OREANDA-NEWS. Aeroflot has won Athens International Airport Award 2012 as Fastest Growing Airline in Eastern Europe. This is the fourth top prize from Athens International Airport. Russia’s largest air carrier was named the best in this category in 2006, 2007 and 2011.

"We highly appreciate that our efforts were recognized by our European partners. Aeroflot is the world-level air company specializing in international flights. Our traditions as the national flagship airline, our technical and productive potential, our aspiration for innovations and perfection and our thorough personnel policy enable Aeroflot to grow and develop, proving its place among world’s top regular airlines", said Mr. Vitaly Saveliev, Aeroflot CEO.

Celebrating its 90-th anniversary in 2013, Aeroflot is Russia’s flagship airline and the largest national air company. Proudly being a member of SkyTeam global airline alliance, Aeroflot with its partnering members provides service to 1000 destinations in 187 countries. Aeroflot operates one of the most modern and youngest fleets in Europe counting 130 aircraft formed by Airbus, Boeing and Sukhoi airliners with an average airplane age of 5 years. In 2012 Aeroflot carried 17,7 million passengers, continuously showing the best results in modern Russia’s history. In the same year Aeroflot received Readers’ Choice Conde Nast Traveller Award as the best Russian airline.