Originally Posted by
thomwithanh
As an aside, initially I was looking at flying Eastbound: JFK-DUS-MUC (AB) -OVB-UUS (S7). Apparently S7 also flies to Beijing, so routing JFK-ORD-PEK (AA)-UUS (S7) is also possible. Distance is almost identical, and personally I'm not how sure I feel about connecting in Novosibirsk...
Connecting in Novosibirsk would be fine - it's a modern airport with decent food and lodging available onsite. I took the S7 flight MUC-OVB a few months ago and it was pretty convenient.