Floyd

ONLY ON AIRBUSES 340-500/600 series as far as i know. in coach its on the floor under the seat, in business is tucked at the back of the main console.

yes there is power in coach on the airbus340-500 and 600 series but im not sure but could be confind to window and aisle seat and not in the middle. I think premium economy is a business class seat (lieflat???) but with economy sservice. I flew last week akl-bkk in business and on exit premium economy was completly empty.i wonder if they bumped 1 or 2 pax that paid up to business.

put a review up here on the hotelreview section at http://www.pattayapages.com/reviewpost/sho...php?product=370 Tried to put some pics are but for some reason they wont load at www.pattayapics.com so will try again when i have time.

checked out this morning. good and bad vibes. will send a report this weekend from manila when i get a internet connection.

ok will let you guys know. im only in town for 3 nights.

Watch this space. Im checking into to the Mercure in a suite room this Tuesday night (18th july) and will post a review soon after. free wifi in the property.

well this poster on another forum had goodluck with western union I have a girl that I stayed in contact with after my 2nd trip to AC. I've always been suspicious of the girls (thanks to the great advice here) asking for money. I've never sent money because I don't trust many of them. This particular girl almost had me. She's never asked for money until this week. She started off with the "I'm shy" line. Then she tells me her brother needs surgery to remove a cyst. She needed money to help pay for it. It wasn't much (6000 php), but I told her I would let her know. I called Western Union and was inquiring about how to send money to P.I. The guy asked the address and then he asked for her name. I thought it was a bit unusual to ask for the name, but I gave it to him anyway. Good thing I did. He didn't know my name, but said that I had sent money to her a few days ago and shouldn't have any problems sending her money again. Talk about giving up the info. If you can somehow convince or trick the Western Union rep into giving up the info, you can find out what your girl is doing. I lucked into it, but it seems like it could work. Good luck

not accoprding to stickman, all essentials will be moved in 3 hours The long-delayed Suvaranbhumi Airport, only 90 minutes from Pattaya, is now scheduled to initiate operations September 25, 2006 (tee hee) but pundits predict the start date will be early 2007. Hans-Joachim Klohs, representing the firm that will oversee the overnight transition from Don Muang to Suvaranbhumi Airport, says the move will be made on a single night starting at 3:00 AM, so there will be a very small window of time in which to transport all the essential equipment at a time that will least disrupt air and ground operations. He told last Sunday’s meeting of the Pattaya City Expats Club that there is no way to execute the move of equipment and personnel in a smooth step by step process while the airport is closed. So a highly detailed, almost mass movement of equipment and personnel has been designed. Concerned about glitches in the opening of Suvaranbhumi, Hans discussed other Asian airport openings. The Kuala Lumpur Airport, designed for about half the passengers as Suvaranbhumi, opened 10 days after the disastrous opening of the Hong Kong International Airport. Hong Kong news coverage allowed the problems at KL to go relatively unnoticed. Of note, however, on opening day of the KL airport, 25% of the staff did not show up because they thought there would be too many problems to deal with. Hans also explained that the baggage handling system is really the key to successful airport operations. The new Bangkok airport will be tested July 27 when volunteer passengers will be used to simulate operations.

FATBOYFAT I drive a cab here and our company has the contract to drive Air NZ pilots to and fro Wellington Airport. The pilots tell me with delivery of new long range planes air NZ might recommence BKK through Singapore. Im flying AKL-BKK-Manila round trip award biz class return in two weeks on Thai. AKL-BKK now has lie flat seats in biz.

Down this part of the world TG is highly considered after Singapore cos to get to Asia we only have a few carriers from NZ, Aust would have a few others Thai Singapore Malaysian Air NZ Qantas Malaysian Cathay Emerites No Eva, Qatar, Sandanavian, Luthansa etc etc Air NZ is soon to become one of the few airlines that truly goes around the world. They currently fly Auckland/Lax/London and Auckland/San Fran and Auckland HongKong but are about to commence Auckland/HK/London so they will fly around the world west-east but also east-west.

never stayed there, but right in the heart of soi cowboy is pennyblack hotel for 1,000 baht per night fone is +6622606460

yes you can. u could have ff accounts eg.thai and sq but you would have to nomimnate your airline at time of booking. i used to be on both nz and tg but still have enough miles (air dollars there) for almost 1 domestic flight. but now have tg at my travel agent as my nominated airline

im gold on tg but when i fly with air new zealand or singapore airlines my miles are credited to my TG sccount provided i have supplied my tg number at time of booking. otherwise i have to send in later and get credited which is a pain.

only problem with free tickets is you dont earn any points on current trip so personaly would prefer bis class upgrade. hope you make the correct discision that suits you.

R u sure us airlines is a member. I was only aware United Airlines was the only US airline but i may be wrong.

in other words they dont really want your/my business

whats with the white chick. something different for the night?????

