You can TWOV at DME but if you have checked luggage, it will be a problem. Also, which CIS country? Belarus is considered Russia domestic for these purposes. You'd have a problem transiting DME without a Russian visa in this case (even with a Belarus visa) since you wouldn't legally be in Russia, assuming you even get that far.
Originally Posted by
AlmostJesus
Ive been in the market for LX or OS J in June. Since this error has showed up, I have been unable to book. I tried some alternate destinations today, and I was able to find J award space on LX from DME-ZRH-ORD that I could get to the passenger info page. This is odd considering there is no available award space ZRH-ORD on a separate search. It is very tempting to try and book this, but I am unsure of transit difficulties through DME arriving on a separate ticket (coming from a CIS country). United did show the same space.
There was award space available on OS DME-VIE-ORD, but I was unable to get past the selection page.