Phuket

StiofanDerry · #1 28-09-2004, 21:35

Hi does any of the UK or Ireland BM have any advice regarding the finding the cheapest flights to Bangkok. Cheapest I can find for so far for three weeks is about £500. Thats with a student company STA Travel

wonderful days · #2 28-09-2004, 21:43

Well i fly...Luftansa, quiet the same price, no restrictions!

But I leave in Holland, take a....Thai airways plane in Frankfurt, and in Bangkok take a flight with Air Asia to Phuket

Now, somebody has to explain me, how I got a better deal booking Luftansa, having, EXACTELY the same flights then with Thai airways, and pay 30 % less!

StiofanDerry · #3 29-09-2004, 19:34

I flew thai this year and they were excellent. They seem a lot more expensive though than everyone else. I think next time I fly Emirates

eric-the-viking · #4 29-09-2004, 23:27

it depends on what time of year you want to fly ,high season will cost you an arm and a leg,for low season i have seen flights for about £300.
my xmas flight has cost me £800 ish from bhx to amsterdam to bkk, my last tour of duty in april was about £500 direct to bkk .
best to do a search on sites like
www.cheapestflights.com
www.airlinenetworks.com
etc etc

andy50 · #5 30-09-2004, 00:06

i booked my flights this time, through dial a flight,--london gatwick,direct to bankok,then to phuket return-- on thai air ,this december -jan for £661-00,including 1 day in the comfort resort,(which i wont use)as im staying in the expat (expat 1450bht a night)-33night stay

r3aps · #6 30-09-2004, 00:57

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Originally Posted by andy50

i booked my flights this time, through dial a flight,--london gatwick,direct to bankok,then to phuket return-- on thai air ,this december -jan for £661-00,including 1 day in the comfort resort,(which i wont use)as im staying in the expat (expat 1450bht a night)-33night stay

1450 for 33 nights i think they saw you coming,for that length of stay you should be getting it a lot cheaper.i wouldnt bother staying there for that price.
as for flights i got lhr-kuwait-bkk-phuket for 700 quid all in.pity i gotta spend 3 hours in kuwait on way out and 6 hours there on way back.such a nice place.

steve

andy50 · #7 30-09-2004, 01:01

ill try to negotiate the price with the hotel when i get there !

eric-the-viking · #8 30-09-2004, 01:41

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Originally Posted by r3aps

1450 for 33 nights i think they saw you coming,for that length of stay you should be getting it a lot cheaper.i wouldnt bother staying there for that price.
as for flights i got lhr-kuwait-bkk-phuket for 700 quid all in.pity i gotta spend 3 hours in kuwait on way out and 6 hours there on way back.such a nice place.

steve

you should be ok steve after all you will be in the terminal most of the timw wont you .
last xmas my mate and me had to do a 3 hour stop over in dubai,nice airport but hell i think it was £5 a pint, needless to say i had one pint and then spent an age walking around the duty free

r3aps · #9 30-09-2004, 01:52

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Originally Posted by eric-the-viking

you should be ok steve after all you will be in the terminal most of the timw wont you .
last xmas my mate and me had to do a 3 hour stop over in dubai,nice airport but hell i think it was £5 a pint, needless to say i had one pint and then spent an age walking around the duty free

hong kong aint much cheaper and i normally go via there.
steve

eric-the-viking · #10 30-09-2004, 01:59

this time its via Amsterdam,trouble is its only 3 hours so not quite enough time to get to central station have a special coffee

and back again to catch the onward flight.

dawsey · #11 30-09-2004, 02:39

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Originally Posted by eric-the-viking

you should be ok steve after all you will be in the terminal most of the timw wont you .
last xmas my mate and me had to do a 3 hour stop over in dubai,nice airport but hell i think it was £5 a pint, needless to say i had one pint and then spent an age walking around the duty free

If you paid more than £3 a pint then you were ripped off.Dubai Airport is 16-18dirhams a pint (6dhs to the £).It is a nice airport though.

fernando · #12 30-09-2004, 02:50

£550 december 23 klm ! 30 nights ! booked in march though when the cheaper seats are available ! only paid £1200 business class with lufthansa in june ! well worth it

andy50 · #13 30-09-2004, 04:14

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Originally Posted by fernando

