Russia's two biggest airports handle 2.2 mln passengers over holidays
MOSCOW. Jan 10 (Interfax) - Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports handled respectively 1.2 million and slightly over 1 million passengers in the period from December 24, 2012 through January 8, 2013, the press services of Russia's two largest airports told Interfax.
Sheremetyevo said the holiday figures were up 9.4% from a year earlier.
"The most popular charter destinations over the New Year holidays were Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Tel Aviv, Phuket, Goa, Marsa and Taba (Egypt). Among traditional winter holiday destinations, the most popular were Prague, Paris, Rome, Salzburg, Geneva, New York and Munich," the airport said. It handled about 75,000 charter flight passengers over the holidays, 23% more than a year earlier.
"For us, the period from December 29 through January 13 will be more indicative. The number of outbound flights increases dramatically starting December 29, and inbound flights will peak at the end of this week. Therefore, it's still early to report the final results," Domodedovo spokesman Yevgeny Konoplev said.
