[Sen Yai]

I would ditch Thai Air especially from London, Eva Air at the moment far cheaper by 50% and more - Thai want nearly UK900-1000 for a ticket London BKK London, Eva is around UK 650 - that seems to be conistent whenever you fly, I think there are a few special offers with Thai in the UK 600 range but dates are limited.

As usual, I disagree with the wisdom of WhiteDesire. I don't buy my TG tickets in GBP but if you enter almost any dates in the next six months (xmas and new year peak season excepted) in www.thaiair.com for the LHR-BKK-LHR route, you should get a price of GBP660 approx, which is a Q-class fare that earns full FF points too.

[WhiteDesire]

I would ditch Thai Air especially from London, Eva Air at the moment far cheaper by 50% and more - Thai want nearly UK900-1000 for a ticket London BKK London, Eva is around UK 650 - that seems to be conistent whenever you fly, I think there are a few special offers with Thai in the UK 600 range but dates are limited.

As usual, I disagree with the wisdom of WhiteDesire. I don't buy my TG tickets in GBP but if you enter almost any dates in the next six months (xmas and new year peak season excepted) in www.thaiair.com for the LHR-BKK-LHR route, you should get a price of GBP660 approx, which is a Q-class fare that earns full FF points too.

Erm, mr know it all then eh, however, it was tongue and cheek with regard to not using Thai because of the price, it is annoying, but you get the drift. Now with regard to the actual price. I have searched two sites ebookers and airline network and they both come up with £900 odd for dates which I plugged in, which were 1, 8, 10 April 2009, which isn't exactly in season is it? March is cheaper, I don't know why. Similarly, February options are coming up in the region of £641.

[jonwesley]

Thanks for the link TavelerJim

I just cleared some time off from work for a couple of weeks over the new year and haven’t had a chance to get to my travel agent yet which usually gets me my best fares on airlines I know but put in my date bt.com and they gave a good fare on Royal Jordanian

Has anyone had any experience with them?

[Asians4me]

I realize I should not blame Airbus for NWA's choice of seats but it seems to be a pattern. I made several trips on Thai from New York on the non-stop (Airbus) and the seats were made for midgets. I am only 5-11 with long legs but the seats were not that comfortable. Plenty of leg room but what I could not understand was why the seats in Premium Economy did not recline any more than in economy in spite of the extra six inches or so leg room - and $400. Tried to ask customer service about this but got a typical T.I.T. answer.

Also have found that Delta (which just took over NWA) had very uncomfortable seats even in Business and First Class but those were on MD 11's - not the size of the seats but the seat cushions themselves - could not get comfortable at all. Similar to sitting on a board with a piece of foam over it. Maybe if I had more padding on my bottom..............................!

Anybody besides me have similar problems?

[rocket]

Thanks Jim for the info.I found a flight for $1166.New york-detroit-tokyo-bkk. A good deal but when I enter my password it says invalid. Also I have called their number at bt store on Saturday and today(Monday),and they say they are closed. I might go for another deal which is $ 1270,hope its still there.

[ricequest]

i bought a ticket on China Airlines directly from their website for $1027 out of San Fran leaving Nov 8th. (Same price out of LA, its just easier getting around SFO then LAX) This will be my first experience with China. Had to wait til the last minute to buy due to circumstances at work. Hope I made the right choice. I got to pick my seat and it appears the plane is MAYBE half full.

[Rush]

Though these days I stick with EVA and their Elite class service ($1,200 - $1,500 from the west coast). Seems those great deals end up being close to Eva's prices once all the taxes & surcharges are added in . . . using orbitz for a guideline on prices is a good idea as their pricing shows the full fare, taxes, etc. added. Then you can shop around.

I have booked through Best Travel in the past and have to give them credit: Several years ago I had to cancel my trip at the last minute (actually 12 hours before departure) and BT provided a full refund with no hassle.