Just How Bad are AEROFLOT These Days?

I took a flight with Aeroflot onboard their Boeing 777-300ER in Business Class to see just what they're like these days, and if they've finally managed to shake off their image of days gone by.

[simisolamaiyegun]

As a 41 year old female Nigerian, I used to fly Aeroflot from Lagos via Moscow to Vienna on my yearly summer holiday with my mum. In the 90s, they were quite good when it came to baggage allowances, cheap, efficient and reliable talking from an African perspective 😊.

[dasbinich]

I’ve been flying with Aeroflot for 20 years, annually from Germany to Russia and back (alone this year 2 times). I was and am happy about everything. I have not had any problems with them.

[yekaterinabelova]

Thanks for reviewing Aeroflot. I flew last year from Istanbul to Moscow after flying Turkish Chicago-Istanbul. Let's add, I was 4 months pregnant and had my 4 and 2 years Olds. Aeroflot crew were much more helpful than Turkish. Food was great, crew provided toys, blankets and pillows. Once we landed, airport staff took my luggage all the way to passport control. Overall, awesome airline

[garykendall]

I recently flew Vladivostok - Moscow with Aeroflot in Airbus 330. Holiday time, so completely packed. 9-hour flight, catered as an international flight. Economy class. Meals entirely respectable and on a par with anyone else. Service and facilities quite respectable and clean, staff professional. What I remember most, though, is that the kids on holiday were so very well behaved. No yelling or trying to run around. A few years back, I also flew Hong-Kong to Moscow with them. Quite acceptable.

[samichaks]

You know Noel, it was my flights onboard their IL-86s/TU-154s that fuelled my love for aviation. Throughout the 90's I was lucky enough to regularly travel on Soviet built aircrafts, flying LHR-SV0-LHR - when I was a child. Those experiences created this deep devotion that I have towards Aeroflot. I still have their timetables back from 1991 onwards and their inflight magazines. It is indeed notable to me how they have immensely improved over the years. But I must admit, I would do anything to go back and experience SU back in the 1990's - they were just so unique!

[kendrapratt]

Am I the only one who feels bad for Concorde, sitting there watching the other planes get to takeoff and go somewhere?

[timothygorman]

Of all the youtube videos I've seen of Aeroflot's landings, they've ALL been spot on, smooth as butter! Especially if you watch a montage of them right after watching a montage of Ryan Air landings, lol.

[davestarkie]

I'll never get bored of hearing the sound of GE90s powering up. love them!

[liamanderson]

I used to fly Aeroflot a lot in 2014/2015, however not in biz class. They were pretty good in fact. Once flew on the Superjet. It was so new you could still smell the "new" smell of the seats. Very smooth ride!

[UAHFAN]

I've flown on that particular 777 (named after Pushkin) several times. In fact, I've sat in the very seat that you did on this flight. I'm an American who lives in the Russian Far East, so I fly Aeroflot very frequently between Vladivostok and either New York or Miami (with a connection at SVO). I've generally had a great experience with them over the past 8 years. Their economy and comfort class are quite good, but the business class is hit or miss. The hard product on the a330 is outdated. It is quite alright on the 777. The new a350 business class hard product is much better, as it is 1-2-1 and has doors. The soft product is excellent across the board, though it's been diminished a bit due to COVID. I'd fly Aeroflot over any American-owned airline any day.

[lloydbrock]

I was cabin crew for 10 years and I’ll tell you straight up; that Aeroflot uniform is off the scale cool. Outstanding!

[tedlegg]

"Last swallow of a proper British sausage!" Thats what she said 😂

[supervitz]

I was flying Aeroflot once a year, Heathrow to Sheremetyevo before the global panini happened. Good modern airline.

[imanuelcaushi]

Absolutely no one:
Noel entering the plane:

😂😂

[kavorkaa]

Actually Aeroflot is nicer than it sounds, flew with them many times, good value for money when flying from Asia
Whish they had shorter connections though and easier visa requieremnts to go out of the airport

[kathiwyldeck]

I flew on Aeroflot from St. Petersberg to Hong Kong just before the pandemic. I was pleasantly surprised. Compared with my parents' Aeroflot flight in Soviet times, it was luxurious. As good as any high quality international airline. I'd be happy to fly with Aeroflot again.

[ronriesinger]

Always a good experience on Aeroflot. I’ve flown them across the Atlantic and within Russia.

[rowanmorgan]

Those salt and pepper shakers though! As cute as the KLM Delft houses!

[paulsando]

"A last swallow, of some proper English sausage!' That comment at 4:40 made me chuckle 😆

[arokh]

Real pilots: Fly around storms.

Me in MSFS: Watch this baby dance.