Originally Posted by flyingwish
I am looking at a ticket JFK-SVO-DEL for late Dec. '06 where JFK-SVO sector is on DL and the connection SVO-DEL is on Aeroflot with a connection time of about 5 hours each way. If I do not leave the airport, do I still need a transit visa? I read thru the threads and some say that I will still need a transit visa. Any recent experiences? Thanks.
May I suggest that you check whether Finnair would have flights to suit your needs? The layover in HEL is pretty long (like 6 hrs) but there is absolutely no hassle whatsoever, no need for visas, and the prices tend to be very attractive on this new route. On a 5 hr transit in SVO, you might not even have time to leave the airport and visit the city, OTOH with 6 hrs in HEL, you will have plenty of time and they'll issue your BP to DEL in JFK, so no need for transfer check-in.
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