Sheremetyevo International Airport was officially awarded a 5-star terminal rating from Skytrax at a special event in London. This is a prestigious award for airports and airlines acknowledging the top quality of passenger services. Terminal B received the 5-star rating after a comprehensive audit.

The Skytrax World Airport Awards ceremony was held as a part of Passenger Terminal Expo 2019. When accepting the award, Director General Mikhail Vasilenko noted: "Skytrax 5-stars is the pinnacle of recognition of Sheremetyevo on the international stage. We are grateful to Skytrax's experts for all their helpful recommendations on how we can improve services for our passengers."

As part of its Long-Term Development Program, Sheremetyevo International Airport makes major efforts to advance its technological infrastructure and adopt the best practices to improve passenger services based on Skytrax rating leaders. As in other 5-star terminal airports, the main driver of Sheremetyevo's effective passenger service system is its highly qualified staff.

The 5-star Skytrax terminal rating proves the high performance of major investments in the development and modernization of Sheremetyevo's infrastructure. Furthermore, Sheremetyevo is dedicated to using the standards and specifications of 5-star Skytrax terminals in the design of its newest passenger terminals.

The current plan is to invite Skytrax consultants to evaluate Terminal C1 both during its construction stage and after it opens in December 2019.

After the completion and commissioning of Terminal C1 and Terminal C2, passenger turnover capacity at Sheremetyevo will reach 100 million passengers annually.

Contributed by Sheremetyevo International Airport