[PW#2694] Air Particles International - A Fast-Growing Airline Based in Moscow

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Based in Moscow Domodedovo International Airport, Air Particles International is a successful and fast-growing airline, focusing on both domestic and international flights. As of September 2001, we have a total of 61 routes, covering over 50 European and Central Asian cities. With our 9 A320-200s and 4 ATR 72-200s, we hope to serve as many as we can, thus, we are purchasing an extra A320-200 and ATR 72-200 to support our growth. Having a strong foundation in Moscow-East European routes and Moscow-Germany routes, we aim to expand our serving areas to Western Europe, and in the near future, Middle East. It is very welcomed by the general public of Moscow, as we are having 26% of the whole city's travellers on our flights.

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It is officially reported that Air Particles International is now holding 32.48% marketshare in DME, surpassing the rival - UEA - the long-dominating airline in DME. "With new routes to places such as Amsterdam and Ankara, routes diversification has been doing well, and we expect a second hub will be established in the near future as to serve more passengers," said Pyotr Aleksburg, the marketing director of Air Particles International. Now APX has more than 80 routes from DME to various cities in Europe and Middle East.

UPDATE:
With 3 A320-200 orders ahead, a decision of establishing a second hub in Germany has been made in the internal board meeting. "We are really looking forward to such a huge milestone in our company's future. We hope that we can start such commercial services within a year - however, we are still thinking whether we should adopt Berlin, Munich or Frankfurt," said Pyotr Aleksburg.

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After a year, Air Particles International has developed into the largest marketshare holder in DME and MUC as well.