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Aeroflot’s Dream Of Glory Mimics Russia’s

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020 7 Comments

Aeroflot Russian Airlines dreams of glory. It wants to become a swanky, luxurious, powerful airline heralded by the world and sought after by elites. Sounds like Mother Russia, doesn’t it?

Aeroflot Dreams Of Glory

A lot of change is coming to Aeroflot. One Mile at a Time lays it out so nicely that there is no need for me to rehash it. But I do want to focus on Aeroflot’s aspirations to become one of the top airlines in the world.

First, all tongue and cheek aside, Aeroflot already is a great airline. Besides Turkish Airlines, it is the only aircraft to consistently offer “real” business class seats (versus simply blocked middle seats) on European flights. Furthermore, it offers amazing cuisine and service on its longhaul flights. This is not the airline of the Soviet era, despite the hammer and sickle still present in the logo. The new Airbus A350 will take Aeroflot business class to a whole new level.


> Read More: Aeroflot Unveils Stunning New Business Class Suites On A350


Aeroflot will shed regional and domestic flying to its low-cost subsidiaries and focus on the premium sector. Aeroflot CEO Vitaly Saveyev recently told the Centre for Aviation (CAPA):

“We want to focus Aeroflot on long-haul flights under our new strategy to turn it into a five-star company…Aeroflot will operate only long-haul flights. This is how it will look. Today, we have four Skytrax stars for service and five stars from the US APEX Association for service as well. We can really be in the top ten (these are Skytrax five-star companies).

“I would like to emphasise that, except Lufthansa, all other airlines do not carry over 35 million passengers because quality service can only be achieved in a narrow segment. It cannot be infinitely expanded. Considering our fleet (and we have a very modern fleet, as you know) we can really be among the top five in this group. In this way, we will considerably increase our capitalization, upgrade our service and improve our prestige, both as a company and the state in general.

It is striking to me that Aeroflot is worried about a Skytrax award. If Lufthansa can buy earn five-star status by promising a new business class seat in a few years (which may never materialize at this point), surely Aeroflot can buy earn this award on a more modern fleet with better seating, service, and onboard amenities.

Like Aeroflot, Like Russia

I speak as an American outsider of course, but this all sounds to me so very Russian. The pursuit for prestige to be awarded for it…rather than pursue greatness and let the honors come. This idea of making a name for yourself and trying to win through opulence and grandeur.

It sounds like Vladimir Putin waxing whimsically about the days of the Soviet Union and how Russia will rise again. Take his 2018 address to the nation, for instance…

“It is at such turning points that Russia has proven, time and again, its ability to develop and renew itself, discover new territories, build cities, conquer space and make major discoveries. This unwavering forward-looking drive, coupled with traditions and values, ensured the continuity in the thousand-year-long history of our nation.”

A great national airline is part of the package. Sure, let Pobeda Airlines run domestic service, but the world will see the pinnacle of progress and innovation in Aeroflot, like Sputnik and Vostok before it.

CONCLUSION

Maybe I’m stretching, but when I read the news about Aeroflot’s new focus on prestige, the link to Russia itself was immediately present in my mind. The most important news here is that Aeroflot is already good and it is going to get better. The political science twist is that Aeroflot, with its façade of beauty and opulence, may be a perfect metaphor for the Russian Federation.

> Read More: “Old, Fat and Ugly” Aeroflot FAs Sue Airline for Discrimination

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Matthew Klint

Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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7 Comments

  1. Thermopylae Reply
    July 16, 2020 at 2:32 pm

    Matthew, great post! Political science demonstrates that culture influences national behavior, and the biggest error in diplomacy is assuming the other side shares your values and reasoning processes. You’re also brave, since I expect Putin’s trolls to spew their spittle-flecked bile here real soon.

  2. Dick Bupkiss Reply
    July 16, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Sure, because when people think “Russia”, the first thing that comes to mind is “high quality.”

  3. Dick Bupkiss Reply
    July 16, 2020 at 2:52 pm

    And yes, Putin and Trump’s minions will be along any minute to vomit all over your site. Expect your moderation tasklist to spike like coronavirus in Florida.

    • WR2 Reply
      July 16, 2020 at 10:05 pm

      You leftists are still peddling the thoroughly debunked Russia collision narrative? Have you no shame? For all his many obvious faults, Trump has undoubtedly been tougher on Russia. Remember it was Obama who got caught on hot mic saying he’ll have more flexibility post election, it was under Obama that Russia annexed Crimea with no response, it was under Obama that Russians crossed his red line in Syria with no response, etc. etc. Trump has pushed much harder on Russia than Obama ever did, just like with China.

      So no, Trump supporters aren’t coming for Matthew for speaking ill of Russia. Besides, unlike the leftist woke mob, we believe in freedom of speech…even for you.

      • Dick Bupkiss Reply
        July 17, 2020 at 3:00 am

        Hah hah, soooo debunked yeah (the combined US intelligence agencies concur it’s 100% true, but what do they know, they probably all voted for Democrats).
        Thanks, Vladimir!

      • Aaron Reply
        July 17, 2020 at 6:33 am

        How exactly has Trump pushed harder on Russia?

  4. Paolo Reply
    July 18, 2020 at 6:03 am

    I don’t mind Aeroflot, even in Y. It’s a nice way to get from Bangkok to Europe: a day flight, with good connections to VIE, CDG, AMS, with a slightly longer transit time than Finnair, but without the slightly stressful 30 minute connections through HEL.

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