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Apr 22, 2008 (newstodate): Russia aims at competing with Europe for a share in intercontinental transit flights.
Plans are to strengthen Moscow as an international transit and transfer hub by developing the Moscow region's three international airports.
As part of the ambitious plan, two additional runways will be constructed at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, and one at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, expanding the Moscow hub's capacity to some 60 million passenger by 2020
Plans are to strengthen Moscow as an international transit and transfer hub by developing the Moscow region's three international airports.
As part of the ambitious plan, two additional runways will be constructed at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport, and one at Moscow Domodedovo Airport, expanding the Moscow hub's capacity to some 60 million passenger by 2020