OREANDA-NEWS. Transaero, the partner of Moscow Domodedovo Airport, made the greatest number of flights without deviation from the schedule and won the precision contest for September 2014. Rossiya, Poliot, Pskovavia, Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, Qatar Airways and Avia Traffic Company were also rated among the most precise carriers.

Moscow Dovodedovo Airport sums up the airlines' punctuality contest for partner airlines on the monthly basis in eight categories, depending on the frequency of flights and the maximum take-off weight of the aircraft. The best indicators in the first category were posted by Transaero that performed 1,322 flights precisely. Rossiya airline became the winner in the second category - 248 precision flights. Poliot airline that performed 120 precision flights is called the leader in the third category. Pskovavia performed 13 precision flights in September and won in the third contest category.

Foreign carriers - Moscow Domodedovo Airport partners - are rated in a separate group. Lufthansa with its 198 precision flights became the most precise foreign airline. Aegean Airlines made 92 flights exactly on schedule and occupied the next position in the rating. Qatar Airways (58 precision flights) and Avia Traffic Company (30 precision flights) were also among winners.

The monthly precision contest for partner airlines has been held by Moscow Domodedovo Airport for more than six years and is an efficient tool to improve air carriers' services. In the contest period, the number of the air hub partners has advanced by a third. According to the data for October 2014, 87 airlines performed flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport in 230 domestic and global destinations, of which 87 are unique for the Moscow air hub.