Thursday, May 2, 2024
Sheremetyevo International Airport has served more than 16 million passengers since the beginning of the year, an 12.4% increase compared to the same period in 2017. According to Flightstats ratings, Sheremetyevo in May again became the leading airport in punctuality among European airports. The indicator of punctuality for departure was...
Car-sharing service “Yandex.Drive” opened its own parking lounge in Sheremtyevo Airport’s Terminal D. Thanks to the parking spot, Yandex.Drive users will now find it easier to search and rent a car upon arrival for travel around the city, the company stated. The parking space is designed for 20 seats, and...
Sheremetyevo International Airport’s Terminal B has opened a travel retail zone, the Airport’s Public Relations Directorate said. During the FIFA World Cup 2018, a wide range of thematic souvenirs will be represented in the shops. Traditional products from Russian regions such as pastilles, cookies, honey, sausages and national drinks will...
Transmashholding (TMH) International, Russia’s largest manufacturer of locomotives and rail infrastructure, has acquired South African company DCD Rolling Stock for about $7.5 million, Engineering News reported. The group said the investment would see the DCD facility in Boksburg, east of Johannesburg, used to manufacture, assembly and service locomotives and other rolling...
Sheremetyevo Airport will provide free parking for electric vehicles during the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and for the summer season as well, the Airport’s press service said. “As a part of the preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the first fast charging station of the single charging infrastructure of...
Sheremetyevo Airport will begin to reconstruct its Terminal F in 2021, the airport's general director Mikhail Vasilenko said, Interfax informs. “We will put it (Terminal F) for reconstruction in 2021. But in order to begin the reconstruction, it is necessary to create conditions for foreign passengers, so that there is...
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sheremetyevo Airport, Alexander Ponomarenko, last week spoke about the new facilities that have been built in the airport for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. A new passenger terminal with an area of 110,550 square meters with a capacity of 20 million passengers...
Russia’s railway system, the world’s third longest, sprawling over 85.5 thousand kilometers, could be on the verge of an energy storage makeover, RBC reported. A little over half the overall railway length is electrified, and the project will address this issue by using a new technology, the report said. Enel’s advanced...
In a move to revitalize the nation’s economy through transportation infrastructure, Russia’s government will allocate up to $156 billion for road construction in various regions of Russia, President Vladimir Putin said in an annual Q&A session on Thursday.  Around $81.9 billion was spent on road construction in between 2012...
Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport held its World Cup ceremony when the legendary trophy was presented by airport management as part of the FIFA World Cup preparations. The ceremony was held in the new Terminal B, built especially for the tournament, Air Cargo News informed. The 110,500 square meter (362,533 square feet)...