Thai Airways - Boeing 747

[simo1981]

Hi im flying with Thai airways this friday to Bangkok,
Does anyone have any info on the flights ie;

" FREE Drinks
" food
" films
" leg room


cheers in advance

[andy50]

hi simo,thai air are pretty good, the drinks are free and plentiful,food is as good as any ,films i dont watch much, but they are pretty mundane ,as they cant put anything on that might offend ,theres plenty of leg room on thai air how much did u get the flight for ?

[simo1981]

thanks

paid £349 return from London Heathrow,
Thought that was quite a good price as its direct to Bangkok

[ratpack1]

you also should join the frequent flyer programe, its star alliance which gives you the choice of many airlines to get miles, and with Thai, if you get 50,000 in 1 yr ,they give you a gold card and a free upgrade voucher for any standard fare ticket you buy, i used my last one on a round the world ticket , which cost 1000 gbp (economy ) and flew business, which is pretty medioca in thai but much better than cattle and saved me 2k english, if i would have bought a business class ticket.
And your sure to be back in LOS to get those miles, so make em count buddy.
You can even get a silver card with Thai ( 20.000 )and when your in BKK you can get priority check in and an extra 10 kgs of baggage , comes in handy for taking all the cheap ciggies back

[Hep]

Thai is alright - I used them home from BKK to CPH this time but I was in business (or what they now call Premium economy on that route).

Check out these links for more info:

http://www.airlinesreviewed.com/revi...=&forumid=1015

http://www.seatguru.com/

http://www.airlinequality.com/Product/seat_intro.htm

I prefer SAS over Thai when going to Asia. Been to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore some times and SAS have good planes. Airbusses with good room and individual TV screens for each seat.

As Ratpack wrote do remember to sign up for their frequent flyer programme. The STAR alliance program is quite good and it does bring some really nice benefits with it.

[t0rn]

Originally Posted by ratpack1

you also should join the frequent flyer programe, its star alliance which gives you the choice of many airlines to get miles, and with Thai, if you get 50,000 in 1 yr ,they give you a gold card and a free upgrade voucher for any standard fare ticket you buy, i used my last one on a round the world ticket , which cost 1000 gbp (economy ) and flew business, which is pretty medioca in thai but much better than cattle and saved me 2k english, if i would have bought a business class ticket.
And your sure to be back in LOS to get those miles, so make em count buddy.
You can even get a silver card with Thai ( 20.000 )and when your in BKK you can get priority check in and an extra 10 kgs of baggage , comes in handy for taking all the cheap ciggies back

I agree you should join the FF program but be aware that Thai have stopped awarding FF miles for the cheapest booking classes (£349 wil be on of those).

[eric-the-viking]

where did you get the flight for the price?
best i was able to find was Thai air for £390

[Expat]

Originally Posted by simo1981

Hi im flying with Thai airways this friday to Bangkok,
Does anyone have any info on the flights ie;

" FREE Drinks
" food
" films
" leg room


cheers in advance

YUP
they have all of those things…

[geespot]

Those prices are really good. At the same time last year I paid 810 sterling from Heathrow

[no1patto]

Originally Posted by simo1981

Hi im flying with Thai airways this friday to Bangkok,
Does anyone have any info on the flights ie;

" FREE Drinks
" food
" films
" leg room


cheers in advance

The best thing to do about leg room is check in nice and early B4 the seats go ask for an exit seat up the front you dont have to wait as long to get off and lots of leg room after some food and a few drinks pop a sleaping pill that way your ready to go when you get to LOS

[ivorsmallholdin]

Just checked up for a flight out the end of the month :-)


Price £ 318 per person
( Subtotal tax inclusive £ 382.00 )
Thai Airways : Economy Flight

Depart : 30 May 12:30 from London [LHR] - non stop / 11h 35m

Arrive: 31 May 06:05 to Bangkok [BKK] +1

Depart : 28 Jun 01:10 from Bangkok [BKK] - non stop / 12h 05m

Arrive: 28 Jun 07:15 to London [LHR]

[simo1981]

does this airline have TV's in the back of the seats????

