Domodedovo Airport in Russia cuts staff amid decline in passenger traffic
A new wave of staff optimisation has begun at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, immediately following the sale of an asset.
Sources report that on 30 January, CEO Andrey Ivanov announced cuts in the key unit Domodedovo Commercial Services (DCS), which employs 130 people.
Employees have been offered the option to leave voluntarily to avoid dismissal for “non-compliance” or disciplinary reasons, or to move to lower positions with reduced pay.
Overall, hundreds of staff across several airport enterprises, including Domodedovo Catering, are at risk.
Domodedovo management assures that these are “managerial changes” aimed at improving efficiency in interactions with airlines.
The changes will not affect staff responsible for security or the uninterrupted operation of the complex, nor specialists involved in airline liaison.
At the same time, the voluntary exit offers have not been commented on. Under the new structure, the functions of account managers are being redistributed: previously, 32 specialists served only 26 airlines.
This is already the second major reorganisation. Last summer, following nationalisation and Ivanov’s appointment, 200–300 employees left—duplicated departments disappeared, including a methodological unit of over 100 people. At that time, processes were optimised and administrative costs reduced. The airport now employs around 7,000 staff.
Private security personnel may be allowed to use automatic weapons.
The country is experiencing the deepest staffing crisis in healthcare in over 60 years.
