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The so-called low-cost airline Pobeda plans to launch flights from Moscow to Berlin this spring. Flights will operate twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays starting April 26, according to a Travel.ru correspondent.<\/p>\n
Departure from Moscow (Vnukovo Airport) at 13:45, arriving in Berlin (Tegel Airport) at 15:30. Return departure is at 16:00 or 16:10, arriving in Moscow at 19:50 or 20:00. However, the flight schedule is slightly different in the spring: departures from Moscow are at 13:15 or 15:50, and from Berlin at 15:30 or 18:05. The route will be operated by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a single-class configuration of 189 seats. <\/p>\n
Tickets on third-party websites start at approximately 2,800 rubles one-way, excluding baggage, carry-on baggage, seat selection, and other fees. It's possible that tickets for 509 rubles will be available for a very short time on select dates when sales open on the airline's own website. <\/p>\n
Passengers intending to use Pobeda services should keep in mind a number of features of this airline, exercise extreme caution and attentiveness, and be prepared for various complications and surprises both when booking a ticket and during the flight itself. Let us remind you that for tickets sold from September 30, Pobeda allows free transportation of only miniature carry-on baggage with strange dimensions of 36\u00d730\u00d727 centimeters. In addition, the company, under a far-fetched pretext, refuses passengers to transport items that are absolutely free according to the Federal Aviation Rules, including briefcases or handbags and outerwear.<\/p>\n
At the same time, although small checked baggage is no longer free, it is still cheap. Pobeda has introduced a new fee for 10 kilograms of checked baggage, which is 499 rubles (1,000 rubles when paid at the airport). Baggage of 20 kilograms still costs 1,499 rubles (3,000 at the airport). It is worth remembering that 2% must be added to all online fees and Pobeda tariffs. <\/p>\n
There is no onboard food service, regardless of the flight duration, and attempts to bring your own food in a separate bag may result in a 2,000-ruble check-in fee (unless it fits into Pobeda's baggage checker along with the rest of your carry-on baggage). When purchasing a ticket on the Pobeda website at the minimum "Standard" fare, the company includes paid insurance by default. To opt out, you must uncheck the relevant options at the bottom of the additional services selection page. <\/p>\n
There are also problems with returning or changing a ticket in the event of flight disruptions or schedule changes - Pobeda hides the toll-free call center for forced changes and refunds. There are also problems with boarding a flight - Pobeda can herd passengers into the apron bus even before the plane itself appears at the airport. Seat selection is paid, and to encourage the purchase of this service, Pobeda can deliberately seat passengers flying together at opposite ends of the cabin and prohibit them from changing seats. The year before last, this led to a loud scandal: Pobeda turned in a family with a baby to the police for an attempt by the parents to reunite on the plane - after the airline itself deliberately seated them in different rows in an attempt to earn an extra 149 rubles from each of the passengers for changing seats.<\/p>\n