[The only locals who can afford to travel by air with children are New Russians. They barge to the front of every queue, airport or not, with children or not. This has always been the way for Russians who think they are the elite. The Communist Party officials did it, and before them the Czar's family and nobles did it.[/QUOTE]
Absolute stereotypical nonsense.. a bit of Thread Creep here... Queue jumping and to$$ers who think they're more important that anyone else is not unique to Russia. There are plenty decent hard-working Russians who are just trying to get on in a place where it ain't that easy... The fact that they're probably better dressed than the average westerner says more about the pride they take in their personal appearance than it says about their bank balance...