Aeroflot Terminal to Open in Winter
29 June 2009By Maria Antonova / The Moscow Times

Aeroflot will move all of its flights to Sheremetyevo's glistening new Terminal 3 before switching to its winter schedule this year, CEO Vitaly Savelyev told reporters Friday after showing off the facility to visiting airline executives.

The long-awaited hub will serve as the SkyTeam alliance's base in Russia and is intended to rescue Sheremetyevo from its reputation as the capital's least modern airport.

Workers loaded dummy baggage onto conveyors at the check-in Friday, while others mopped floors or installed lights in the round-domed arrival hall. The terminal has been operating on a trial basis since April, Savelyev said. "Our goal is to set the winter schedule from the new terminal."

Aeroflot agreed to build a new hub as a condition for its membership in SkyTeam. Construction began in 2005, and the opening date has been pushed back several times.
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Workers putting finishing touches on the round-domed arrival hall of Sheremetyevo 3 terminal Friday. The long-awaited terminal, which will serve as the base for Aeroflot, Air France and other airline partners in the SkyTeam Alliance, is scheduled to open to passengers this winter

Seats, still in their packaging, waiting for Terminal 3's planned opening. Construction on the project began in 2005.