Originally Posted by
Rami Tamimi
For Skyteam purposes, FV=SU, so you will get your standard Elite Plus benefits and mileage.
To those travelling domestically, please keep in mind that in line with Skyteam Elite Plus lounge access policy, lounge access is only provided on the international flights and/or if you are connecting to/from an international Skyteam flight on the same day.
OMG, this means no matter how high your status is, there is no lounge access if you travel exclusively within Russia and rap up a huge amount of air miles by flying domestic long hauls, so what's the point of gaining status actually? It's ridiculous that there is no lounge access for the highest level of Elite Plus even for a long haul flight of over 4000 miles!