OREANDA-NEWS. On 30 June Aegean Airlines - Moscow Domodedovo Airport's partner - launches exclusive Greek route - direct flight to Alexandroupoli. The flight will be operated on Sundays till 15 September, 2013 - in the frames of airlines summer schedule.

All flights of Aegean Airlines from Domodedovo are operated on comfortable airliners Airbus A319 and A320, economy and business classes are available for passengers.

Flight schedule (30 June - 15 September, 2013)

Flight number

Destination

Departure*

Arrival*

Days

A3 577

Moscow - Alexandroupoli

02:40

04:40

7

A3 576

Alexandroupoli - Moscow

21:50

01:50

*local time

Alexandroupoli is located in the north eastern portion of Greece on the Aegean coast. Today this place is gaining popularity, keeping authentic atmosphere and offering a great variety of recreation. Ecotourism lovers will find here national parks, most famous of which are - Dadias Forest „y Evros Delta River. Tourists can enjoy hiking and bicycling in the picturesque suburbs. Local beaches, known for their absolute purity and high level service, attract diving lovers as well.

Destinations in Greece are highly demanded by Russian air travelers. With a launch of new summer flight to Alexandroupoli, the frequency of regular flights to Greece will reach 57 flights per week.

Aegean Airlines - a member of Star Alliance network, is Greece's largest full-service airline, carrying 6.1 million passengers in 2012. The Aegean fleet consists of 30 Airbus A320 family aircraft with an average age of 4.5 years. The Company operates 180 routes, 158 of which are international and 22 domestic. In its 14 years history, Aegean has been awarded six times by the European Regions Airline Association (ERA). In 2012, Aegean Airlines was ranked for the third time 'Best Regional Airline Europe' in a worldwide survey conducted by independent research firm.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport - is the largest one of Russia, in 2012 the airport served 28,2 million people. It joins the category of the largest airports in Europe on the classification of the Airports Council International (ACI) and on results of 2012 became one of three European airports with the highest dynamic development. Since 2009 it is ranked as the best airport in Eastern Europe by Skytrax. Domodedovo is chosen for flights by member airlines of two largest global airline alliances - Star Alliance and oneworld.