DL: ORD-SVO $314 IAH-SVO $335 (~10800 V Class)
Jan 5, 2015, 6:06 pm
#20
Join Date: Jan 2006
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I would not bank on it. I would get a visa just to be on the safe side. Technically, what you are suggesting is legal but how would you explain it?
Jan 5, 2015, 6:12 pm
#21
Join Date: Dec 2014
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I've tried making sense of the Russian visa rules, but I'm struggling with it.
You can get a tourist visa...but it says you need a hotel reservation and a receipt from a Russian based tour company. Has anyone done this recently? The hotel reservation isn't an issue...but I have no idea where to start on the tour company side of things. And if I do this trip, I'd just like to wander around...is that even possible?
You can get a tourist visa...but it says you need a hotel reservation and a receipt from a Russian based tour company. Has anyone done this recently? The hotel reservation isn't an issue...but I have no idea where to start on the tour company side of things. And if I do this trip, I'd just like to wander around...is that even possible?
Jan 5, 2015, 6:13 pm
#22
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I really want to pull the trigger on this. BUT it would mean I'd have a TATL in a month, this, and a TPAC in April. That's a lot of time on planes in Y and away from work.
Jan 5, 2015, 6:18 pm
#24
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DL: ORD-SVO $314 IAH-SVO $335 (~10800 V Class)
$416 with 1 hour 50 minute layover- not sure about visa
Fri 13 Feb Departs: 9:15PM from CA, San Francisco (SFO)Arrives: 5:29AM in New York-Kennedy, NY (JFK)
Sat 14 FebDeparts: 4:22PM from NY, New York-Kennedy (JFK)Arrives: 10:05AM in Moscow, Russia (SVO)
Sun 15 FebDeparts: 11:55AM from Russia, Moscow (SVO)Arrives: 2:27PM in New York-Kennedy, NY (JFK)
Sun 15 FebDeparts: 4:30PM from NY, New York-Kennedy (JFK)Arrives: 8:16PM in San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Miles earned* = 3311
Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) earned = 14494
Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) earned = $301 (details)
Fri 13 Feb Departs: 9:15PM from CA, San Francisco (SFO)Arrives: 5:29AM in New York-Kennedy, NY (JFK)
Sat 14 FebDeparts: 4:22PM from NY, New York-Kennedy (JFK)Arrives: 10:05AM in Moscow, Russia (SVO)
Sun 15 FebDeparts: 11:55AM from Russia, Moscow (SVO)Arrives: 2:27PM in New York-Kennedy, NY (JFK)
Sun 15 FebDeparts: 4:30PM from NY, New York-Kennedy (JFK)Arrives: 8:16PM in San Francisco, CA (SFO)
Miles earned* = 3311
Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) earned = 14494
Medallion Qualification Dollars (MQDs) earned = $301 (details)
Jan 5, 2015, 6:53 pm
#25
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Awesome fare. Thanks OP! Just wondering if anybody had any experience in doing a same-day turn out of SVO without a visa? If I have to get a visa, I might as well squeeze in a a days worth of sight-seeing!
Jan 5, 2015, 9:11 pm
#28
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Seems a bit odd...looks like a UA hub attack with significant drops vs usual prices to AF places in Africa. Also found an $808 RT "hacker fare" combo late april/early May ORD-SEZ RT.
Looks also like the base fare is next to nothing and most cost is from YR/YQ, so maybe the fuel dump experts can have some fun with it.
Jan 5, 2015, 9:24 pm
#29
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From cibtvisas.com
No, a visa is not required for travel to this country.
There are requirements for entry to this country that you need to be aware of. Read the information listed below for guidance.
Russia: USA Citizen, California, Northern, Connecting/Transit Edit
VIEW REQUIREMENTS
EMAIL REQUIREMENTS
Important Information
Transit Regulations
Visa exempt for a stay of up to 24 hours. The traveller must:
Not be traveling to or from Belarus
Not be transitting through Krasnodar, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk or Vladivostok
Transit within the same airport
Hold a passport valid for period of intended stay with one blank visa page
Hold proof of sufficient funds
Hold proof of onward/return flights
Hold all documents required for the next destination
Hold visa for next country where applicable
Confirm with their airline that boarding will be permitted without a visa
Should the traveller not meet the above criteria, a visa may be required. Please contact CIBTvisas for further advice at 800-929-2428
No, a visa is not required for travel to this country.
There are requirements for entry to this country that you need to be aware of. Read the information listed below for guidance.
Russia: USA Citizen, California, Northern, Connecting/Transit Edit
VIEW REQUIREMENTS
EMAIL REQUIREMENTS
Important Information
Transit Regulations
Visa exempt for a stay of up to 24 hours. The traveller must:
Not be traveling to or from Belarus
Not be transitting through Krasnodar, Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk or Vladivostok
Transit within the same airport
Hold a passport valid for period of intended stay with one blank visa page
Hold proof of sufficient funds
Hold proof of onward/return flights
Hold all documents required for the next destination
Hold visa for next country where applicable
Confirm with their airline that boarding will be permitted without a visa
Should the traveller not meet the above criteria, a visa may be required. Please contact CIBTvisas for further advice at 800-929-2428
Jan 5, 2015, 9:28 pm
#30
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ORD-MRU 5/2 to 5/13 DL/AF $823.40 a-i
Wow...Chicago-Mauritius early May $823.40 a-i. Just 2 segments each way (connects in CDG) and 20,102 flown miles, with $100 more to stop in CDG .
Might've been all over this one a year ago if I could get 100% MQMs and the RDM bonus, as it'd be comparable in costs and miles flown to an Asia trip (except MRU rarely gets deals). Under the new DL program for me it'd get 5,600 RDMs.
Might've been all over this one a year ago if I could get 100% MQMs and the RDM bonus, as it'd be comparable in costs and miles flown to an Asia trip (except MRU rarely gets deals). Under the new DL program for me it'd get 5,600 RDMs.