After being in Moscow for nine months the time has come where I have finally been forced to take an Aeroflot flight from Sheremetyevo (SVO) and all the challenges which come with it. This weekend I am going to Nanjing to work with a vocational college regarding their enterprise education offering, and at the same time meeting colleagues at Southeast University regarding research. The trip is only for 3 days, so I didn’t want to spend too long travelling. Plus, it is the Friday after the big Chinese holiday of Golden Week, so many of the flights are at capacity. Maybe unsurprisingly one of the only options which is not fully booked is Aeroflot. I am not expecting a comfortable trip and their will undoubtedly be much hassle much hassle at the airport. So the three days on the ground in Nanjing could be a struggle. But hopefully, after this trip I can say I have flown Aeroflot and never have to do it again.
The highlight of the journey was finding a couple of pigeons at the departure gate SVO. Of course what kind of quality airport does not have pigeons drinking on a drinking fountain.
Robin Bell 