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Reopened apparently Jacko but guess will take few days to get back to normal I'm flying Monday inbound (hopefully) and lad is on Eva Wednesday outbound

China Eastern and Air India both leading the way with decent priced single and return fares Now I'd be the first to say if you were on a very short trip than the increased airtime might not suit but if you're on a long trip another 3 hours in the air is no big deal China Eastern bouncing around £500 return like Air India in fact £485 when I did random midweek dates Just picked up Air India for just after Songkran one way for £289 Heathrow Bangkok total "airtime" of 13 hours 20 minutes so perfectly acceptable...normal transit times Eva cheapest the day I booked AI was £515

I would surmise the passport stamp I'm not quite sure what you're referring to ?? When you say Evisa did you mean SETV from Embassy website

That China Eastern was decent again...food not the best but had A330 and 777 on the two sectors so no single aisle 737 etc 95% plus full from Gatwick to Shanghai and 100% full Shanghai to Bangkok Very heavy flight traffic was circling for 30 minutes...;arrived about 45 minutes late Immigration heaving 2nd trip in a row I was asked the question "no visa" I had an onward ticket for 6th Feb so wasnt concerned but interesting that they asked again Didnt ask for anything though but the kiosk beside me a female IO did ask young guy for something (I didnt hear) but he wa

I wrote the above before going down for the breakfast buffet and the foodi itself was actually fine...solid 8/10 there It opened at 6am and I was first in quickly followed by others.....2 piles of plates heated through. Top 2 plates covered in yesterdays remnants of food This time I have reacted lol and totally warranted.....calls the server over and just point. Further words were superfluous. Not a word of apology whatsoever. Just took the 2 plates away and said absolutely nothing ! Even more alarming from the Travel lodges own point of view....nobody bothered checking complim

I'm actually in the accomodation in above post now Has to rank as the biggest shithole I have ever dropped anchor in I wouldnt even know where to start but its mid winter minus 3 outside and this in photo is the heating provided....its a family room "upgrade" and woke at 1am its so cold inside Wifi you get 30 minutes and then have to pay (not joking) The approach road to the property has no pavement. You're literally walking in the road full of potholes (and ice) TV is something out of the ark must be about 19" tops I could go on for an hour......wait to the fuc**

Unfortunately where we are from in UK its a minimum 220 miles to either Heathrow ot Gatwick Take into account coach times and time between arrival and wheels up its typically 9 hours minimum Not to bad coming to Thailand for obvious reasons but coming home is utter nightmare Even when I came home on Thai (so obviously non stop) because of coach timings and getting home from final coach stop was 29 hours on Boxing day door to door.....I could have chopped 1 hour off that by leaving later from Condo but thats it

China Eastern Jacko who I have flown before Lovely seating 33" in economy no stupid underseat AVOD boxes either Transit in Pudong Shanghai 2 hours 10 minutes "Air time" is the same as say Malaysian or Cathay from Bangkok to or fro London so not excessive

Just had a look at pricing on my flights this weekend back out with scheduled return end of March and its £484 I paid £404 back when I booked it in November Plenty of value about still

Flipper was my first hotel ever in Pattaya so always holds a good memory care of "Thai Adventures" Brian Kelly and Nick Hurn out of Guernsey Havent dropped anchor there for a long time though last visit must have around 2007 ish Friend from UK who must be pushing 200 visits (if not higher) always stays there so must be still very good

Interesting re Agoda I had to come back for 2 weeks and back out on 11th January Because of where I live in the UK and the ability to get to Gatwick (a rare occurence) and an early flight I looked at getting a hotel at Gatwick for evening of the 10th initally I looked at Agoda without being logged in.....£55 (very fair) for the one I wanted Logged in few hours later to book it and status is high (usual agoda I thought bollacks) but now the price dropped to £51....now they have thrown in free breakfast AND upgraded me to a family room ! Fair play indeed

The proceeds of crime act of 2002 covers the £1,000 level at which point "they" can take interest and covers the Police/ Border Force/ Customs and other official Government departments. I gave personal experience of 3 instances of myself being tugged (one less than 2 months ago) and suggested you watch any number of border force shows (not a day goes by without repeats somewhere). I am surprised anyone didnt know that we as passengers "could" be questioned at only the £1000 level..."Could/can" being the operative words So the paper declaration in otherwards written declaration is presen

