Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport pax up 15% in Aug-2012

Russia's Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport passenger numbers up 15% - traffic highlights for Aug-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 2.9 million, +15.3% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 909,000, +3%;
  • International: 2.0 million, +22.3%. [more - original PR]

The most popular international destinations in the first eight months of 2012 include Antalya, Paris, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Prague, Beijing, and Istanbul. The airport also reported record daily aircraft movements of 726 take-off and landings on 14-Sep-2012 while daily passenger numbers exceeded 100,000 for the first time on 16-Sep-2012.