What are Nesma Airlines flights to Egypt like—seat comfort, technical stops and delays?
From messages by 5 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 22 days ago
From messages by 5 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 22 days ago
TL;DR
Reports are mixed: most passengers describe standard seats, while some flights made a technical fuel stop in Georgia of up to an hour and one report mentioned a nine-hour delay. Seats near the front may offer extra legroom.
One report described a major disruption: a nine-hour departure delay, a return after the first takeoff attempt, and seats that barely reclined. Keep water, snacks and a charger in your cabin bag in case of disruption.
On a flight departing Vnukovo, passengers who arrived about an hour before check-in closed were assigned row 2 with extra legroom; row 8 was also considered comfortable. An inflatable child footrest fit in the space.
A technical fuel stop in Georgia does not happen on every flight. One report put it at about 40–50 minutes, while another said passengers remained onboard for just under an hour; neither described a stuffy cabin.
Several passengers compared the seats to standard Aeroflot economy seats and did not find them cramped, although comfort naturally depends on body size and expectations. One review described the flight as generally smooth.