Domodedovo boosts passenger flow 17% in Jan-Sept
MOSCOW. Oct 18 (Interfax) - Moscow airport Domodedovo increased its passenger flow 16.9% in January-September 2011 to 19.8 million.
Domodedovo served 2.65 million passengers in September 2011, increasing passenger turnover 20.5% year-on-year, the airport said in a press release.
The number of flights in the nine months increased 17.3% year-on-year to 184,597.
Passenger turnover on international routes climbed 23.2% to 1.65 million in September and turnover on domestic routes grew 16.3% to 998,500.
International destinations: Antalya, Barcelona, Munich, Frankfurt and Paphos saw the highest rise in passenger turnover.
Cargo turnover went up 12.8% in September to 16,676 tonnes and 23.1% in the nine months to 135,400 tonnes.
Domodedovo is Russia's largest airport. Passenger turnover in 2010 increased 19% to 22.25 million and it is predicted to grow 20% in 2011.
