Aeroflot is in! Or are they???
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One thing the french newspaper doesn't know is that AF itself does not have a good reputation on safety, either.
I think SU has some of the best-trained pilots in the world.
At least the older ones.
I think SU has some of the best-trained pilots in the world.
At least the older ones.
Originally Posted by Andrius
From tonight's Evening Standard
Skyteam alliance looks east with Aeroflot onboard
Aeroflot will join the Skyteam airline alliance beginning of April, enabling the Russian carrier to share passengers with [Skyteam members listed].
The deal is a gamble for the alliance, which has to weigh Aeroflot's unmipressive reputation against the advantages of extending its network and opening up the east European market.
According to French newspaper La Tribune, Aeroflot will only be allowed to code-share on routes where it is using modern Airbus and Boeing aircraft. (...)
Skyteam alliance looks east with Aeroflot onboard
Aeroflot will join the Skyteam airline alliance beginning of April, enabling the Russian carrier to share passengers with [Skyteam members listed].
The deal is a gamble for the alliance, which has to weigh Aeroflot's unmipressive reputation against the advantages of extending its network and opening up the east European market.
According to French newspaper La Tribune, Aeroflot will only be allowed to code-share on routes where it is using modern Airbus and Boeing aircraft. (...)
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Originally Posted by apoivre
SU stopped flying to the Maldives a couple of years ago (and even then, these were charter flights). Must have been some other Russian airline
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apoivre a check on Aeroflot schedule does show they do not fly regularly to Male. I will try to post the picture I have or correct my mistake if I made one
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Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf
I will check my picture and then I will be certain, but it was an old Ilyushin 86 and I remember it coming toward the lounge and then turning and I saw the old Aeroflot livery on it.
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Originally Posted by apoivre
Some of the Babyflots haven't come around to put a fresh coat of paint on their metal so whenever one sees the old livery one can almost be sure it's not SU. (Like this one. Or the RA-86555 which apparently is used by the Russian gov't).
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I wondering how earning on SU flights will be under different programs like Skymiles and Flying Blue. Hopefully if they dont restrict earning under cheap fare classes there will be some good opportunities for Mileage Runs...
It will also be interesting to see how good they will be at getting miles to post automatically...
It will also be interesting to see how good they will be at getting miles to post automatically...
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Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf
It wasn't on SkyTrax. Check out http://www.smarttravelasia.com/airlinepoll.htm
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Originally Posted by lewinr
I wondering how earning on SU flights will be under different programs like Skymiles and Flying Blue. Hopefully if they dont restrict earning under cheap fare classes there will be some good opportunities for Mileage Runs...
It will also be interesting to see how good they will be at getting miles to post automatically...
It will also be interesting to see how good they will be at getting miles to post automatically...
you're right... that will open a lot of opportuinities for MR - especially on SU domestic .. SVO-VVO is 3991 miles. return ticket is somewhere around $580...
AX
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Originally Posted by AX9465
you're right... that will open a lot of opportuinities for MR - especially on SU domestic .. SVO-VVO is 3991 miles. return ticket is somewhere around $580...
AX
AX
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Originally Posted by DeltaFlyingProf
I like C class MR if I can make some and SU has some good C fares all over the map. But is their C service any good?
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It appears that April 14 may be the date.
From today's Moscow Times:
Aeroflot to Join SkyTeam
Aeroflot on April 14 will enter the SkyTeam airline group led by Air France-KLM, Europe's biggest airline, offering travelers better access to growing markets in the former Soviet Union.
Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta will fly to Moscow to welcome Aeroflot to SkyTeam, Aeroflot deputy CEO Lev Koshlyakov said Tuesday in a telephone interview from Moscow. [...] (Bloomberg)
From today's Moscow Times:
Aeroflot to Join SkyTeam
Aeroflot on April 14 will enter the SkyTeam airline group led by Air France-KLM, Europe's biggest airline, offering travelers better access to growing markets in the former Soviet Union.
Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Cyril Spinetta will fly to Moscow to welcome Aeroflot to SkyTeam, Aeroflot deputy CEO Lev Koshlyakov said Tuesday in a telephone interview from Moscow. [...] (Bloomberg)