Originally Posted by
ffsim
So...... I hope you met up with your colleague despite the fact that the juice stand is no longer there! I just landed at DME yesterday and they have renovated the public arrivals area.
Sincerest apologies -- this was my go-to meeting spot for a half dozen previous visits and it disappeared at some point over the last couple of months. meFIRST's advice is certainly more valid than mine at this point.
I used to practically live at DME, well these days in the absence of direct flights to the US ( SQ notwithstanding) less so. Since UA left, and discontinued the IAD-DME service, I moved some of my travels over to Aeroflot, thus I use SVO more now.
Its a shame the East Line Group (owners of DME) lost the most of the US traffic, including Transaero. I heard (but can't confirm ) that landing fees at DME are quite steep in comparison to European airports of similar stature / size.
BTW, Anyone interested in seeing boarding area drama should take the escalator (from the international side of DME) all the way down to the lowest level. That's where flights to Benidorm, Pula, Sharm Al Sheikh etc, all leave from.
Can be entertaining.