Domodedovo Airport Partners with Ukraine International Airlines

OREANDA-NEWS. August 18, 2011. The Moscow Domodedovo Airport and Ukraine International Airlines have announced the start of regular flights via the route Moscow (Domodedovo) - Kiev (Boryspil) since July 20, 2011.

The shedule of new flights is structured in such a way as to meet the needs of both business passengers and tourists - the flights depart from Moscow in the morning and land in the capital of Ukraine in the evening:

The flights are operated by comfortable liners Boeing 737-500.

"Our airline will operate flights to Domodedovo, the major international hub airport in Russia, which is ready to provide us with the most efficient expansion in Russia in cooperation with Russian partner airlines. This is the Domodedovo Airport, which offers our airline the largest selection of partners and routes to the regional centers of the Russian Federation, through which UIA's passengers can travel anywhere in Russia quickly and easily", said corporate of UIA, Yevgeniya Satskaya.

"We are very pleased to welcome Ukraine International Airlines in the Moscow Domodedovo Airport. We believe that the collaboration of professional teams will provide passengers with the highest level of service, both at the airport and on board ", said Aleksey Raevsky, Deputy Director for Commerce of the Airport, in his welcoming speech.

Domodedovo bid a ceremonial welcome to the first airplane of the airline by a water arch, shimmering in the sun like a rainbow, which was created with the help of fire trucks. Passengers of the first flight were awarded commemorative certificates and gifts.

Ukraine International Airlines is a leading Ukrainian airline. 100% of its shares are privately owned. UIA fleet consists of 19 Boeing 737. The airline connects Ukraine with 35 capitals and key cities in Europe, Asia, Africa and the CIS countries, also providing connections with the routes of its international partners in more than 3.000 other cities in the world.

The Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest airport in Russia, providing 44% of passenger traffic of the Moscow aviation hub. In 2010, the airport services were provided to 22.3 million passengers. More than 80 Russian and foreign airlines are the airport's partners. Members of such leading global airline alliances as Star Alliance, Oneworld and SkyTeam have chosen Moscow Domodedovo Airport for their flights to Moscow.