# Anyone flown Transaero Air before?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-flown-transaero-air-before/707908>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 22, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-flown-transaero-air-before/707908 "2014-12-22T14:17:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-flown-transaero-air-before/707908/1 "2014-12-22T14:17:01Z")

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Anyone flown Transaero Air before? Experiences, good or bad? Opinion? Sorta need answers fast, have a great deal pending, but I want to know more before I commit.

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**Author:** ![Surok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@Surok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surok)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-flown-transaero-air-before/707908/2 "2014-12-22T14:40:57Z")

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Any particular concerns? I’ve flown with Transaero multiple times on short (less than five hours) flights and never had a problem.

You might want to check for reviews and arrival/ departure airports/terminals for the specific route you’re thinking of booking.

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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-flown-transaero-air-before/707908/3 "2014-12-22T15:50:08Z")

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I did, but it was nearly 20 years ago now. They were perfectly fine.

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**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-flown-transaero-air-before/707908/4 "2014-12-22T16:26:09Z")

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It seems like the reviews for the short hops are OK, but those for longer flights like I’m going to take (Tel Aviv - Moscow - JFK and back) are really not encouraging. Lots of complaints about rude service, cabin crew that speaks no English, disgusting bathrooms, entertainment systems that won’t work, having to claim luggage in Moscow and re-check in . . . I’m wondering if it’s worth the price.

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**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-flown-transaero-air-before/707908/5 "2014-12-22T17:31:58Z")

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Wow, their web site kind of sucks. Keeps reverting back to Russian even when I pick English.

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**Author:** ![Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f08c70/32.png) [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-flown-transaero-air-before/707908/6 "2014-12-22T20:27:39Z")

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Oh well, no credit cards accepted. They want bank transfer, Paypal, or Western Union only. I guess I’m out of luck.