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11 мая 2017 09:51
Domodedovo First in Russia to Greet Bombardier C Series
May 11, 2017, Domodedovo, Moscow Region. Moscow Domodedovo Airport, ranked the best airport in Russia, was the first in the country to handle a Bombardier C Series aircraft. The Geneva - Moscow (Domodedovo) flight was operated by the Swiss flag carrier SWISS. Moscow Domodedovo Airport greeted the new aircraft type with a water salute.
«We are proud that Domodedovo has become the preferred destination for premier flights to Russia. We have the resources and expertise necessary to promptly adjust our technology to handle new aircraft types. More than 4.1 million passengers chose Moscow Domodedovo Airport and SWISS for flights to Switzerland, and now our partnership is enjoying a new round of growth,» - said Mr. Alexey Rayevsky, Deputy Chief Commercial Officer at Domodedovo.
Bombardier C Series is a new family of passenger narrow-bodied twin-engine turbofan aircraft by the Canadian Bombardier Aerospace. The series includes two aircraft types - CS100 and CS300, designed to carry from 100 to 160 passengers. The SWISS flight was performed on a CS100.
According to the manufacturer, the Bombardier C Series features modern composite materials, excellent environmental performance (CO2 emissions reduced by 20%), and exceptional passenger comfort thanks to the widest passenger seats among narrow-bodied aircraft.
SWISS has been operating scheduled flights from Domodedovo to Zurich and Geneva for more than 15 years. Since the start of the partnership with Moscow Domodedovo Airport, SWISS has carried out over 36,000 flights from Moscow.
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Moscow Domodedovo Airport is one of the largest Russian air hubs ranked in Russia's Air Gateway and Wings of Russia ratings as the best airport in Russia. In 2016, the airport served 28.5 million passengers. 
The route network includes 72 destinations. Members of the world's leading airline alliances - Star Alliance and oneworld - have chosen Moscow Domodedovo Airport for their flights to and from Moscow. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is Russia's only airport regularly handling flights operated by Airbus A380, Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is the flag air carrier of Switzerland operating flights to 102 destinations in 46 countries of the world from Zurich and Geneva. Annual passenger traffic of the airline exceeds 16 million people. The carrier's air fleet includes more than 90 modern airliners. SWISS is part of Lufthansa Group and is a member of one of the leading airline alliances - Star Alliance.
