Medic1

Tomorrow morning my wife leaves with our daughter to travel to Novosibirsk for the first time in nearly 5 years (PDX-JFK-SVO-OVB). We're curious what may have changed since that time as far as lounge availability.

I'm able to pull up good info about the various lounges in Terminal D at http://www.aeroflot.ru/cms/en/flight/lounges_pr, but I was hoping for some direct recommendations from some who have been there recently. She's going to have a nearly 11 hour layover and packing around what will likely be a very cranky and/or tired 4 year old. I'm hoping I can direct them to a fairly relaxing/quiet place where our daughter can stretch out and nap if she needs to and mom can unwind. Another thing I can't seem to discern is if you can purchase access to the various lounges, regardless of whether you're actually a business class passenger (like you can in the U.S. and elsewhere). Thanks for any tips or advice!

a7m

The link you provided is for Aeroflot lounges open to elite SkyTeam flyers. If your wife is not one of them, not sure she can pay to get it (although I can be wrong - I never had to pay for it). I spent 8 hours in one of them once (overnight).

Sheremetyevo has some business lounges you can pay to get in. See http://www.svo.aero/en/business-lounges/c/

I have never used this one, so can't say what to expect. Perhaps someone else can advise. Good luck.