Grrrr Moscow
Nov 28, 2005, 5:55 am
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Originally Posted by csdf
It's actually worse than the TAAG lounge at LAD, and that's saying something.
At the TAAG Lounge:
Me: 'Can I please get a Gin and Tonic?"
Barman: 'No Gin. Campari.'
Me: 'Er, OK, forget the G&T. How about a coke?'
Barman: 'No Coke. Campari.'
Me...Gives up and reads my book by the a/c unit dripping buckets of water.
Nov 28, 2005, 7:28 am
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Well at least he knew what booze was. My request for a neat vodka at the DME lounge was greated with a blank stare. All this in the coutry where the waitrer brings the bottle of vodka to the table like a bottle of Chateau-neuf-du-pape.
Nov 28, 2005, 8:21 am
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Originally Posted by LHR Tim
Ah, my favourite lounge (after the DME business lounge).
At the TAAG Lounge:
Me: 'Can I please get a Gin and Tonic?"
Barman: 'No Gin. Campari.'
Me: 'Er, OK, forget the G&T. How about a coke?'
Barman: 'No Coke. Campari.'
Me...Gives up and reads my book by the a/c unit dripping buckets of water.
At the TAAG Lounge:
Me: 'Can I please get a Gin and Tonic?"
Barman: 'No Gin. Campari.'
Me: 'Er, OK, forget the G&T. How about a coke?'
Barman: 'No Coke. Campari.'
Me...Gives up and reads my book by the a/c unit dripping buckets of water.
Try Cairo makes Moscow look positively luxurious.
The tradditional BA fancy Coffee machine is replaced by a Thermos Flask of hot water and a jar of Nescafe.
Nov 28, 2005, 8:27 am
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Originally Posted by stoney
Try Cairo makes Moscow look positively luxurious.
The tradditional BA fancy Coffee machine is replaced by a Thermos Flask of hot water and a jar of Nescafe.
The tradditional BA fancy Coffee machine is replaced by a Thermos Flask of hot water and a jar of Nescafe.
) at that location at 8am in the morning all I actually want is black coffee - I guess I'm easily pleased by that lounge.
Nov 28, 2005, 3:09 pm
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Originally Posted by LHR Tim
Well at least he knew what booze was. My request for a neat vodka at the DME lounge was greated with a blank stare. All this in the coutry where the waitrer brings the bottle of vodka to the table like a bottle of Chateau-neuf-du-pape.
Nov 28, 2005, 3:37 pm
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Originally Posted by stoney
Try Cairo makes Moscow look positively luxurious.
The tradditional BA fancy Coffee machine is replaced by a Thermos Flask of hot water and a jar of Nescafe.
The tradditional BA fancy Coffee machine is replaced by a Thermos Flask of hot water and a jar of Nescafe.
Even more fun when CAI lounge is packed with AF folks to boot. However, from recent expericence (and I am sure Shuttle-Bored will agree) the NAP lounge makes DME, LAD or CAI seem like The Wing!
Maybe we need a new thread: Worst lounge anywhere!
Nov 29, 2005, 1:14 pm
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Originally Posted by simon_n10
You are fogetting, this is country where air travellers are expecting to buy litre bottles of duty free vodka, and open them on the plane, if not before, preferably consuming the whole contents before arrival at ones destination.
Dec 1, 2005, 5:38 am
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Today's Moscow Times indicates cites BA as planning a 14-15% increase in traffic on routes to Russia (DME, LED, Ekaterinburg) in 2006, with total passengers reaching 320,000. It also cites total Russia sales of $75 million. This amount must be sales in Russia only, as $234 per passenger is significantly elss than any average fare I've seen on BA!
Dec 1, 2005, 5:40 am
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Originally Posted by chalf
Today's Moscow Times indicates cites BA as planning a 14-15% increase in traffic on routes to Russia (DME, LED, Ekaterinburg) in 2006, with total passengers reaching 320,000. It also cites total Russia sales of $75 million. This amount must be sales in Russia only, as $234 per passenger is significantly elss than any average fare I've seen on BA!
Dec 9, 2005, 9:07 am
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Somewhat OT, but UN is apparently upping the competition as well.
There is a press release on UN's WWW site (Russian only; English not yet posted) that states that their 737 fleet is being outfitted with new business class seats, that all passengers booking J/C fares are to receive complimentary taxi service to/from DME, and that certain routes (including London) will have a new menu in business class. http://www.transaero.ru/about/news.html?news_id=233 for the press release.
UN flies DME-LGW, with a mid-day eastbound and morning westbound. On-line booking (in English) is also possible departing both Moscow and London. Economy class passengers already receive free travel on the express train between DME and Paveletsky Vokzal.
There is a press release on UN's WWW site (Russian only; English not yet posted) that states that their 737 fleet is being outfitted with new business class seats, that all passengers booking J/C fares are to receive complimentary taxi service to/from DME, and that certain routes (including London) will have a new menu in business class. http://www.transaero.ru/about/news.html?news_id=233 for the press release.
UN flies DME-LGW, with a mid-day eastbound and morning westbound. On-line booking (in English) is also possible departing both Moscow and London. Economy class passengers already receive free travel on the express train between DME and Paveletsky Vokzal.
Dec 9, 2005, 9:09 am
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Originally Posted by chalf
Somewhat OT, but UN is apparently upping the competition as well.
There is a press release on UN's WWW site (Russian only; English not yet posted) that states that their 737 fleet is being outfitted with new business class seats, that all passengers booking J/C fares are to receive complimentary taxi service to/from DME, and that certain routes (including London) will have a new menu in business class. http://www.transaero.ru/about/news.html?news_id=233 for the press release.
There is a press release on UN's WWW site (Russian only; English not yet posted) that states that their 737 fleet is being outfitted with new business class seats, that all passengers booking J/C fares are to receive complimentary taxi service to/from DME, and that certain routes (including London) will have a new menu in business class. http://www.transaero.ru/about/news.html?news_id=233 for the press release.
Dec 9, 2005, 9:13 am
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Originally Posted by chalf
On-line booking (in English) is also possible departing both Moscow and London.
Dec 9, 2005, 9:15 am
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I flew UN from DME to Kiev in J. They had the old US domestic style F seats - very comfortable - and both the service and food was good. I was the only one in front of the curtain which helped.