Need Airline Recommendation
Oct 26, 2006 | 12:32 pm
#1
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Need Airline Recommendation
Planning on flying JNU-SVO next spring in business, using Delta miles.
Leaving JNU there isn't much choice and I HAVE to stop in SEA but then possibilities open up...
Which carrier should I pick to fly in C rest of the way? (one more stop is unavoidable for me, sucks...)
Best seems to be JNU-SEA-AMS-SVO on NW+KL but I've never been in their biz class.
Please... help! Need opinoins.
Leaving JNU there isn't much choice and I HAVE to stop in SEA but then possibilities open up...
Which carrier should I pick to fly in C rest of the way? (one more stop is unavoidable for me, sucks...)
Best seems to be JNU-SEA-AMS-SVO on NW+KL but I've never been in their biz class.
Please... help! Need opinoins.
Oct 27, 2006 | 2:34 pm
#2
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: San Francisco
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott TE, Hhonors Dia
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ST is not an area of expertise for me, but I can offer a few comments.
Your choices are somewhat dependant on your day of travel. It appears that your choices appear to be to transit in AMS or JFK, ATL on most days, or possibly LAX. SEA-AMS would be on NW, then KLM or Aeroflot from AMS-SVO. Although Aeroflot has improved a lot over the years, KLM should be the safer and better choice.
If you connect through JFK, you can take Delta the entire way, or Delta/Aeroflot. This seems like a good choice, but departure is at 7:50 AM and I don't know if this is reasonable given your JNU-SEA leg.
The DL flight to Atlanta leaves very early, at 6:30 AM.
The AMS and JFK options appear to be your best choices, with the NW/KLM option being the fastest to your destination. As for seats, the NW longhaul (332) should be better than DL domestic (752). But the KLM flight is a 737, versus a 767 on Delta or a 763 on Aeroflot. Via ATL, you can go on 767's all the way.
I don't think it's daily, but there is a 6:00 PM LAX-SVO flight operated by Aeroflot.
If it was me, I would probably take the NW/KLM routing as it's the fastest and Schiphol is a reasonable airport for transferring, especially if flying KLM C.
Your choices are somewhat dependant on your day of travel. It appears that your choices appear to be to transit in AMS or JFK, ATL on most days, or possibly LAX. SEA-AMS would be on NW, then KLM or Aeroflot from AMS-SVO. Although Aeroflot has improved a lot over the years, KLM should be the safer and better choice.
If you connect through JFK, you can take Delta the entire way, or Delta/Aeroflot. This seems like a good choice, but departure is at 7:50 AM and I don't know if this is reasonable given your JNU-SEA leg.
The DL flight to Atlanta leaves very early, at 6:30 AM.
The AMS and JFK options appear to be your best choices, with the NW/KLM option being the fastest to your destination. As for seats, the NW longhaul (332) should be better than DL domestic (752). But the KLM flight is a 737, versus a 767 on Delta or a 763 on Aeroflot. Via ATL, you can go on 767's all the way.
I don't think it's daily, but there is a 6:00 PM LAX-SVO flight operated by Aeroflot.
If it was me, I would probably take the NW/KLM routing as it's the fastest and Schiphol is a reasonable airport for transferring, especially if flying KLM C.
Oct 27, 2006 | 3:00 pm
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Originally Posted by norse_aztec
ST is not an area of expertise for me, but I can offer a few comments.
Your choices are somewhat dependant on your day of travel. It appears that your choices appear to be to transit in AMS or JFK, ATL on most days, or possibly LAX. SEA-AMS would be on NW, then KLM or Aeroflot from AMS-SVO. Although Aeroflot has improved a lot over the years, KLM should be the safer and better choice.
If you connect through JFK, you can take Delta the entire way, or Delta/Aeroflot. This seems like a good choice, but departure is at 7:50 AM and I don't know if this is reasonable given your JNU-SEA leg.
The DL flight to Atlanta leaves very early, at 6:30 AM.
The AMS and JFK options appear to be your best choices, with the NW/KLM option being the fastest to your destination. As for seats, the NW longhaul (332) should be better than DL domestic (752). But the KLM flight is a 737, versus a 767 on Delta or a 763 on Aeroflot. Via ATL, you can go on 767's all the way.
I don't think it's daily, but there is a 6:00 PM LAX-SVO flight operated by Aeroflot.
If it was me, I would probably take the NW/KLM routing as it's the fastest and Schiphol is a reasonable airport for transferring, especially if flying KLM C.
Your choices are somewhat dependant on your day of travel. It appears that your choices appear to be to transit in AMS or JFK, ATL on most days, or possibly LAX. SEA-AMS would be on NW, then KLM or Aeroflot from AMS-SVO. Although Aeroflot has improved a lot over the years, KLM should be the safer and better choice.
If you connect through JFK, you can take Delta the entire way, or Delta/Aeroflot. This seems like a good choice, but departure is at 7:50 AM and I don't know if this is reasonable given your JNU-SEA leg.
The DL flight to Atlanta leaves very early, at 6:30 AM.
The AMS and JFK options appear to be your best choices, with the NW/KLM option being the fastest to your destination. As for seats, the NW longhaul (332) should be better than DL domestic (752). But the KLM flight is a 737, versus a 767 on Delta or a 763 on Aeroflot. Via ATL, you can go on 767's all the way.
I don't think it's daily, but there is a 6:00 PM LAX-SVO flight operated by Aeroflot.
If it was me, I would probably take the NW/KLM routing as it's the fastest and Schiphol is a reasonable airport for transferring, especially if flying KLM C.
NW/KLM seems to be pretty good but about 3.5 hrs of the journey will be in a standard economy seats
Nah... I'll give SU J a try.
Oct 28, 2006 | 12:40 pm
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I agree, 3.5 hrs in a 737 at the end of a long trip is not something I would eagerly anticipate.
But you don't have to do an overnight say if you want. You could take the 7:12 AM flight out of JNU, stop in Ketchkan, then transfer in SEA and AMS. It's an extra stop but no extra transfer. Depends on your preference for an overnight stay or not. If you wait another 2:10 in AMS you can take SU in a 320, but I guess that's not much different than KL in a 737.
Too bad that there's not a SU flight out of ANC.
But you don't have to do an overnight say if you want. You could take the 7:12 AM flight out of JNU, stop in Ketchkan, then transfer in SEA and AMS. It's an extra stop but no extra transfer. Depends on your preference for an overnight stay or not. If you wait another 2:10 in AMS you can take SU in a 320, but I guess that's not much different than KL in a 737.
Too bad that there's not a SU flight out of ANC.
Oct 30, 2006 | 12:08 pm
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Originally Posted by norse_aztec
I agree, 3.5 hrs in a 737 at the end of a long trip is not something I would eagerly anticipate.
But you don't have to do an overnight say if you want. You could take the 7:12 AM flight out of JNU, stop in Ketchkan, then transfer in SEA and AMS. It's an extra stop but no extra transfer. Depends on your preference for an overnight stay or not. If you wait another 2:10 in AMS you can take SU in a 320, but I guess that's not much different than KL in a 737.
Too bad that there's not a SU flight out of ANC.
But you don't have to do an overnight say if you want. You could take the 7:12 AM flight out of JNU, stop in Ketchkan, then transfer in SEA and AMS. It's an extra stop but no extra transfer. Depends on your preference for an overnight stay or not. If you wait another 2:10 in AMS you can take SU in a 320, but I guess that's not much different than KL in a 737.
Too bad that there's not a SU flight out of ANC.