Aeroflot... a pleasant surprise

[Gabor 296]

I bought my air ticket on the net and the best price was AEROFLOT... I had aversions knowing the horror stories in the past...However I don't care, I'm sleeping anyway and if the plane don't crash I'm OK... And the pleasant surprise....

 

Wide leather seats even in the economy class, very clean on the board, the planes looked really new in well conditions... the stewardesses were really helpful and kind ( not the usual sergeant style ) To be honest on the way to BKK I was drunk like a sponge...no problems, the stewardesses still really kind and doing their best .... On the way back I tried the food they served ( despite I never eat the airplane food ) It was really good... chicken and beef steak with horseradish sauce, ham, bun.... and also sturgeon steak ! ( my favourite ) ... Not by my choice, but all on my tray... And they served the tea with fresh lemon slices in all glasses... Also an important element... they don't hassled me about my e-cigarettes... Individual monitors are in the back of the seats with wide choices including games, cockpit cameras and of course with movies...

 

The duty free magazines are not really expensive on the airport and they are plenty, just like a wide selection of the restaurants, pubs and buffets... pleasant smoking areas on every 10-20 metres, not the usual gas chambers...

 

And the most pleasant surprise... as I mentioned in an earlier post I was so drunk when arrived to BKK... I had a blackout... ( never happened with me before ) My last memory was: I drink some brandy on the plane.... the next one, I wake up in my condo in Pattaya... It was a mystery for me what happened between the two moments... Coming back home a thai AEROFLOT guy came to me at the airport and asked if I remember him ? So.. the story was the next: Going out from the plane I falled down on the floor and my belongings from my pockets rolled around... I was close to the unconscious.... the thai airport police arrived to take me " to rest " ... but this two AEROFLOT guy came to take me care and sent away the police... and they collected all my belongings put back into my pockets ( nothing was lost ) , they hold me ( and my head to the camera ) at the immigration, they collected my luggages and even more found the taxi I ordered....and listening the story some foggy memories came back... ( yes... the big tip was due before departing... )

 

Some other observations... reading their brochure flying back home I found some facts they published.... for those who talks about the russian invasion... 79% of the rusians never been abroad... ( the others are in english )

 

 

 

[Paul BRS 64]

Very interesting Gabor!

 

If the price was right I might be tempted to try them too!

 

Thanks for the info!

 

Paul

[mmaaarrrkkk 41]

Nice tip Gabor , thanks.

 

I guess being russian , the stewardess would be more tolorent than most when giving out alcohol. Still its not a good idea being drunk , alone and flying.

[BigDUSA 71]

My wife and daughter have flown with Aeroflot a few times and like you was pleasantly surprised at the level of service.

[CheshireTom 1,377]

And the most pleasant surprise... as I mentioned in an earlier post I was so drunk when arrived to BKK... I had a blackout... ( never happened with me before ) My last memory was: I drink some brandy on the plane.... the next one, I wake up in my condo in Pattaya...

 

So, it's a good option if you don't mind being banged up with some paralytic East Europeans for a couple of hours.

 

The duty free magazines are not really expensive on the airport and they are plenty, just like a wide selection of the restaurants, pubs and buffets... pleasant smoking areas on every 10-20 metres, not the usual gas chambers...

 

Not to mention the odd suicide bomber.

 

On January 24, a suicide bombing killed 37 people and injured around 200 more in Moscow's Domodedovo airport.

Edited May 5, 2011 by CheshireTom

[flighty 31]

Ten years ago they were the cheapest from UK, £360.00. Transit in Moscow ok, unspectacular ok food, and the customary hand clapping upon a safe touchdown.

[scorpions 6]

They are fine for international flight but not within Russia here they use sometimes still the old airplanes - don't read the scary statistics ... Rolling wodka bottles in the corridor (happens also with AirBerlin) missing seats used also for dumping post bags, blankets as the heating is not working etc.