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Old Jan 22, 2016 | 9:48 am
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globalseeker
 
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I recently flew on Aeroflot from New York JFK to Tokyo. I had a massive layover in Sheremetyevo airport going to Japan and returning. (The second half was 15 hours) and I was awoken by the police to review my ticket and passport.

Back to the airline - It was fine. I sat in Economy and had space because the flight was not entirely full. They have a little entertainment center in the back of each seat. The buttons are really bad quality. The movie selection was excellent. They had most of the recent hits including classics and bunch of great TV shows. But the remote is a piece of junk and you need to push the button extremely hard to get it to navigate and sometimes it won't work and the screen freezes.

The earbuds are very poor quality and I didn't like the sound coming out of them. You need to crank it high to hear the show. The food was pretty good, I can't really complain. I thought the quality was fine.

The seats are leather and have decent cushion, they give you a pillow and blanket, sandals and eye covers as usual. I didn't sleep much on the flight because there were so many great movies and shows to watch.

The staff was fine, respectful and polite. The airport (Sheremetyevo) is modern and there is free wifi at a few spots in the airport. I believe the name is MTS or something but that's the free spot. You will need some Rubles to dine at the airport as well so bring those in advance. They have TGI Fridays, Burger King, and a few Russian cafes. There are tons of Duty Free shops and ultra high end luxury shops selling expensive goods. I found the airport to be boring though. If you are not a super tight budget traveler as I am, they also have capsule hotels inside the airport. They are not even expensive and throughout this airport you can find these strange glass rooms where people sleep and set up camping tents. It's like $50 or something for a few hours which isn't bad if you do choose the hotels but if you are a budget person you can lay down in one of these glass rooms. Some of the characters in them were a bit questionable but this is Moscow and I highly doubt anyone would steal from you, given the video cameras observing what's happening.

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