jacko

I am suggesting that 'floods' was not the total reason, or even, like the OP, that Thai used 'floods' more as an excuse, rather than reason. There were passengers booked for the flight, there is no flooding at the airport, neither LHR, nor Survarnabhumi, and the flight was scheduled, then withdrawn. Despite the 'floods' there were plenty of flights going up and down in Thailand. The real reason could be attributed to lower passenger numbers, or the fact that Thai have little regard for schedules or inconveniencing passengers, cancelling flight with just a few days notice. Thai could have said due to 'reduced passenger numbers', but instead blamed the floods, which apparently is fine by you, but I think they should have blamed global warming! Then GE, then Bush.

Yes they put a fair effort into that, making sure it doesn't flood. I wonder why Bangkok did though?

Well Emirates did fly half full, Thai didn't.

Keeping Mum.

chai walla...

Glad to see I am not the only BM daft enough to take a pic of his backscratcher and go to the trouble of transferring it to the computer and attaching it to a post!

All interesting info. My last flight from Man was Etihad and I am afraid I felt their standard was slipping. I doubt my budget will go to First, but hey, perhaps I can get an upgrade!

Jerry Maquire.

Gary Sinise.

Poser, I can only afford the basic model...

My comment was really meant to say $86 is very cheap. Low taxes. I believe my last mileage ticket cost me approx $300 some years ago (ex-UK). It would be somewhat more these days I bet.

More accurate would be not to buy your baht in the UK, Travelex don't particularly compare well. As to airports, well many say the difference in So-you-want-a-boom-boom to Pattaya city isn't much.

Sally Field.

I once got a trip from Houston to London on Delta in their Biz/First (they only had coach and this Biz Class, but it was pretty close to a First Class to me). It was very good, quite different from their domestic crappy coach. Sadly those working days are behind me and the last of my 'miles' flew me First on BA, LHR-BKK. Doubt I would ever spring that much on a First ticket myself. Just $86 taxes?

Burt Reynolds.

Let me get this straight. You signed a contract, then tried to break it, and were held to it. You got very angry when you were reminded of the terms of the contract. So much so the guy felt he needed the police. Then later, after you had moved out, you wanted to move back in? And apparently you were surprised the guy didn't want you back, the angry contract breaker. Now this other British person you were arguing with in Bangkok, was he perchance a Muslim? Your handle needs to be de-tailed.

American Gigolo

You didn't make me feel sorry for him. I had compassion from his OP. Your Expat's Trip report (which was good), seems to have gone to your head.

I had reason to wander in the rear rooms of a beer-bar yesterday and there was beer and soft drinks stacked to the rafters in a room back there. It seemed rather a lot for the particular bar. A lot of hoarding going on, along with supply issues, this is exacerbating the shortages.

It is some time since for me, but I found getting a cheap baht bus that direction late at night very difficult. You had to sit there on the bus at the 2nd/Tai junction as they packed them in, certainly this went on after 2am. Trying to flag one down was hit and miss, many would sail by, an empty one would want to haggle over taxi price. In high season it seemed impossible.

Alan.....?

Far From THe Madding Crowd.

Good man, you know what we like...... What the forum is all about.

These guys have given up on definitive statements.

A few hours later but I managed to log on OK.