OREANDA-NEWS. December 23, 2011. Moscow Domodedovo Airport will service its 25th mln passenger from the beginning of the year. The figure will allow to join the list of the largest European airports according to the classification of Airports Council International (ACI).

Currently the “major league” of European airports is formed by such giants as Heathrow (London), Charles de Gaulle (Paris), Schiphol (Amsterdam).

“We are looking forward to this event, said Igor Borisov. It will become a milestone not only in the history of the Moscow Aviation Hub, it is a milestone in the Russian aviation industry”.

ACI EUROPE is a regional branch of ACI World (headquartered in Montreal) representing interests of over 1500 airports in 170 countries around the world through its regional offices. All regional branches of ACI World are independent organizations with its own board of directors. The main purposes of the organization is to represent the interests of the airport members, searching for ways of cooperation with airlines and other partners with the view to creating conditions necessary for successful functioning of the entire industry, advancement of the airport operators’ interests in the regulatory and legislative bodies as well as airport stakeholders. Dmitry Kamenschik, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Moscow Domodedovo Airport is member of the Board of Directors of ACI Europe.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport in Russia. Over 10 years, its passenger traffic has increased almost 10-fold, from 2.8 million passengers in 2000 to 22.3 million passengers in 2010. Moscow Domodedovo Airport has been chosen for flights to Moscow by members of the world's leading aviation alliances: Star Alliance, oneworld.

Since 2010, Moscow Domodedovo Airport has been on the top of the list of the best airports in the Eastern Europe for the quality of its service, according to the annual rating by independent research company Skytrax Research (UK).