OREANDA-NEWS. September 10, 2012. Moscow Domodedovo Airport has become the bridge between Asia, North America and the Far East for the delegates of the annual summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). It is the first time, the APEC summit to be held in Russia – on Russkiy Island, Vladivostok - from 2 to 9 of September. From 28 to 30 August, as a part of the APEC summit, business meetings of finance ministers of the participant countries of the summit, most of whom were welcomed by Domodedovo Airport, have been held in Moscow.

- Regularly expanding its route network, Moscow Domodedovo Airport is showing a consistently high growth of passenger traffic, being one of the largest aviation hubs in Europe, - said Igor Borisov, Director of Domodedovo Airport. – The priority for further development of Domodedovo is implementation of the transfer capacity of the airport. The part of this resource consuming and serious work is servicing delegates of international summits, who have chosen Domodedovo as the hub between the major regions of the world.

Having the widest route network - 243 destinations, 85 of which are unique in the Moscow Aviation Hub - Domodedovo airport is paying special attention to increasing the number of transfer passengers. In July 2012, registered transfer passenger traffic was up to 14% of the total number of passengers of Domodedovo Airport*.

Domodedovo Airport is offering to carriers the most favorable conditions for opening new connecting flights: it adheres to the UNDER ONE ROOF concept, within which a single terminal, able to provide convenient connections for passengers, who don’t want to spend more time on travel, is being built.

Domodedovo Airport has enough resources for territorial expansion – 9,500 hectares - which is more than three times the size of Europe's largest hubs of Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt. The reserved land resources allow to construct up to 9 runways in Domodedovo.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport in Russia and Europe in terms of passenger traffic, according to the ACI classification. Following 2011, the airport has served 25,70, 610 people. Moscow Domodedovo Airport has been chosen for flights to Moscow by members of the world's leading aviation alliances - Star Alliance and Oneworld. Since 2009, 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 an annual survey by the independent research company Skytrax Research (UK).

*According to expert assessment of DME, the total number of transfer passengers is approximately two times higher, as many travelers prefer to buy several tickets to various parts of the route, instead of making single operation.