The re-auction for the sale of Domodedovo Airport has been officially announced: applications are being accepted from January 22, 2026. The auction will be held in the format of a Dutch auction — with a price reduction.
The initial asset value is 132.2 billion rubles, the reduction step is 10%, or 13.2 billion. The minimum possible price is 66.1 billion rubles. Applications can be submitted until 17:00 Moscow time on January 28. The auction itself is scheduled for January 29. The deposit amount for participation is 26.5 billion rubles.
We are talking about the sale of 100% of the shares of DME Holding LLC, a company that owns the assets of Domodedovo Airport. The asset was transferred to the state revenue by a decision of the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region in June 2025 after a lawsuit by the Prosecutor General's Office.
The first auction, scheduled for January, did not take place: the only applicant — entrepreneur Evgeny Bogaty — was not allowed due to an incomplete package of documents. His business portfolio includes a car wash and a company engaged in construction and software development.
I just wanted to apply so that everyone could see that anyone can take part in the auction
The Moscow airport Sheremetyevo has already expressed its readiness to participate in the repeated auctions. The company's press service reported that after a detailed analysis, it was decided to participate in the auction, despite the complexity of the project and the scale of the necessary investments. Mikhail Vasilenko, General Director of Sheremetyevo Airport, noted that the asset requires serious financial recovery. According to him, Domodedovo's debt on loans exceeds 75 billion rubles, and the financial statements according to IFRS for 2023 recorded losses of 6.8 billion rubles.
Domodedovo remains one of the largest air hubs in the country. At the same time, in recent years, the airport has faced a drop in passenger traffic and a shortage of investment in the airfield infrastructure. The new owner will have to not only pay off debts, but also modernize terminals, runways and transport approaches in order to return the airport to its former position.
