OREANDA-NEWS. On 24 March 2008 at the Annual ACI Europe Conference held in Brussels was announced, that upon summarizing 2007 results, Moscow International Airport Domodedovo took the 1st place in terms of growth rate in its group and the honorable 19th place among European airports. Domodedovo was also recognized the leader among airports of Eastern Europe.

These results were announced at the Annual ACI Europe Conference held on March, 20 in Brussels.

The overall passenger traffic of European airports increased by 6.5% in 2007 compared with 2006. It shows the effective and stable growth of European airport's development.

Moscow International Airport Domodedovo, nominated in three categories, was recognized the leader in Group 2 comprising airports whose passenger traffic varies between 10 and 25 million people per year. Domodedovo' annual passenger traffic growth reached 22%. It is followed by Berlin Templehof, Dublin, Athens, Milan-Malpensa and Geneva airports.