OREANDA-NEWS. April 03, 2012. Since March 25, 2012 one of three daily flights of British Airways from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to London is conducted by the trans-continental airliner Boeing 747, which offers four classes of service: First class, business class Club World, improved economy class World Traveller Plus and economy class World Traveller. Thus, British Airways became the first airline in the world offering such service level on such a short route.

British Airways provides to passengers the maximum level of comfort both in the air and on the ground. Domodedovo Airport has a separate reception area for them, and business class passengers and members of the program Executive Club (Executive Club Silver, Executive Club Gold), as well as VIP passengers of partner airlines being members of oneworld alliance, may spend time before their flight in the waiting room Navigator Club Lounge, comfortable atmosphere of which provides for both efficient work and leisure.

In honor of the arrival of a new type of aircraft, Moscow Domodedovo Airport organized spotting for photographers and bloggers who were able to see the spectacular landing and departure of the passenger airliner.

British Airways is the national airline and flag carrier of the United Kingdom which conducts flights from London Heathrow to Russian cities: Moscow (Domodedovo) and St. Petersburg (Pulkovo). British Airways conducted its first flight to Moscow in 1959. The first flight from Moscow Domodedovo Airport took place in July 2003; since then British Airways has transported over 2 million people in both directions. Today, flights between Moscow (Domodedovo) and London (Heathrow) are conducted three times a day by trans-continental Boeing 747 and 767.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport in passenger traffic in Russia. In 2011, the airport served 25,701,610 people, which enabled it to become one of the largest airports in Europe 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, oneworld. Since 2010, Moscow Domodedovo Airport tops the list of the best airports in the Eastern Europe by quality of service, according to an annual survey by the independent research company Skytrax Research (UK).