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22 марта 2017 16:30

Meridiana and Domodedovo Launch Flights between Moscow and Milan

March 22, 2017, Domodedovo, Moscow Region. Moscow Domodedovo Airport, ranked the best airport in Russia, and the airline Meridiana announced the launch of a new route between Moscow and Milan. Meridiana's first flight on the route Milan - Moscow took place March 22, 2017.

Flights are scheduled three times a week - on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. After May 7, the flight frequency will increase with another flight to be added on Sunday. The flight time is 3.5 hours, with departure from Moscow Domodedovo Airport at 12:10 (Moscow time), departure from Milan Malpensa Airport at 6:55 (local time). Flights on the route will be operated by Boeing 737-800 aircraft with 168 seats in economy class and 14 seats in Electa business class. Flight tickets at discounted promo rates are available on the website meridiana.com or from travel agents.

Starting in June 2017, Meridiana will resume regular flights Olbia (Costa Smeralda) - Moscow (Domodedovo) - Olbia (Costa Smeralda).

Commenting on the opening of the route to Milan, Mr. Alexey Rayevsky, Deputy Chief Commercial Officer at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, said: "We are pleased to welcome Meridiana at Moscow Domodedovo Airport. I strongly believe that, together with our partner, we will further develop our route network in Italy. Italy remains one of the most popular destinations for Russian tourists - in 2016, more than 300,000 travelers flew to Italy from Moscow Domodedovo Airport."

"We are excited to offer direct flights from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to Milan Malpensa Airport, and we are very proud that we are a new Italian player in this important market," said Mr. Andrea Andorno, Chief Commercial Officer at Meridiana. "Milan and Moscow are among the most cosmopolitan cities in the world with a unique and rich history, beautiful architecture, and world-class museums. Our four direct flights weekly will greatly facilitate travel to both destinations for long or short stays, and the flights are scheduled so that businesspeople could fly from Milan to Moscow as early as possible."

Milan is the 11th destination in Moscow Domodedovo Airport's route network linking Russia and Italy. Currently, the airport's airline partners fly to Verona, Genoa, Pisa, Naples, Venice, Olbia, Rimini, Turin, Catania, Lamezia, and Milan. In 2016, passenger traffic from Moscow Domodedovo Airport to destinations in Italy grew by 22% compared to 2015.

Moscow Domodedovo Airport is one of the largest Russian air hubs ranked in Russia's Air Gateway rating as the best airport in Russia and ranked the best CIS airport by Skytrax. In 2016, the airport served 28.5 million passengers. The route network includes 72 destinations unique in Moscow Aviation Hub. Members of the world's leading airline alliances - Star Alliance and oneworld - have chosen Moscow's Domodedovo International Airport for their flights to and from Moscow. Moscow Domodedovo Airport is Russia's only airport regularly handling flights operated on Airbus A380, Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Meridiana is an Italian airline controlled by Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development. Meridiana is headquartered in Olbia. The airline was founded March 29, 1963 and originally was named Alisarda. The main focus of the air carrier was promoting tourism in Sardinia. In 1991, the airline changed its name to Meridiana. Through merger with the charter airline Eurofly and acquisition of another charter airline, Air Italy, over the last five years Meridiana has become one of the most important players on the international tourist air travel market. Its share of the mid- and long-haul flights is still growing.
Airline's flights link the main Italian airports with Sardinia, Sicily and Naples, as well as destination in the Mediterranean or Egypt, such as the Canary and Balearic Islands, Greece, and the Red Sea resorts. Long-haul destinations include the United States (flights to New York from Naples and Palermo), Moscow, Maldives, Mauritius, Kenya, Zanzibar, Madagascar, Cape Verde, Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, Santo Domingo, Cuba, and Brazil. Meridiana's fleet consists of Boeing 737, Boeing 767, and McDonnell Douglas MD82 aircraft.

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