Moscow Domodedovo Airport's Passenger Traffic to Double by 2015

Moscow Domodedovo Airport's Passenger Traffic to Double by 2015

March 01, 2006

    MOSCOW, March 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- EAST LINE Group
-- Moscow Domodedovo Airport, operated by EAST LINE Group,
expects its passenger traffic to more than double by 2015,
with the forecast based on the positive dynamics of growth
since 2001.

    In 2001, passenger throughput of the airport amounted
only to 3,859,402 people. However, active investment
campaign along with marketing strategy aimed at attracting
new airlines and widening route network brought their solid
results. In 2002, passenger traffic grew to 6,661,721
passengers (a 72.6% increase over 2001), in 2003 --
9,364,162 passengers (40.6% growth against 2002), 2004 --
12,066,793 (a 28.9% increase comparing with 2003).

    In 2005, overall passenger traffic of the airport
reached 13,960,000 passengers, a 15.7% increase over 2004.
Domodedovo became the leader in the Moscow aviation hub in
terms of passenger throughput. Statistics for the period of
1991 through 2005 (passengers flown from airport) show that
in the late 1990s EAST LINE Group broke a dramatic negative
trend and the outgoing passenger traffic started to rise.
According to the forecast unveiled by EAST LINE Group, in
2006 passenger traffic will reach 16,200,000 (16.1%
year-on-year increase), in 2010 -- it will amount to over
22,000,000 passengers and in 2015 -- to about 30,000,000.

    EAST LINE Group's experts believe the trend of rapid
expansion to strengthen in the future due to extension of
the Domodedovo passenger terminal and, correspondingly, its
passenger throughput capacity.

    Domodedovo has significantly extended a range of
services available for airlines and air passengers. As a
result, more international carriers have come to the
airport since the beginning of 2005. Among them -- Iberia,
China Eastern Airlines and Thai Airways International.
Other airlines, like Qatar Airways and EL AL Israel
Airlines have increased the frequency of flights to and
from Domodedovo.

    Singapore Airlines launches scheduled service from
Domodedovo International Airport on the route
Moscow-Dubai-Singapore starting from 1 March 2006, while
Italy's Wind Jet and Eurofly are to start making flights to
Domodedovo in March and April.

    Singapore Airlines will be the 15-th regular
international air carrier at Domodedovo International
Airport.

    In December 2005, ACI Europe named Domodedovo the best
performing airport in the Second group that includes
airports with annual passenger traffic between 10 and 25
million passengers. Domodedovo has steadily occupied one of
the three top positions in the rating of the second group
since May 2005 and has been the leader in terms of
passenger traffic growth since July 2005. December's
general rating of the ACI Europe placed Domodedovo Airport
on the 21st position.

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