Somon Air is the sole private airline (versus state-owned Tajik Air) in Tajikistan. We flew from Dushanbe to Dubai aboard a 737-900ER, the crown jewel of the fleet. While I’d rate the flight experience as good overall, Somon Air...
A Bizarre Experience on Somon Air
I already wrote about the smoking we experienced onboard, but the whole Somon Air experience was quite strange. Dushanbe has a fairly beautiful new international terminal, but the airport is odd. We showed up three hours before our flight,...
Why Do Flight Attendants Lie About Onboard Smoking?
Yesterday, Ben and I flew Somon Air from Dushanbe to Dubai. It’s an interesting airline that I’ll have more details about later today. I’ll give you a preview, though: the pilots repeatedly smoked in-flight. Even worse, though, is that...
