OREANDA-NEWS. July 18, 2011. Hong-Kong airline Cathay Pacific Airways, which is one of the founders of the global aviation alliance oneworld, launched regular flights from the Moscow Domodedovo Airport a year ago, on 13 July 2010. The flight has gained popularity among Russian passengers right from the moment of the launch.

The airline offers three flights a week to Hong-Kong from the Domodedovo Airport. Cathay Pacific Airways connects Russian capital to one of the most dynamic and modern cities of the world booming on the crossroads of oriental and western cultures and offering striking and unforgettable impressions to the travellers. The route opens to the transfer passengers an opportunity of convenient transfers to popular routes in the South Asia and Pacific Region.

Domodedovo Airport and Cathay Pacific shall congratulate passengers of the flight to Hong-Kong on 14 July in celebration of the anniversary of the cooperation. Souvenirs, champaign, a cake with national symbolic, and airport check in facilities decorated with balloons shall create holiday mood for the passengers at the very beginning of their fascinating journey.

Domodedovo Airport route network consists of more than 240 destinations, 90 of which are unique ones, and is the largest in Moscow Air Hub.

Cathay Pacific Airways is an airline based in Hong-Kong. Currently the route network of the carrier includes 145 directions to 40 countries and regions. Affiliated company of the Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, offers 30 directions in Asia to the passengers, including 17 directions in the mainland China. Cathay Pacific is one of the founders of the global aviation alliance oneworld.

oneworld is a global aviation alliance uniting 12 largest airlines of the world. Following companies participate in oneworld: American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Japan Airlines, LAN, Malev, Mexicana, Qantas, Royal Jordanian, and S7 Airlines. The partner companies jointly offer flights to 900 directions in almost 150 countries of the world. Domodedovo is the bas Russian airport for the member companies of the alliance.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport of Russia providing for 44% passenger flow in Moscow Air Hub. About 22.3 mln. passengers have used the Airport’s services in 2010. More than 80 Russian and foreign companies are the partners of the Airport. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the choice of the members of leading global aviation alliances, Star Alliance, oneworld and SkyTeam, for their flights to Moscow.