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A few words about travel to EE; something people contemplating sucn travel often ask here.

There are many airlines that go to EE, including Scandinavian SAS, Finnair, Aeroflot and LOT Polish Airlines.

If you go through Expedia or a similar website, you will find LOT to be the cheapest, but it may not be the best option.

Airlines such as SAS and Finnair have published air fares much higher; but they sell block of seats at discount to "consolidators ";
who in turn sell to public through travel agents; these rates are NOT advertised and you can't find them on any search engine. Often these are the cheapest rates you can obtain.

For people bringing fiancee's to USA; round trip tickets are almost always cheaper than one-way tickets.

I will be happy to answer any questions.

Mark

... in response to Travel To Eastern Europe, posted by mdante99 on Oct 26, 2001

British Air had good connections for me and I like those nice little TVs that are available for the passengers in tourist class.  I had a good slection of movies.  I don't know how many airlines have that.  Finnair didn't have them 2 years ago.

... in response to I also choose for good connections, posted by BubbaGump on Oct 27, 2001

I personally fly USair. Each seat throughout the airbus has a plasma screen with multiple movies, tv programs and music types to choose from. The overall service is quite good. When I fly from Pittsburgh to Frankfurt (direct) I watch a few movies and before you know it I'm there. It is incredibly boring when you have just one or two screens for everyone not individual ones. I also definately recommend that you buy noise reduction headphones. Believe me they make all the difference in the world. You wouldn't believe how much noise all jet plains have until you have one of these that you turn on and off during the flight. They block out a good deal of the extraneous noise and you can actually listen to your program at a much reduced volume. Also once I get to Frankfurt I always take a shower for they have facilities there for that and when I finish the next leg of my trip I arrive fresh and clean.

... in response to Travel To Eastern Europe, posted by mdante99 on Oct 26, 2001

But like oatmeal sez,,, if your going to Moscow, that's a cheap choice airline.

My favorite is the NWA/KLM shuffle.  Memphis, Detroit, Amersterdam, Kiev.  (I'd really like to have a stay over in Holland and check the place out).

... in response to Re: RAGS will definately praise Aeroflop, posted by wsbill on Oct 26, 2001

What is worse than having you bags show up a day late broken and ripped?

Having your bags show up a day late and still beating you there by a day! Never again...

Going to Moscow, no problem (except for being consistantly 1-4 hours LATE.) Making a connection through SVO 1, not worth the hassles.

I'm with Wild Bill, KLM-NW-UA to Kyiv.

... in response to Travel To Eastern Europe, posted by mdante99 on Oct 26, 2001

I haven't found anything cheaper for flying to or from Moscow and JFK NYC than Aeroflot, and they're pretty good in my book. The one-way fare I am using for my fiancee and her daughter to fly from Moscow to NY is cheaper than the round-trip ticket. Not by much, but cheaper.

... in response to Re: Travel To Eastern Europe, posted by JohnG on Oct 26, 2001

Rags has used Aeroflot everytime he has gone to EE and from his reports I say that if you plan on going to Moscow then it might be okay but if you plan to transfer to Ukraine then it is definitely not worth the hassle.

... in response to Re: Travel To Eastern Europe, posted by JohnG on Oct 26, 2001

Aeroflot allows smoking on their International flights, and as I have been told, they are the only airline to allow such smoking on International flights.

... in response to Won't the smoking on Aeroflot bother you..., posted by Go2Rus on Oct 26, 2001

Aeroflot only permits smoking in the last few rows in the back. It's a big plane, a Boeng 767, so it shouldn't bother them.

... in response to Re: Smoking on Aeroflot, posted by JohnG on Oct 26, 2001

Since June I have traveled to Russia twice on Aeroflot out of Seattle to see my fiancee. I always sit in 49D.  It is the last row in the back which allows smoking.  I don't smoke but the kitchen is right behind me and so is the bathroom

... in response to Re: Smoking on Aeroflot, posted by JohnG on Oct 26, 2001

But I hear from airline knowledgeable people, that this air is merely circulated around on the plane, so everyone eventually gets it if the airline allows any smoking at all.

... in response to Re: Re: Smoking on Aeroflot, posted by Go2Rus on Oct 26, 2001

...airline people are wrong, they certainly aren't the pilots. The air in the cabin is constantly renewed.

If it was recirced, there would be dust, bacteria, and extremely low humidity (worse than it is now). Not to mention all that CO2 you folks exhale back there.
Besides, where do you think the fresh O2 has to come from?

I explained all this in a past post if you want to look for it.

Besides, a little smoke for a short time never killed anybody. It's a minor issue and they can just deal with it.

... in response to Your "knowledgeble"...., posted by LP on Oct 27, 2001

However, you are wrong in one respect.  Some people are allergic to cigarette smoke, and cannot 'Just deal with it.'

... in response to I bow to your superior knowledge re this..., posted by Go2Rus on Oct 27, 2001

...I didn't consider the allergy aspects. That would indeed be a problem.

... in response to Re: Travel To Eastern Europe, posted by JohnG on Oct 26, 2001

Aeroflot is a fine airline.
As I have noted, you will never find the cheaper fares on any of the search engines.

Mark