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.
I'd avoid a 5 hour transit at SVO if I could at all help it. Aeroflot will routinely not give your boarding pass at SVO until about 3-4 hours before departure time. And even then you may not be entitled to lounge access for more than 2 hours before boarding time.
A US citizen transiting SVO and staying airside the entire time does not need a transit visa.