FIFA World Cup Will Add to Russian Aviation Boom

2018 is the year that Russia gets to showcase its footballing prowess and soccer stadiums to the world. Football will inevitably bring an additional boost to the nation’s aviation which has been booming, even without the benefit of a major sporting tournament on its soil. In 2017 domestic scheduled airline capacity grew by 14% while international capacity grew even faster, at 18%.

The World Cup is estimated to bring an additional 3.5 million visitors to Russia, many of whom will travel by air. While there are plenty of airports close to the 11 cities which will host matches, Russian aviation very much revolves around Moscow with every one of the Top 30 domestic routes operating to or from one of the three Moscow airports – Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo. It’s likely that many football visitors will enter the country via a Moscow airport, and the primary Russian gateway airport, Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport, will have a shiny new terminal to impress with.

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