OREANDA-NEWS. Transaero Airlines - partner of Moscow Domodedovo Airport - operated the greatest number of flights without delays and won the punctuality contest following the results of October 2014. Such airlines as Rossiay, Polet, Tulpar Air, Lufthansa, Air Berlin, Iberia and Turkmenistan Airlines are also among the most punctual airlines.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport sums up the Most Punctual Airlines Contest on a monthly basis in eight categories - depending on frequency of flights and maximum take-off mass of aircraft. Transaero Airlines demonstrated the best performance in the first category as they operated 1,249 on-time flights. Rossiya became the winner in the second category - 253 flights without delays. Polet Airlines operated 121 punctual flights and became the winner in the third category. In October 2014, Tulpar Air operated 14 flights without delays and headed the fourth category of the contest. .

Foreign airlines, partners of Moscow Domodedovo Airport, contested in a separate group. Lufthansa became the most punctual airline company among foreign airlines as it operated 175 on-time flights. Air Berlin operated 113 dead-on-time flights and were ranked next. Also, among the winners there were such companies as Iberia (44 punctual flights) and Turkmenistan Airlines (31 punctual flights). .

Moscow Domodedovo Airport has been holding the monthly Most Punctual Airlines Contest over a distance of more than 6 years, and it is an effective tool for improving the quality of the air carrier service. During the contest period, the number of partners of the air hub increased by one third. As of early November 2014, 88 airlines operate flights to 229 domestic and international destinations from Moscow Domodedovo Airport, 86 out of which are unique for the Moscow Air Hub. .

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is the largest air hub in Russia, and in 2013, its total passenger traffic amounted 30.76 million people. 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.