the Russian Quality Council, and got special Diploma and Certificate valid till November 12, 2005. The inspection was organized in conformity with exsisting rules of the "Russian Quality" programme, which provides for annual prove of the issued certificate. The experts let the meals produced at Domodedovo Air Service to be marked with the "Russian Quality" si  >>>

On the eve of the first flight by SN Brussels Airlines, which starts its operations to Domodedovo International Airport on March 28, the airport was visited by a delegation, headed by H.E., Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium in the Russian Federation Andre Mernier. The visit was held in the frameworks of the long-term program titled "Embassy Days at Domodedovo." During the visit, the Belgian diplomats learned of the broad opportunities available to passengers at the terminal at Paveletsky railway station and had a chance to personally experience advantages of high-speed transfer to Domodedovo by AeroExpress train - a quick and comfortable way of getting to and from the airport.The diplomats toured Domodedovo passenger terminal, visited international airlines' business lounges, learned about airport infrastructure objects recently built at Domodedovo. The guests highly appreciated EAST LINE Group's activities to effectively serve passengers and provide additional services. A working meeting with Domodedovo I  >>>

The first flight was made form the Moscow-based Domodedovo airport on the 25th of March, 1964. On that day, TU-104 aircraft (number 42444) flew along the Moscow (Domodedovo) – Sverdlovsk route. The first passenger was a young woman carrying a baby in her arms. It was very symbolic – a newly-born baby in a new airport. It was viewed as a symbol of the new and prosperous life. After its inauguration, Domodedovo began its fast-paced development. In a few years, it was handling a major share of flights within the Soviet Union along North-Eastern and Asian routes. Today, due to efforts by EAST LINE Group, the managing company of Domodedovo airport, the airport has become the most dynamically developing air transportation center in Russia. Today, Domodedovo is one of the best Russian airports. Comfortable conditions, created by EAST LINE Group for servicing passengers and airlines, well-thought over security system attract to Domodedovo increasing number of domestic and foreign airlines. In addition to largest dome  >>>

Domodedovo Airhotel, one of the companies of the EAST LINE Group, went through one more certification procedure, after which it was granted a certificate proving the hotel meets a 4-star hotel standard. A hotel is and integral part of any large airport's infrustructure. After an overall reconstruction, which was completed in 1998, Domodedovo Airhotel turned into a modern hotel complex attending to both tourists and flight crews. Domodedovo Airhotel features 294 comfortable rooms, including 42 Airhotel Club rooms, five de luxe and five Junior suites, single and double rooms with individual conditioning and climate control.Domodedovo Airhotel has every facilitiy neccessary for relaxation, such as gym with modern appliances, solarium, massage facility, two saunas, billiards rooms, hairdressers.The hotel ensures the highest level of service long since. It undergoes regulary expert examination, thus validating the quality of service and its compliance both with national and international standards.Domodedovo Airho  >>>

Domodedovo Air Service catering facility, which is a company of EAST LINE Group, is a participant of the largest international branch exhibition "Restaurant World-2004" Domodedovo Air Service is presenting its extended shelf-life (ESL) technology, which enables to keep prepared food almost non-perishable for a considerable period of time due to lack of pathogenic bacteria. The technology is in special packing method when pre-packing and packing are performed in a low-oxygen atmosphere. The percentage of oxygen is nor more than 0,1% extending the expiry date several folds. This ensures airlines and railway companies substantial expenses reduce due to possibility of making an order for a return trip. Besides, the technology enables to be more flexible when performing clients order, since it doesn't require constant low temperature maintaining. Domodedovo Air Service's daily capacity reaches 30.000 trays. Its assortment counts to some 400 first courses, appetizers, desserts, confectionery, which form thousand of  >>>

Azerbaijan Airlines has made decision to increase the amount of flights on Baku-Domodedovo-Baku destination. Starting from March 10 the flight will be performed daily. The ailine fleet consists of Boeing 757-200, Boeing 727-235 and Тu-154М aircrafts. Azerbaijan Airlines started its operations from Domodedovo International Airports in October 2003. Before March 2004 the flights on this destination were performed on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. Domodedovo International Airport is one of the main transport centre connecting Moscow and CIS countries. Domodedovo International Airport's route network covers 32 destinations, 19 of which are presented solely at Domodedovo. The Airport's routes connect Moscow with all CIS capitals. In 2003 passenger traffic at Domodedovo International Airport grew by 70,6% on the 2002 figure. In January-February 2004 passenger traffic represented 37% year on year growth.   >>>

In January and February 2004 the overall passenger turnover for Domodedovo International Airport rose to 1,423,000 passengers, representing 49.9% year on year growth. Boosted by Egypt Air’s decision to move it flights from Sheremetievo to Domodedovo in December 2003, passenger traffic to international destinations such as Hurgada, Dubai and Sharm-El-Sheikh more than tripled in January and February to 208,835 passengers as tourists in growing numbers continue to endorse the modernised Domodedovo as their Moscow airport of choice. February passenger turnover figure for Domodedovo rose to 684,125 passengers representing 48.3% year on year growth. This included considerable growth in traffic to international destinations which increased to 315,169 passengers representing a 102% increase on the 2002 figure. Furthermore Domodedovo continues to maintain its leading position in the Russian domestic air market with 21% year on year growth with 368,956 passengers using the airport in February 2004.   >>>

Owing to the beginning of the Lent, Domodedovo Air Service has started offering its clients a new menu of meagre dishes. Among the first customers of the new offer are Russian airlines Krasair and Transaero. The meagre diet includes only vegetarian dishes, based on fresh fruits, vegetables, green groceries, mushrooms, rice, potatoes and juices. Easter, the most esteemed and blessed christian celebration is preceeded by the Lent, which is the strictest and longest yearly period of abstinence. It has a name of "Blessed Forty Days" in commemoration of the forty days during which Jesus Christ kept the fast and prayed being left in desolate wilderness, thus giving an example for all the mankind. This year The Lent is lasting since February, 23 till April,10. During this period only vegetarian dishes are allowed. While developing the meagre diet an opinion poll on passenger need for such a menu was organized. The poll revealed that some 10% of Russians were going to keep the fast and, therefore, would like to have   >>>

EAST LINE Group is a participant of the most prestigious annual tourist exhibiton ITB-2004, which is taking place these days in Berlin. Domodedovo International Airport, managed by the EAST LINE Group is the only airport representing Moscow airport business at the forum. This year the exhibition counts for more than 10,000 participants from 178 countries. ITB represents the full spectrum of global tourism at all levels like tour operators, hotels, travel destinations, airlines, and airports. Domodedovo is the most modern gateway in Moscow aviation hub. The exhibition visitors have an opportunity to get information on the airport's extended root network, new service technologies successivly implemented in Domodedovo. High emphasis is put on the airport's development prospects and creating at Domodedovo the largest transfer hub in Eastern Europe. During the exhibition a range of meetings with other international airports representatives will be organized aimed at experience interchange and discussion of possibl  >>>