It is 10k Euros or equivalent It was "supposed" to have reverted the day we officially left the EU but the statute book still has it at Euros No Keyman you're talking about paper declaration limits. Anything over just £1,000 and questions "can" be asked as to origin and in fact as recently as March this year arriving into the UK was pulled at Customs at Gatwick and after first usual questions pack the bag tourself, do you know alcohol and cigarette limits etc etc the 4th or 5th question was do you have over £1,000 on you which I truthfully answered no (to all questions) He didnt

Well its booked lol Out of interest I have flown Air India twice before via new Delhi (round trips) and its a typical "internet myth" that they are horrendous that somehow the last 25 years has become an "internet fact" instead First I agree the security was over the top with bells on. I recall 5 security checks leaving Delhi for the connection to Bangkok but its a one off we're not doing it weekly Food was "ok" albeit I'll eat anything except brusell sprouts lol Joined their frequent flyer scheme which is part of star alliance. Out of interest on Air India was one of

Force I "doubt" very much if this is anyone (on any forum) who has done more London Bangkok round tickets with a fair proportion on staff tickets and a few booked direct with airline down the decades At least of the overall total I'd say a minimum 100 have been "agent" tickets. Never once have I had a problem. Not once. Have they all been booked with one single agent...nope far from it When I have had issues or want changes did the agent deal very effectively with the requests....yep each and every time The problem with what you (and others say) is invariably we always onl

This was the Air India screenshot one way obviously

I've been looking at one way tickets out start of October time which apart from Air India who have some promotion on via Delhi and Bombay on their new Dreamliners and A350's (around £310) are roughly the same as I paid October 2023 for one way around £380 to £400.....I would expect that to drop nearer the time though But its the round trip prices that have dropped....I was going to put uploads of screenshots but instead with list a few returning end of March 2025 Eva the cheapest I've seen for a long time £664 Singapore at £605 and I saw fairly recently those at £560.....standar

Dont carry Power packs when you go through transit. No matter what the size they get confiscated. I thought it may have only been the day I transitted very recently but have read multiple reports of the same issue since then Seeing as its forbidden to put in checked luggage its a pain in the arse On an aside the airport was deserted at around 1am nothing was open and only 2 flights leaving one of which was ours to London

Surprised that monies in light of Iran Israel havent on the face of it flowed into the safe(r) haven of the USD overnight and today Sterling/Baht more or less where it finished Friday Indicies in the main all up as well. Very strange and even oil has eased slightly

Related to the thread. 2 years ago I got referred to local hospital in UK as a brown mark/mole had appeared on face (I heavily stay in the sun I freely acknowledge) Dr wasnt happy so within 4 days (fair play NHS) i'm up the skin clinic. Intially Dr says not quite sure let me call in senior consultant Duly turns up 20 minutes later gets his magnifying glass out and says nahh its ok its not melanoma but "keep an eye on it any changes let us know" Whilst it looked quite prominent (to me) nobody has ever commented over it including 2 guys on this forum Fast forward to 4 d

Just go on to Travel Supermarket See the flights you want and click through. It tells you what baggage is included. If you then insist on paying more for your flight then go direct to the airline site and book there !! How come I've never had a single problem using agents lol.....when I have needed to get hold of customer service their responses have been superb and proactive (and I needed that service as recently as March when the airline itself didnt answer via Twitter Facebook Email and offices closed at weekends to phone calls.....22 minutes it took for Travel Trolley to res

Saudi included checked bag on pricing I gave above. No idea on seat selection. I always wait until online check in opens and select aisle seat without paying any airline Never sat anywhere other than aisle. Check in block off seats in advance knowing only to well people will ask at check in. Nothing is likely to piss off a passenger more than being told at check in middle seat only (if you're arriving 3 hours early) and airlines want you to fly with them again rather than going elsewhere next time Edited in...Yes Cathay includes 1 checked bag or at least from London

I'm looking to go start of October and come back end of March 2025 Saudi keep popping up at around £560 slightly longer transit times than I'd normally do but on 6 month trip no real issue (or least obviously outbound !) Eva is popping up around £690 using Travel Supermarket Not too many carriers showing at the moment as most (but not all) dont quote until the return sector is within 330 days of the current date Might just do what I did this year and one way out and sort out teturn next year

Internet rate at a 6 year high at 45.81 Surmising that yellow TT's will be around 45.50 locally Dollar Baht interbank at 36.03 aiding us all nicely

I'd imagine Eva is pretty rammed most of the time If you run flight price checks they invariably are cheaper than 90% of carriers going via their hub