Originally Posted by
ELITEGOLDTRAVELLER
Choose SU. Its definetly the better option.
I find the SU 767 seats better than KLM and also the load factor in J on SU is less in comparison to KLM so the service shall be better too.
I fly SVO - FRU quiet often & they have A321 now a days however do not know about June 2009.
The SVO T3 will be ready & working latest by March 2009 & I have seen the blue prints of the project and can say the lounge's are going to be much better because they are going all out to be better than DME.
For short haul C SU is definitely better then KL, by far. For long-haul though, I wouldn't say its much better, I think SU and KL are pretty comparable for longhaul C, with a few exceptions:
SVO T2 is an awful pit, compared to AMS (however, have to disagree with another poster on the lounge: SVO lounge, while dark with old furniture, is a non-smoking facility, so it doesn't smell like smoke, also the food/booze options are different from KL lounge in AMS in a sense thats its more "Russian" oriented, i.e. open faced sandwiched, meat and cabbage filled pastries, lots more dessert options. Also, cups are plastic at SVO lounge vs. glass in AMS, but overall AMS lounge is light years away compared to SVO one, until SVOT3 opens next year).
SU onboard service for longhaul is very good, but so is KL's. SU offers anything you want to drink for pre-departure, while KL just has standard OJ/water/champs/beer. Service is very comparable, and so are the seats. KL, however, has their Delft houses, which I am a sucker for.
Bottomline: for longhaul C: SU=KL
for shorthaul C: SU>KL by far (like comparing a flying chicken coup (KL) to a real Business class experience (SU)