Sheremetyevo, servicing the leased Tu-114 Tupolev of Japan Airlines. The Japanese leased several 114s and used them on a nonstop connection flight between Moscow and Tokyo, with the possibility of foreigners transferring from European hubs like Frankfurt.
In the 1960s, only the Tu-114 was able to fly to Tokyo without landing.
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ту-114
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