Originally Posted by
tobiashenry
I was not very sure whether HKG is whitelisted, as the website says "
When departing from airports in the Russian Federation to destinations in Former Soviet Union countries (FSU countries) and non-FSU countries, ......" I am not sure whether arriving to SVO would be whitelisted as well?
it's on the same very page -
https://www.aeroflot.ru/ru-en/inform...irport/transit
"In accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 637 dated 10 July 2014 "On the simplified procedure for performing customs operations in respect of goods accepted by airline carriers for accompanied baggage carriage,” on flights operated by Aeroflot PJSC – Russian Airlines departing from any of the following locations in FSU countries and non-FSU countries, it is possible to check your baggage through to your final destination in the Russian Federation (provided your baggage does not contain goods that are subject to a written customs declaration):
Europe: Alicante, Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Belgrade, Berlin, Budapest, Bucharest, Bologna, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dresden, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hamburg, Hanover, Helsinki, Heraklion, Larnaca, Lisbon, London, Lyon, Madrid, Malaga, Milan, Munich, Naples, Nice, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Riga, Rome, Sofia, Stockholm, Split, Stuttgart, Tallinn, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Tivat, Valencia, Venice, Verona, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Zagreb, Zurich.
Asia/Middle East: Antalya, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Tokyo.
USA: Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Washington DC.
FSU Countries: Astana, Almaty, Aktau, Atyrau, Aktobe, Bishkek, Yerevan, Karaganda, Kostanay, Kyzylorda, Minsk, Shymkent [1].
In all other cases you should claim your baggage at Sheremetyevo Airport and go through customs control (regardless of whether your baggage is checked through to your final destination or only to Moscow). "