East Line Group
HeadquartersRussia
Websitewww.dme.aero/eng/

East Line Group (Russian: Группа Ист Лайн) is an airport infrastructure business in Russia. It operates Domodedovo International Airport near Moscow,[1] although the runways are controlled by the state.[2]

Overview

East Line Group's truck and jet bridge

East Line was founded in 1992 as a cargo agent and freight forwarding business;[3] after gaining control of Domodedovo airport it reduced fees and improved ground transport to attract customers.[4][5]

In 1993–1994, East Line Group, founded by Urals entrepreneurs Anton Bakov and Dmitry Kamenschik,[6] who built capital in the early 1990s on hauling cargo from Asian countries to Russia, invested in several facilities at Domodedovo, including a new customs terminal and catering services.[7]

In December 2010, East Line displaced director Vyacheslav Nekrasov, following disruption at Domodedovo caused by electrical problems and severe winter weather.[8]

East Line has recently reconstructed more airport facilities, and has continued to attract more passengers and more airlines.[9][10][11] Domodedovo is now the busiest airport in Russia;[12] there are plans to construct a third runway.[citation needed] Double-level passenger bridges were installed in May 2012, to support the Airbus A380 which will be used on some Emirates flights to Domodedovo.[13]

Domodedovo's rivals, Sheremetyevo International Airport and Vnukovo International Airport, are state-owned.[14]

See also

References

  1. ^ "EAST LINE". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Domodedovo victim of its own success? : PayloadAsia.com". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. ^ "Moscow Domodedovo Airport". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. ^ Michaels, Daniel (1 December 2008). "Moscow Points the Way With Airport Competition – WSJ.com". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Domodedovo-2, Sheremetyevo-3 taking off". The Russia Journal. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  6. ^ (in Russian) Ветеран обороны Домодедово – «Коммерсантъ», 7.10.2013
  7. ^ "Домодедово", откройся! (in Russian). Vedomosti. 10 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  8. ^ "Aeroflot sacks deputy chief after Moscow airport mayhem". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Boeing Airbus Data and Airline Industry News from Flightglobal". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  10. ^ "East line to press on with Domodedovo expansion". Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  11. ^ "East Line's strategy to grow cargo and international traffic at DME". Airport Business. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  12. ^ "New Runway For Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport". AVIATION WEEK. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  13. ^ "Emirates to operate A380 to Moscow Domodedovo". Flightglobal. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  14. ^ "A single company will manage the airport "Sheremetyevo"". Retrieved 2 January 2011.

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