Translate Uzbekistan Airways Moscow flights from Domodedovo to Vnukovo

The national carrier of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan Airways announced the transfer of all its Moscow flights from Domodedovo airport to Vnukovo airport since the beginning of the winter schedule on 28 October 2018. Commenting on the change of the air Harbor in the Moscow aviation hub (UIA), the airline said ATO.ru that this is due to “economic feasibility”.

Now in Domodedovo, according to the company that runs 21 weekly flights from Tashkent and 28 flights from regional airports of Uzbekistan. The number of flights and flight schedule will not change in connection with the relocation of Uzbekistan Airways in Vnukovo.

Since the end of October to fully translate the flights from Domodedovo to Vnukovo decided another Russian airline Air Azur. The relocation of the fleet began on 1 October. Previously from Domodedovo to Vnukovo in the framework of cooperation with UTair moved another airline “Rusline”.

Vnukovo is attracting airlines through rebates and preferential treatment that it offers in a competitive environment, especially those companies that are just starting to work at the airport. In addition, this air port has more convenient transport accessibility compared to other airports, which also includes Sheremetyevo (and three years later to Vnukovo last metro ).

The passenger traffic of Vnukovo airport increased steadily since the beginning of the year, and the number is higher than other air harbors MAU. Attracting new airlines will allow this air port to compensate for a partial withdrawal from the “Russia” in Sheremetyevo. At the same time, amid rising Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo Domodedovo with public scheduled flights remains the only MAU who falls in passenger traffic since the beginning of the year. Drop traffic accelerated in July this year.