Originally Posted by
DrLudwig
Never having flown SU, never trasferred at SVO and never having flown economy cabin for trips longer than 6 hours I would like some advice from you guys: I just stumbled upon a great fare AMS - SVO -NRT of Euro 430. This includes a transfer of two or 5 hours at SVO which I think will be doable (not a big fan of SVO but ok-ish I guess) and a 9hr stretch on SU in economy. Any experiences? Will I be broken on arrival? Any thought on comfort, service and what to expect regarding fellow passengers? Any info welcome. Thanks!
To echo
chalf's thoughts, two hours in SVO is sufficient. I would recommend finding a way to get into business class if possible--I have found both the service and the food to be as good/better than comparable western carriers. You may also find that business is more affordable than it has been previously--SU keys to the Euro rather than the Ruble, if I am not mistaken, but pax loads are going to be down (I flew the 'Flot intra Europe recently and there I was one of two people in J. Also, it was real J and not just a row of economy seats with the middle seat reserved for space).
Safe Travels,
O/H