£550 december 23 klm ! 30 nights ! booked in march though when the cheaper seats are available ! only paid £1200 business class with lufthansa in june ! well worth it

travelling in buisness class!!!! you must be minted !

wylos · #14 30-09-2004, 04:47

travelled with eva air on my last trip to LOS in march,would highly recomend Evergreen Deluxe class.direct flight to bkk from heathrow,london for £645.its not ecomony or buissness class ,its in between.goood service,choice of meal,nice leg space(can push chair back to sleep or rest,not quite sure of the angle)and your own t.v screen.
flying back to LOS in november with eva,i think paying that bit more is well worth it

DO WHAT U WANT 2 DO,AFTER ALL,IT IS UP 2 U.

eric-the-viking · #15 30-09-2004, 05:09

out of interest any one flown with china airlines ?
if so what did you think of their service etc ?

rockstar! · #16 30-09-2004, 05:35

I'm looking at china air too, they are only $731 from LA=more short time $!!

Allybabba22 · #17 30-09-2004, 17:26

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Originally Posted by eric-the-viking

out of interest any one flown with china airlines ?
if so what did you think of their service etc ?

I flew with them in july, And i thought they were great, Would definatly fly with them again

Allybabba22 · #18 30-09-2004, 17:28

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Originally Posted by StiofanDerry

Hi does any of the UK or Ireland BM have any advice regarding the finding the cheapest flights to Bangkok. Cheapest I can find for so far for three weeks is about £500. Thats with a student company STA Travel

You should have a look at www.go4less.ie, They normally have lots of great deals for students and under 26s. But they only fly to bangkok.

StiofanDerry · #19 30-09-2004, 19:18

Just checked that site ally and it's coming up at about £465stg. That's £100 cheaper than anywhere else. Thanks for the advice

Whazzzup · #20 01-10-2004, 02:06

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Originally Posted by eric-the-viking

out of interest any one flown with china airlines ?
if so what did you think of their service etc ?

I flew Amsterdam - Bangkok with China Airlines back in june this year. Good service, non stop movies. Had spacious emergency seat as requested upon check-in. On the way back didn't even have to ask for it as they kept record of my earlier request. I think most airlines from far east Asia are pretty good anyway.

butterflyblonde · #21 01-10-2004, 02:54

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Originally Posted by StiofanDerry

Hi does any of the UK or Ireland BM have any advice regarding the finding the cheapest flights to Bangkok. Cheapest I can find for so far for three weeks is about £500. Thats with a student company STA Travel

One of the cheapest sites i know of but i'm not sure if you can fly from Ireland , think these deals are from Heathrow only. perhaps you could get a cheap flight to Heathrow 1st.

£335 on Thai air http://www.westeasttravel.com/user/default.asp

Mac · #22 03-10-2004, 06:27

Thai Airways is really strange. Book a flight on Thursday Nov 4th to Phuket returning on Sunday 14th Nov. £561. Book it for the Wednesday 3rd Nov same return date and time £403. Hmm.. That is quite a lot of money really for an extra day in LOS....
Mac

fernando · #23 03-10-2004, 14:25

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Originally Posted by andy50

travelling in buisness class!!!! you must be minted !

not minted andy just fancied treating myself ! but i'm gutted now i want to travel that way all the time !

andy50 · #24 03-10-2004, 17:50

perhaps ill give it a try ,on one of my trips in the future fernando ! cheers

MiniMaker · #25 03-10-2004, 18:08

Hi andy,

I flew business once from hkt-bkk out of necessity not choice, as no spaces in econ and had to get back to bkk.
If the money was there it would be my choice of travel every time. IMHO it's worth the extra just to try it out in LOS, as in uk it would be v unlikely for me to afford.

Lots of extra space and a Stew on perm stand by waiting to help out passengers. I opened a book to pass the time and the stew came over to turn my light on so I could see better. When I shut the book she came back over to turn the light off. Drinks as soon as in the air, food before econ and bags off the plane quicker.

Really added to the fantasy of " you rich hansum man etc..."