OREANDA-NEWS. August 3, 2010. A leading Russian freighter airline AirBridgeCargo has been gradually increasing frequency of flights through Moscow Domodedovo Airport from 14 to 32 since July 2010.

The airline operates scheduled cargo flights through Domodedovo airport to the world leading hubs – Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

AirBridgeCargo share in general cargo payload volume of all cargo flights operated from Moscow Domodedovo Airport in 2009 totaled 32.6%.

AirBridgeCargo being a part of Volga-Dnepr Group is the leading Russian freighter airline. It operates scheduled flights Europe - Russia – Asia by Boeing 747 to 17 destinations in 12 countries. AirBridgeCargo performs scheduled flights from Asian airports: Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul to European cities: Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Maastricht, Zaragoza, Milano and Malmo. In 2009 the airline expanded its route network by adding new destinations in the Middle Asia: Almaty, Atyrau, Bishkek and Kabul. The air fleet features 9 freighters of Boeing 747 type (5 B747–400ERF, 1 B747-400F, 2 B747-200 and 1 B747-300).

Domodedovo Cargo Corporation is the largest and the most high tech air freight facility in Russia. Domodedovo Cargo being equipped with state-of-the-art technologies provides for handling and storing of all types of cargo including dangerous goods on a 24 hours basis. The Terminal facilities occupying the floor space of 13400 sqm allow for handling of 600 tons of cargo per day which is 10 times more than the average capacity of cargo terminals of the majority of Russian airports while the average daily volume of cargo/mail handled in Domodedovo totals 400 tons.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport of Russia. Its market share in total passenger traffic in Moscow Aviation Hub makes 46%. At the moment 77 partner airlines (48 foreign including 12 representing the CIS States and 29 Russian) connecting over 233 destinations operate flights all over the world. The unique route network covered by Domodedovo partner airlines provides for 93 exclusive destinations. In 2009 18,7 million passengers benefited from Domodedovo services.