Chivas

Samsonite, Next time you depart Don Maung just hang around the left luggage for 10 minutes and you'll spot hordes of the buggers picking back up there oversize bags !! Leemo, The official rate for excess baggage is 1% of Iata's Published one way, first class fare, per kilo. Last time I paid on Eva is was £13 a kilo. Chivas

Samsonite, Stopped at the aircraft door with god knows how much and required to put it in the hold. Thats exactly what they wanted !! Point being that its way past the point of paying "excess baggage charges" and they know it. On arrival at check in the excess bags are sitting in left luggage already and are retrieved after check in. On going to final gate the ground crew may or may not note the outsized bags and if they do query the size "check in said nothing" Two British Airways crew told me of this some 15 years ago and can only confirm its true !! On a multitide of airlines. Just dont drop outsized bags from overhead bins on peoples head by accident !! They would be quite rightly pissed off. Chivas

Expensive-try Westeast Travel which is a minimum of £50 cheaper on all classes. chivas

I travelled back from Bangkok in elite class last week having flown out in economy one month previous. Elite compares IMHO to more or less the same as the old evergreen deluxe.Agreed there is less space for a walk around within the elite area but nothing to stop you walking back through the sections of economy if you want. However the economy class has become for the taller individual a nightmare due to the electronics box for the video on demand system being stuck right in front of your feet in 3 of the 4 aisle seats . I know which aisle seat doesnt have the electronics box under it and am not revealing which row !!! Of course the airline cannot just pander to the taller guys but it is a shame as I feel shortly everyone will know which row is best and with just 18 seats available (in the aisle) people will start switching to Thai etc. Chivas

That price is spot on for January & April on Eva. Prices for last 5 years in those months have been £495 via Westeast but the increase is mainly due to fuel costs and no other reason. Eva have been receiving bad press re the 777 mainly because of the seating compared to the previous 747 being of vastly reduced quality.

Wings, Unfortunately he would have almost certainly received a CT Scan for that type of fall.These ct scans cost in excess of 75,000 baht a go. Expensive but dont even try guessing at the cost in the USA !!

Sure,you will always get good and bad tales but it should be noted that the Pattaya Expats Club are affiliated to the hospital and I believe offer a discount there as well. Chivas

Lost in space, My experience of Bangkok Pattaya hospital is the quite opposite re cost. Managed to break a bone in my foot earlier this year. Saw the doctor,xrays,plastercast,crutches,rehabilatation,follow up and remove cast-total bill baht 3850 !! Second experience-partner gave birth by planned C section in October,4 days 3 nights in a suite better than any hotel,all surgeons fees,nursing care,medicines,food for her and ME,follow ups-total bill Baht 39,990 (a fixed rate) I expected extras "Thai Style" re the bill but nothing at all. Superb care.

Hillbilly, Am on same flight as you (time wise) out of Gatwick on 20th November but my connection is the 09.15 through to BKK.I asked for this flight specifically re any potential baggage problem

Agree with most of previous post but you'll certainly be able to pick up a six month Eva ticket with open dated return for tops £525 in Mid january. Ring or email www.westeasttravel.com

Be warned-Eva's seats in economy are seriously compromised compared to the previous 747. If you're tall do be aware that 3 of the 4 aisle seats have now got electronic boxes under the seat in front. There is no where to put your legs but straight out into the aisle.No sleep for certain. Secondly the designer of the new seats needs shooting !! Upon trying to recline the seat the bottom section moves forward whilst the back reclines, ensuring you cant recline more than a couple of inches before your knees whack into the seat in front. To top it all they have introduced thick footrests which reduce the seat pitch by another 2 inches.Unbelievable. Reading a post on this thread mentions also that elite class have the same problem with electronic boxes under the seats.Eva obviously wanted to update the fleet, but if it aint broke dont fix it !!