OREANDA-NEWS. December 01, 2009. The winners of the World Airport Awards 2009 have been announced recently naming the best airports of the world. The survey was conducted by an independent survey organization Skytrax Research. The survey of 2009 has become the widest and the most representative compared to the previous of such kind i.e. worldwide survey interviews totaled 8,6 mln. respondents representing over 95 different passenger nationalities.

Moscow Airport Domodedovo was particularly marked among such airports of the Eastern Europe as Prague and Budapest.

Domodedovo has been holding its position in the top-three best airports of the Eastern Europe since 2004 based on the Skytrax rating. Skytrax Research makes passenger surveys annually qualifying services provided by airports as well as terminal comfort degree based on 40 aspects.

Domodedovo is the largest airport of Russia and the Eastern Europe, the number-one Russian airport in terms of passenger traffic. Its share in general volume of passenger traffic in Moscow Traffic Control Area (TMA) makes 45,3 % (calculated for 9 months of this year). In 2008 Domodedovo airport provided services for 20,4 mln. passengers.

In 2009 United Airlines, TAP, Nord Star, Nouvelair and others have made partnership with Domodedovo. At the moment the number of air carriers totals 80 including 34 foreign airlines, 30 Russian and 16 representing the CIS States which operate to/from Domodedovo in 220 destinations worldwide. The route network of airlines which are Domodedovo partners represents the unique 94 destinations for Moscow Traffic Control Area (TMA).