Flying London to Tashkent with S7?
Sep 19, 2019, 3:26 am
#2
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S7 are very good and give recognition to OW status is you have it. If when booking you get a seat you dont want you can call up online and they will change it. Transit at DME is very easy and the S7 lounges are quite good as well.
If it i an all Y service you will get a sandwich and tea / water.
If it i an all Y service you will get a sandwich and tea / water.
Sep 19, 2019, 3:36 am
#3
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You don’t need a transit visa in Russia for this, but if you’re flying BA you may have issues at check-in. I managed to persuade someone in the end both times, but it did cause nerves to jump. The transit at DME is relatively harmless, though one time the woman passing the transit security lane just didn’t want to let anyone through so I had to convince another random airport staffer to have a go at her.
I found S7 to be fine. It’s a no frills airline, but does the trick.
Nothing super dramatic overall, but be aware that if you’re not used to Eastern Europe it might not be quite the same as transiting via Frankfurt or Helsinki.
I found S7 to be fine. It’s a no frills airline, but does the trick.
Nothing super dramatic overall, but be aware that if you’re not used to Eastern Europe it might not be quite the same as transiting via Frankfurt or Helsinki.
Sep 19, 2019, 3:44 am
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I would actually like to travel Manchester to Tashkent oneworld but could not find a route? Also, I did not see any options going from London to Tashkent other than Moscow if flying oneworld, any better alternatives?
Sep 19, 2019, 3:49 am
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I suspect MAN-LHR-DME-Whatever Tashkent is will probably be your best bet. Are there better off OneWorld options via Dubai otherwise?
Sep 19, 2019, 4:06 am
#7
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The best option ( non Oneworld of course ) is probably Turkish via Istanbul ... they have 2 or 3 flights a day to Tashkent which would presumably connect well with their Manchester flights
Most flights to/from Tashkent arrive at awful hours of the day/night .. Uzbekistan airways ( okay but no good for collecting points ) do fly from LHR a couple of times a week but not cheap and the timings are poor
Other than going via Moscow I don't think there are any other Oneworld options really - Qatar don't fly there from Doha
Most flights to/from Tashkent arrive at awful hours of the day/night .. Uzbekistan airways ( okay but no good for collecting points ) do fly from LHR a couple of times a week but not cheap and the timings are poor
Other than going via Moscow I don't think there are any other Oneworld options really - Qatar don't fly there from Doha
Sep 19, 2019, 4:17 am
#8
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About 4 years ago I flew to Moldova with them, BA to DME and then S7 to Chisinau.
J wasn't too bad on the leg out of Moscow, and they brought a separate VIP minibus to offload the J pax prior to the rest of the aircraft jumping on a bus to the terminal. The cabin crew was struggling to hold back the hordes, but I think she'd been especially trained for the task as none of the m made it through until the mini-bus had pulled off.
J wasn't too bad on the leg out of Moscow, and they brought a separate VIP minibus to offload the J pax prior to the rest of the aircraft jumping on a bus to the terminal. The cabin crew was struggling to hold back the hordes, but I think she'd been especially trained for the task as none of the m made it through until the mini-bus had pulled off.
Sep 19, 2019, 4:19 am
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About 4 years ago I flew to Moldova with them, BA to DME and then S7 to Chisinau.
J wasn't too bad on the leg out of Moscow, and they brought a separate VIP minibus to offload the J pax prior to the rest of the aircraft jumping on a bus to the terminal. The cabin crew was struggling to hold back the hordes, but I think she'd been especially trained for the task as none of the m made it through until the mini-bus had pulled off.
J wasn't too bad on the leg out of Moscow, and they brought a separate VIP minibus to offload the J pax prior to the rest of the aircraft jumping on a bus to the terminal. The cabin crew was struggling to hold back the hordes, but I think she'd been especially trained for the task as none of the m made it through until the mini-bus had pulled off.
Sep 19, 2019, 4:20 am
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If flying Y, then TK is a solid option. I’ve arrived in IST courtesy of an exit row and frankly the comfort and food are as good as CE and the IFE much better. IST is a less painful transit than DME too.
Sep 19, 2019, 4:21 am
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I’s advise against flying directly in UZAL unless one really wants just to get there in a hurry. It’s been the crappiest flight ever and I’m including in the count a US Air journey that included 3 cancellations and a cabin crew who mistook me for another flier with whom she had an argument and wanted me arrested.
Sep 19, 2019, 9:28 am
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I can thoroughly recommend them; used them a few times for flights to Siberia.
Modern airplanes and attentive staff (not the best English though). Got upgrades several times into Business as BA silver that time.
As others said, its still Eastern Europe (especially at the airports) but nothing which should concern you.
Modern airplanes and attentive staff (not the best English though). Got upgrades several times into Business as BA silver that time.
As others said, its still Eastern Europe (especially at the airports) but nothing which should concern you.
Sep 19, 2019, 6:26 pm
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I flew S7 from Sardinia to DME just short of a year ago. Very comfortable (“real”) Business Class seat, and I was driven by car from the remote stand to the DME terminal.
The food was not great, but not horrible either.
The food was not great, but not horrible either.