OREANDA-NEWS. At the end of the summer of 2014, Moscow Domodedovo Airport sums up the preliminary results of air transportation. In June, July and the first half of August, the number of passengers who flew through Domodedovo amounted to ten million people. Experts predict that the consolidated figures for this summer will be about 11.3 million people. This is 13.5% more than the passenger traffic last year and is another historic record for the air hub.

In June-August 2014, the largest number of travelers chose the following international destinations: Antalya, Hurghada, Barcelona, Tivat, Sharm El Sheikh. The passenger traffic there increased by 10% and amounted to 1.5 million travelers. In total, the international airlines passenger traffic of the airport during this summer amounted to 6.3 million people which is 3.4% more yoy.

The domestic routes passenger traffic for 3 summer months of 2014 reached 5 million people, which is 30% more than for the same period of the last year. The greatest growth - 20.3% - was in the following group of destinations: Simferopol, St. Petersburg, Sochi, Krasnodar, Ekaterinburg. The number of people travelling to these destinations amounted to almost 1.4 million people.

According to the experts, the most intensive passenger traffic will be recorded during the last week of August: during these days the airport plans to serve about 902 thousand people, which is 13% more yoy. The largest share of these parameters accounts for travelers arriving from such resorts as Antalya, Paphos, Heraklion, Burgas, Dubai and Thessaloniki.

The airport appeals to travelers and kindly asks them to be understanding about the traditional growth in passenger traffic at the end of the summer season. When planning a trip to the airport, it is recommended to track the date and time of flights arrival and departure in a timely manner on the information desk on the Moscow Domodedovo Airport web-site. You can also get more information at the around-the-clock help desk of the airport, airline offices and travel agencies. Aeroexpress trains will guarantee convenient and timely transfer to the airport.