Spanish low-cost carrier Clickair, a subsidiary of the Iberia Airlines group, has launched regular services from Barcelona to Domodedovo International Airport in the Russian capital Moscow, using Airbus 320 aircraft.

"The route is popular among Catalans and Moscovites. It is in demand by tourists and to the same degree by businessmen. We'll see to what extent our expectations will come true, and whether we'll launch flights from Domodedovo to other Spanish cities in future," said Clickair marketing director Jaime Lloret.



Domodedovo public relations director Daria Korshunova welcomed the development saying: "It is good news in the first summer day that Domodedovo welcomes a new airline, Clickair, and adds one more flight to Barcelona.



Clickair's Barcelona-Moscow-Barcelona service operates daily, with flight number XG1068, departing from Barcelona at 0010 hrs and arriving at Domodedovo at 0615 hrs local time. On the return leg, flight XG1069, departs from Domodedovo at 0700 hrs and touches down in Barcelona at 0930 hrs.



Clickair has become the 74th airline to operate regular flights to Domodedovo International Airport and the third low-cost carrier at Domodedovo after Italy's Wind Jet and Austria's NIKI.



Clickair was established in 2006 and is based in Barcelona El Prat. The airline's fleet comprises five A320s. The airline said it plans to expand it to 17 planes by the end of the year and further increase it to 30 aircraft by 2009. At present, the airline's route network covers 34 destinations in Spain, Europe and Morocco.