Review of Some Thai Flights to/from Europe

[Evil Penevil 7,628]

BKK to BRU (Boeing 777-300ER) Jan. 10, 2013

 

I'm writing this somewhere above Russia on a Thai Airways flight to Brussels, so I'll be posting it from the biz lounge at Brussels airport while waiting for my connecting flight to New York. So far, the trip has gone about as well it possibly could. Since I only had light carry-on luggage, I caught the bus to Swampy outside Foodmart in Jomtien at 8 p.m.

 

The ticket only cost 134 baht, but saving money isn't the main attraction for me. The seats on the bus recline enough that it is easy for me to sleep most of the 90 minutes to the airport, plus it's a smoother and safer ride than a taxi. This time, I dozed off before the bus got to Sukhumvit Road and didn't wake up until the interior lights went on as it pulled into the departure drop-off area at Swampy at 9.34 p.m. By 9.45 p.m. I was checking in at the Thai Royal Silk counter, then fast track through security and Immigration Control. Incredibly, by 10.00 p.m. I was sipping a drink in the Royal Silk lounge. I guess there had been a minor problem because there was a delay in boarding and we took off 30 minutes late.

 

The flight itself has been very comfortable, but flights in biz class usually are on any airline. A decent meal, lay-flat seat for sleeping and a large video screen make the time past quickly. So far I've slept six hours out of a 12-and-a-half hour flight.

 

This contrasts with the bad flight I took in early December from Bangkok to London Heathrow on a Thai Airbus 340-600 in economy class and an even worse one back to BKK from Zurich, Switzerland, a week later on the same type of aircraft. More about those flights later.

 

Update: TG934 landed at 7.19 a.m. Brussels time. De-planing and the security check for transfer passengers were quick, but it took me about 30 minutes at the United transit desk to get cleared for the Newark. Most of it was waiting in line, even though I was in the Premier Lane reserved for Global Services and 1K passengers. Anyway, I'm in the Star Alliance lounge (actually Brussels Airlines) filing this report. Good wifi connection for an airport lounge.

 

I'll continue with the other TG flights I've taken to Europe and will also do the Oslo-Bangkok flight I'm scheduled for next week.

 

Evil

[blacknight 5]

Good review but just goes to show having been a previous fairly regular Thai flyer I wouldn't touch them any longer as there product has become dated and the price in most cases has risen way above other carriers.

[parry 58]

Great stuff, thanks for that Evil

[teelack 9,327]

Good review but just goes to show having been a previous fairly regular Thai flyer I wouldn't touch them any longer as there product has become dated and the price in most cases has risen way above other carriers.

 

I guess I must be lucky. My flight is 10000 Kilometers and takes around 12 hours but is cheaper now than I paid 10 years ago. I have no issues or problems with Thai at all other than all cattle class seats are rotten on all airlines that I have travelled on.