Will it get you there any faster from present planes??? big beast though

Its all booked guys but I got it all wrong. This birthday special wasnt an award upgrade but an all inclusive business class fare for points at half milage. Im flying Auckland-Bangkok-Manila return for 67500 thai FF miles, But it is costing me $NZD250 in taxes and additional money for travel insurance plus I have to book a Wellingon - Auckland domestic airfare. So the money I had sidelined for thkis trip can be used for the following trip. awesome stuff. On the negative side I don't earn any points, cant change the inbound legs and should i not be able to make the trip the points cant be recredited. Floyd

Thanks Longy. I rang Thai in Auckland today and I can save my free return upgrade until next trip (has a 2 year life) and since my birthday is in June i can get a upgrade at half points if i take a flight one month either side of my birthday. Auckland-bkk-manila is normally 135k points to upgrade but for thai gold FF it will only cost me 62500 points if i take a trip between 27 may-27 july. and i think its awesome as i have 30k points expiring this november. I will get it organised tomorrow. lets see if TG is easier to do business with than NW. Will let you guys know.

Im not a NW FF and never will be but have you considered USA to Singapore or KL just to see if 60k buys there. Just sent my request today for my free upgrade on TG in July but am now thinking of using it at xmas instead and cashing some miles in now as I have 30k points expiring in Nov/Dec. Does anybody know if you book for Dec/Jan on TG can you cash your expiring points in before you travel

Apart from getting to and from the new Mercure, has anybody stayed there yet? Looking for somewhere different to spend time with 1 lady in July. There would be motorcycle taxis there right? the link is here. not bad for 1250bt per night http://www.mercure.com/mercure/fichehotel/...che_hotel.shtml

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AVIATION / AIRPORT OPERATIONS Mystery over fate of Don Muang BOONSONG KOSITCHOTETHANA Pattaya _ Caretaker transport minister Pongsak Raktapongpaisal has relayed mixed messages over the future of Don Muang airport after the scheduled opening of Suvarnabhumi airport later this year. Mr Pongsak yesterday indicated that all air-transport activities, except chartered flights, at Don Muang would be moved to Suvarnabhumi, east of the capital. The statement contradicted his words on Saturday, when he said Don Muang would continue to cater for domestic and chartered flights, while the 125-billion-baht new airport would serve international flights and other air services. He reportedly said that it was the government's policy to continue using both airports as it would create more advantages for the country. In his statement, he turned down a formal call from Thai Airways International's management and union for the shutdown of Don Muang after the opening of Suvarnabhumi for commercial operation. Mr Pongsak's confusing message is one of the key national policy matters which the Thaksin Shinawatra government has not got around to clearing up. The Transport Ministry earlier suggested that Don Muang should be retained for serving point-to-point, chartered and special flights, as well as for low-cost carrier operations. Suvarnabhumi Airport meanwhile should serve international services and domestic flights connecting with overseas flights, according to the ministry proposal. The idea of keeping Don Muang in operation was aimed at lessening the load for Suvarnabhumi to avoid congestion, if its capacity of 45 million passengers per year overflowed. The heavily congested Don Muang airport is currently operating beyond its capacity, handling about 38 million passengers a year. Don Muang could reduce Suvarnabhumi's load by around 10 million passengers a year, thus delaying the need for expansion of Suvarnabhumi, which would cost more than 30 billion baht. Several airlines and critics are unhappy with the double-airport policy as they say it is likely that carriers operating out of Suvarnabhumi will be subject to much higher airport-services fees than Don Muang. "It would be like Suvarnabhumi subsidising Don Muang," an airline executive said, adding that the cost of operating two Bangkok airports at the same time would mean a substantial burden for airport authorities. Airlines operating out of Don Muang would also have the advantage of being closer to Bangkok's city centre, an important factor for passengers when choosing an airline. THAI union has implied that the Thaksin Administration twisted the government's single-airport policy to benefit Thai AirAsia, the low-cost carrier, which was partly owned by Shin Corp, the telecom giant previously controlled by Mr Thaksin's family. Shin Corp is now largely owned Temasek Holdings, the Singapore government's investment arm. Senior executives of Airports of Thailand Plc (AoT), the operator of Thailand's six key airports including Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi, said yesterday there had been no official word about the role of Don Muang. "What we could sense from the most recent statement by government leaders was that all the scheduled flights would be operating in and out Suvarnabhumi only, leaving non-scheduled services at Don Muang," an executive said. Technically speaking, all the works AoT was involved in were still geared towards a single-airport policy, he said. Mr Pongsak yesterday reiterated that the long-delayed Suvarnabhumi airport would be ready for commercial service in July, but the date for the official opening would be set by the next government.

On one of my very first mongering trips from Auckland to HongKong, Cathay had over booked a newyears flight by about 30-35 people even though I had booked and paid six months prior. As compensation Cathay upgraded us all to business on tomorrows flight, gave us $600 cash compensation and for pax out of Auckland a further $200 overnight hotel allowance.