OREANDA-NEWS. S7 Group Airlines - partners of Moscow Domodedovo Airport - operated the greatest number of flights without delays and won the punctuality contest following the results of February. Among the leaders, there are such companies as: ORENAIR, Polet, Izhavia, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, NIKI, Air Baltic.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport sums up the Most Punctual Airlines Contest on a monthly basis in eight categories - depending on frequency of flights and maximum take-off mass of aircraft. S7 Group airlines demonstrated the best performance in the first category as they operated 2,542 on-time flights. ORENAIR became the winner in the second category - 176 flights without delays. Polet Company operated 211 punctual flights and became the winner in the third category. In February, Izhavia operated 61 flights without delays and headed the fourth category of the contest.

Foreign airlines, partners of Moscow Domodedovo Airport, contested in a separate group. Lufthansa became the most punctual airline company among foreign airlines as it operated 171 on-time flights. Austrian Airlines operated 91 dead-on-time flights and were ranked next. Also among the winners there were such companies as NIKI (60 punctual flights) and Air Baltic (27 punctual flights).

Moscow Domodedovo Airport has been holding the monthly Most Punctual Airlines Contest over a distance of more than 6 years, and it is an effective tool for improving the quality of the air carrier service. During the contest period, the number of partners of the air harbor increased by one third. As of early April 2014, 86 airlines operate flights to 242 domestic and international destinations from Moscow Domodedovo Airport, 87 out of which are unique for the Moscow Air Hub.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest air hub in Russia, and in 2013, its total passenger traffic amounted 30.76 million people. It falls into the category of the largest airports in Europe and is among the top three fastest growing airports in Europe according to the ACI Europe classification. It is the best airport in Russia and the CIS as rated by Skytrax. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the base airport in Moscow for member airlines of the largest global airline alliances - Star Alliance and oneworld.