OREANDA-NEWS. On June 10, 2014, more than 1,000 airport and airline representatives gathered in the capital of UAE: the meeting was arranged by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) within the framework of the Slot Conference.

Traditionally, Domodedovo specialists became participants in this milestone event held twice a year and serving as a basis for aircraft worldwide flight schedule. Being an efficient negotiations site, Slot Conference does not only contribute to dialogue in slotting but also enables to hold meetings on destinations with existing and potential partners. At the conference, Moscow Domodedovo Airport representatives met with the key air transportation market participants in order to identify market trends and discuss new cooperation areas.

When the seasonal flight schedule is created, Moscow Domodedovo Airport focuses on provision of high service quality to passengers. For this purpose, the air hub together with the partner companies improves the schedule, in particular, by smoothing the peaks and leveling the load during the day. It enables to provide the most comfortable service conditions to passengers through the most appropriate use of the airport infrastructure.

Just in Time contest held by Moscow Domodedovo Airport is an additional incentive for partner companies to comply with the schedule. The accuracy of the airlines making flights from the air hub is estimated monthly in several categories. The participants' commitment to stand high in the rating is an efficient service improvement tool.

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.