Upon boarding through the forward door we were greeted by two young and friendly flight attendants. Somon Air's business class cabin consists of 16 seats, spread across four rows in a 2-2 configuration. I loved how colorful the cabin was, the patterns on the bulkhead, etc. Legroom was roughly comparable to what you'd find in…
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Welp, I wouldn't expect a wine named "Paris Seduction" to taste very good anyway. It sounds more like the stage name of stripper in a strip club (not that I speak from experience or anything!) =P
"For the main course I ordered the fish, which was not especially great. It wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t great either."
I think you need an editor...
LOL. This is currently on Somon webpage:
"Attention!
Due to temporary fuel shortage at Dushanbe and Khujand airports, Somon Air, effective from 16th of August 2017, until further notice, will be forced to operate majority of its flights with refueling stopovers, which will extend the time of flight and arrival at the airports of destination by one (1) hour.
This is a temporary measure, and our airline is putting all efforts to restore non-stop service in near future.
We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause as regretfully this situation is beyond our control.
We appreciate your understanding and support."
Flightradar24: They did initially climb to 24.000, later climbed to 26.000 as final. The same aircraft flew 24.000 on the same route 3 days later.
24.000 is low, with much slower speed and higher fuel burn. However, 25.000 is dispatch limit for single bleed air (engine air used for pressurization) or single pack (pressurization and air condition). Most likely thats what this was, though they did climb to 26.000.
It is not unusual to dispatch with single bleed or single pack, but normally the plane would be used on short flights, where the time and economy wouldnt be too much affected, but seems like this airline only have two B739.
Was the young woman 'edgy' in the sense of 'being on edge' or was she 'cutting edge'? I prefer to think she was avant - garde.
@lucky the following question is asked in all seriousness.
What are you smoking?
You write about the padding "despite it being several years old" . What does several years mean in numbers?
You write about the decor "pattern on the bulkhead etc"
These glaring gaps aren't what we're used to. This report looks like it was rushed out.
Hey Lucky got an idea for a post following from your "Best Business Class" post.. how about top 10 best value business class (or something to that extent)? Keep up the good work!
Good review on a very exotic airline. I like all their branding on the tableclothh, coffee-up etc. Your honest insights are always fun to read. Somon's livery mirrors the Tajik flag and looks good too (as you also noted - "their colorful 737").
What a wonderfully quirky airline! I hope this won't be the last of your travels with Somon, Lucky.