OREANDA-NEWS. According to Domodedovo Airport results for June 2013, passenger traffic increased by 9.1% compared to June 2012 and amounted to 3.0 million travelers. The overall flights number grew by 3.4% and totaled 24.3 thousand takeoff and landing operations.

The largest passenger traffic growth in June recorded in international passenger traffic adding +13.5% to June 2012; reaching 1.9 million passengers.

Domestic airlines for June 2013 grew by 2.5% compared to last year and amounted to 1.1 million travelers.

Domodedovo freight traffic for the first month of summer reached 16.7 thousand ton that is 2.5% higher compared to June 2012.

According to the first half of the year 2013 results, Domodedovo passenger traffic amounted to 13.9 million people and increased by 12.6% compared with the same period in 2012. Flights number grew by 4.6% and amounted to 122.3 thousand takeoff and landing operations.

January-June 2013 passenger traffic results on domestic routes totaled 5.6 million passengers that 12.2% higher than for six months of the last year. The utmost growth recorded on the following internal directions: Makhachkala, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Saint Petersburg and Mineralnye Vody. Passenger traffic on these directions reached 1.4 million people, that 28.1% higher than for six months of the last year.

International passenger traffic for January-June of the current year totaled 8.3 million people. (+ 12,9% to January-June 2012). The highest growth was recorded on the following international routes: Hurghada, Sharm-el-Sheikh, Antalya, Barcelona, Munich. In the first half of 2013 1.7 million passengers were transported for the mentioned directions, that is by 43% higher compared to 2012.

Domodedovo airport freight traffic for the first half of the year 2013 increased by 4.1% compared to the same period of 2012 year and totaled 92.9 thousand ton.

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.