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by simo1981

does this airline have TV's in the back of the seats????

Not as yet but are introducing them on the Airbus A340-500 long haul.
From UK you will most likely be on a 747 which doesnt have them yet.

[eric-the-viking]

i will let you know in two weeks time if they have changed yet

[Schmeen]

I agree you should join the FF program but be aware that Thai have stopped awarding FF miles for the cheapest booking classes (£349 wil be on of those).

You sure about this? my wife flew a very cheap flight recently between UK and Thailand and her miles were credited, just checked.

[t0rn]

Originally Posted by Schmeen

You sure about this? my wife flew a very cheap flight recently between UK and Thailand and her miles were credited, just checked.

I should have said "about to stop awarding miles on the cheapest tickets" - takes effect from 1 June and applies to flights booked in W or V classes.

[ivorsmallholdin]

Here's another cheapie. Not direct though.

Price £ 307 per person
( Subtotal tax inclusive £ 345.00 )
Etihad Airways : Economy Flight

Depart : 3 Jun 11:00 from London [LGW] - 1 Stop / via Abu Dhabi [AUH] / 14h 35m

Arrive: 4 Jun 07:35 to Bangkok [BKK] +1

Depart : 3 Jul 19:45 from Bangkok [BKK] - 1 Stop / via Abu Dhabi [AUH] / 16h 50m

Arrive: 4 Jul 06:35 to London [LGW] +1

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by ivorsmallholdin

Here's another cheapie. Not direct though.

Price £ 307 per person
( Subtotal tax inclusive £ 345.00 )
Etihad Airways : Economy Flight

Depart : 3 Jun 11:00 from London [LGW] - 1 Stop / via Abu Dhabi [AUH] / 14h 35m

Arrive: 4 Jun 07:35 to Bangkok [BKK] +1

Depart : 3 Jul 19:45 from Bangkok [BKK] - 1 Stop / via Abu Dhabi [AUH] / 16h 50m

Arrive: 4 Jul 06:35 to London [LGW] +1

Travelled with Etihad to BKK in March/April. Recommend this airline,although pretty new they are very good.

[ivorsmallholdin]

Cheers, think I'll give them a go as Gatwick is more convenient than Heathrow for me. How long were the stops in Abu Dhabi? 2 hours or so?

Qatar are reasonable too.

Price £ 330 per person
( Subtotal tax inclusive £ 383.00 )
Qatar Airways : Economy Flight

Depart : 31 May 11:00 from London [LGW] - 1 Stop / via Doha [DOH] / 14h 15m

Arrive: 1 Jun 07:15 to Bangkok [BKK] +1

Depart : 29 Jun 20:45 from Bangkok [BKK] - 1 Stop / via Doha [DOH] / 16h 10m

Arrive: 30 Jun 06:55 to London [LGW] +1

[dawsey]

Originally Posted by ivorsmallholdin

Cheers, think I'll give them a go as Gatwick is more convenient than Heathrow for me. How long were the stops in Abu Dhabi? 2 hours or so?

Qatar are reasonable too.

Price £ 330 per person
( Subtotal tax inclusive £ 383.00 )
Qatar Airways : Economy Flight

Depart : 31 May 11:00 from London [LGW] - 1 Stop / via Doha [DOH] / 14h 15m

Arrive: 1 Jun 07:15 to Bangkok [BKK] +1

Depart : 29 Jun 20:45 from Bangkok [BKK] - 1 Stop / via Doha [DOH] / 16h 10m

Arrive: 30 Jun 06:55 to London [LGW] +1

The stop on the way out was just right.Arrive Abu Dhabi 7 45pm just time for a smoke,stretch the legs and get some duty frees and leaves at 8 45pm,just one hour. Not sure about the return trip as I stayed over in AUH for a few days.Got a feeling its a long stop over on way back.I arrived in AUH at 12 30pm and flew out at 1 55am a few days later.Have a check on the timetable they have on their website www.etihadairways.com
I honestly feel that within 2yrs they will challenge Singapore for top airline.