Originally Posted by dcmike

The process for departure is like no where else I've ever done it (and I've traveled a lot in Russia). Your flight gets called, you got through a door marked specifically for your flight, then through security. Once you're through security, you check in. Yes, you got through security with everything, then check in. You're then lead to a waiting area, when boarding is called, you go to a second waiting area to wait for the bus, then you're shipped out to the plane.