Aeroflot Russian Airlines

AMS-SVO check in opens 2.5 hrs before long lines online check in was not possible. Flight boarded on time it was a A321 instead of the scheduled A320 due to high volume booking as elite plus we were lucky to be upgraded which was a very pleasant surprise. Welcome drink amenity set and a 2x2 configuration. After take off received a nice hot lunch and a drink but the remaining 2 hours no service quite odd. For business seats for European business good service should be better. DIGI player was good for a 3.5 hr flight.

8 July flew SVO-DEL in economy class. Unfortunately A330 was unavailable for this trip (despite being advertised on the website) and instead we boarded a Soviet era IL96's. Flight left at least an hour late many of the seats failed to recline and there was no onboard entertainment system in economy. No apologies were offered for this bait-and-switch move by the airline. A glance at the business class section revealed two rows of slightly oversize seats separated by a curtain across the entire width of the cabin. If I were a business class passenger I would be furious . Other than that the flight was relatively smooth and uneventful. My advice would be to avoid this airline on flights over 3 hours and go with the competition instead.

I flew May 3rd NYC-MOSCOW connection MOSCOW-KIEV $1500 2 adult tickets. The flight was great! On time and arrived early in Moscow on a nice Airbus A330. The plane was fairly new. The seats bathrooms and interior of the plane was excellent. The food on the transatlantic flight there and back were both great. Chicken or fish with veggies bread and chocolate. The only complaint I would make is they serve the drinks and wait too long to serve the food. They served the drinks 15 mins before the food was served so by the time I got my food I had no drink. The service was 7 of 10. The flight from Moscow to Kiev was excellent as well. 1hr and 15mins on time. Overall Aeroflot is a good airline I would fly with them again!

JFK to Moscow. Check-in went smoothly. From JFK-SVO the seats were as comfortable as could be. Flight attendants were friendly the food very good: served drinks dinner tea/coffee drinks breakfast tea/coffee. I felt comfortable asking for additional drinks. Inflight entertainment had a very good selection. Once I arrived in Moscow my bags needed to be collected and checked in again. When I came back to the airport 9 hours later I was surprised to find that check-in was easy with no long lines. Once onboard I was surprised to find the airplane in such good condition. There was no inflight entertainment on a 5.5 hour flight but the crew were friendly. The food was my only real disappointment. I'll definitely be flying Aeroflot in the future.

Usually I'm flying Economy for business purposes and Business class for leisure. When flying Economy Aeroflot is very good for short haul flights to EU. When flying Business quality issues arise. Lounges sometimes are packed both in terminals D and F especially in the morning or late in the evening. Secondly onboard quality service is unsustainable: sometimes attendants are nice and helpful sometimes rude and evasive. Aeroflot always forgets about its Business class passengers and priority Boarding especially in terminal F for long haul flights. However the major problem is the home airport of Sheremetyevo. In most cases people are spending an awful long time just to leave the airport area. Queuing in a traffic jam next to the airport for an hour on Saturday night after a 2 week vacation and Business Class experience crosses everything out about the Aeroflot flight. So my recommendation to use Aeroflot would pretty much depend on the route time and class.

London to Moscow then Moscow to Shanghai. Experienced a poor service throughout except for the food. At check-in I asked if I could request an aisle seat or one with extra legroom (I'm 6ft 7ins) I was told I had to pay 50 pounds if I wanted it. Of course this made the journey very uncomfortable straight away as on both flights I was sat in between passengers. Both aircraft's were very old especially for the long haul Moscow to Shanghai. Entertainment consisted of a projector and white screen at the front of the cabin - the worst entertainment I've ever endured on a 9 hour flight. Staff seemed slow and unresponsive at times however did serve regular drinks and the food was nice. In future I would rather pay a bit extra with other airlines. Overall a poor service.

St Petersburg - Moscow. Flight was delayed by more than 30 minutes with no explanations or apologies. Sat on the tarmac for some time. A light snack was served and included drinks. Seat was reasonable comfortable and luggage came quickly enough. Didn't hear any English from the cabin staff. No inflight entertainment but only a short flight.

Flew Economy class from JFK to Moscow and then onwards from Moscow to Delhi. The aircraft's are new with rear entertainment in each seat. Food is excellent on the JFK to Moscow flight but down hill from Moscow to Delhi. Service on Aeroflot on all segments is very slow after meal service for food trays to be picked up but good rounds of drinks are provided along side coffee and tea after the meal service.

SVO-PVG-SVO. Quite new Airbus 330-300 with sufficient inflight entertainment (if its working). Seats very poor actually with much less space than on the A320 I flew to Moscow with. Cabin crew generally never smile and disappear after lunch. Though my personal entertainment system was not working and my seat was broken no one apologized all I got from the stewardess was an unfriendly "yes its broke" then she went away. If you're on a budget Aeroflot long haul might be an option but be aware that you'll suffer big time for the 200€ you save. The difference to Aeroflot short haul European flights could not be more striking.

Flight SXF-SVO-SXF. Very new A320 aircraft with lots of leg room. FA's speak good English are friendly and generally very attentive. For this price I can only recommend Aeroflot on European short distance flights. Be aware though that things are different on long haul.