mkindy

Just to report back as promised, I flew EVA and to be honest I preferred it to Thai. Mind you the fact that it's a 777 not the 747 meant me prebooked seat was not where I had expected. For direct I would go EVA everytime if the prices are comparable. The only down side is the food on EVA really is not good ,even starting from the low point of being airline food... Thai was much better on this point. Best of luck. Mkindy

Hi, I noticed that if I surf through a google search into Pattayatalk it always goes to this view and I have to switch it. If I go directly onto Pattayatalk then it stays in my prefered view type. No idea why but it is a little annoying. Regards mkindy

Hi Ya, I read the blurbon the site as saying the hotel had direct access to 'The Beach' rather than direct access to 'Beach Road'. Couldn't work out how they would have it as beach road is in between the Marriot and The Beach... Still I was completely wrong with the hotel anyway as Evil came to the rescue with much more likely answers. mkindy

Hi Regyai, That sounds about right then for March this year..as I remember the plane designation on the day flight being an airbus not a 747 and serisously considered swapping as I am not a big fan of the older 747 facilities in comparison to the airbus. Then I remembered what long haul day flights are like and throught sod it and took the night flight instead. mkindy

Are you thinking the 5 Star one is the Marriot? I only ask cause it quotes direct access to the beach and I am sure Marriot doesn't have this? mkindy

Hi CheshireTom, You could be right, I think thai airways have one day flight and one night flight. I always take the night one and it's been the 747 both times (Oct '08 and March '09) but if memory serves the day flight was an airbus variant but that was back in march. The Thai airways website is still stating they use 747's on the LHR-BKK route though. I may have my flight numbers mixed up and confusing the two flights. Regards mkindy

Hi mate, as far as I am aware Thai are still running 747's on th TG917 route at least as of March this year . There was no IFA other than the communal screens. Eva who also fly the route have IFA's in the seatback and I fly with them for the first time in a couple of weeks so will know better then. regards

Hi, Flew with them last October. Not to bad, I just didn't like the wait inbetween flights. Although not to long (about 1:30) just nothing to do in the airport. My gates were no more than 10 minutes apart as the airport isn't that big. There are even a couple of smoking rooms for those that partake. mkindy

Hi Guys, i think I got the same deal with Eva. I booked to go out 24th Sept (Thursday) and back 10th Oct (Sat). Eva were running a deal in July (may have been in June as well but didn't check about my flights until July). £402.00 for my dates and playing with my dates didn't seem to effect the price too much as long as I didn't go to far into Oct. If memory serves I think the deal was depature in Sept... It was a pretty good deal as far as I am concerned, payed £500+ in March with Thai and £450 last Oct and that one was indirect with Gulf. Checking today the price has gone up for m

In that case...hell yes I'll be there!!1 keep the beer cold for me!!! mkindy

Sorry to thread jack but do you show World Superbikes at all? I am out during 27th Sept (Imola) and 4th Oct (Magny Cour) races. 4th also has MOTOGP (Estoril) so want to see both if possible. but generally if live they dovetail the two superbike races with the motogp inbetween so get hours of back to back racing with beer in my hand. Oh and of course F1 is on both weekends but they are fly away (Singapore/Suzuka) so don't think the times should clash as I want to watch them as well. Sure you say on your website that you shows these races. I think I ended up going to Molly Malones

Booked flights and arriving on BR68 @ 15:05 ON 25TH Sept. Does anyone want to share a cab to pattaya? Figure with sharing the cost we get a free ST each from the saving :-). I know quite a few flights land around this time so let me know if your arriving at a similar time... mkindy

just to mention LHR....Payed 405.00 direct to BKK with EVA going out sept 24th....not sure if the deal is still going though....think no matter what you will have to change planes flying from BHX and I personally prefer to get it out of the way and at the price I paid it was about 10 quid more expensive than I payed last Oct for an indirect with gulf air I use netflights.com they have consistently had the cheapest prices when I check. mkindy

Doesn't sound like it Tangent....I think I will drop by in Sept to take a look and investigate.... mkindy

Cheers guys, Good call on going via Clark then I could check out AC for the evening....will go look at flight options now ta muchly mkindy