OREANDA-NEWS. March 12, 2012. New flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Yerevan will be launched on March 2, 2012. The flights will be operated by Transaero four times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Upon transition to the summer schedule (March 25, 2012), the airline plans to increase flight frequency to daily operations. Flights will be operated using comfortable airliners Boeing 737-500.

Yerevan is not only the capital of Armenia, and one of the major business and transportation centres, it is also an ancient city in the world, the history of which has begun in 782 BC. Travelers will have the opportunity to see the historical monuments and picturesque landscapes of the city, as well as to experience traditional Armenian hospitality.

Currently, flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Yerevan are operated by Armavia and S7 Airlines. In 2011, from Moscow (Domodedovo) to Yerevan (Zvartnots) 284,000 passengers have been transported. This area is one of the most popular among passengers departing from Domodedovo airport to the CIS countries.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport in Russia and Europe in terms of passenger traffic. Following 2011, the airport has served 25,701,610 people and entered the group of the largest European airports, according to the ACI classification. Moscow Domodedovo Airport has been chosen for flights to Moscow by members of the world's leading aviation alliances - Star Alliance and oneworld. Since 2010, Moscow Domodedovo Airport has been on top of the list of the best airports in Eastern Europe in terms of the service quality, according to the annual survey by the independent research company Skytrax Research (UK).