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HKDan
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June 27, 2008 - 02:50 PM |
 
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Does anyone know of any direct flights from Pudong to Bangkok? I keep getting Air India, China Southern and China Eastern. No offence but I want Thai Air or Cathay or one of the big guns. Anyone have any information? Cheers. |
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chingiskhan
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June 27, 2008 - 03:11 PM |
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Yes Thai Air fly but they're not that great. I would hardly describe them as big guns. Cathay is a HK based airline I doubt they fly anywhere from the mainland other than HK. |
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SirFiddler
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June 27, 2008 - 04:12 PM |
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Thai Air is your best choice . Cathay only flies code shares with Dragon, plus you'd have to go via Hong Kong |
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edbreejen
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June 27, 2008 - 05:04 PM |
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Avoid Air India to BKK. Did that once and that was enough! Broken toilet doors, smelly cabin, bad food and very late arrival in BKK. |
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supernena
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June 27, 2008 - 05:53 PM |
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We flew to Bangkok in October with Indian Air and it was a shared flight with Thai (plane, crew etc was Thai |
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chingiskhan
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June 27, 2008 - 07:17 PM |
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Yes that happens sometimes so you take your chances. I didn't think China Southern was that bad but yes the flight times are not very nice usually leaving BKK around 2am which is nasty. |
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p1atl10
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June 28, 2008 - 12:01 AM |
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^ No need to take chances...
Air India is the cheapest ticket.
Look at their schedules online and copmare with Thai Air....pretty easy to figure out which 3 flights a week are code shared....
There are early morning flights from BKK...I usually take the 0145 though...hate to lose the day.
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shindam
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June 28, 2008 - 01:18 AM |
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I think the AirIndia flight (run by AI) to Bangkok doesn't exist any more as their Shanghai - New Delhi flight which used to go through BKK is a non stop now. So only one you find now is the code share with TG. |
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conniechong
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June 28, 2008 - 12:15 PM |
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I take China Southern often and no major issue even if it fly at 1.55am from BKK. The only unbearable one should be some C guys took off their shoes for fresh air... |
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chingiskhan
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June 28, 2008 - 12:46 PM |
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There are C guys as you put it, on Thai Air as well! |
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conniechong
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June 28, 2008 - 02:23 PM |
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Traminer
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June 30, 2008 - 07:36 AM |
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Any idea if you can earn Star Alliance miles on those Air India codeshares with Thai |
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moonbeach
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June 30, 2008 - 01:24 PM |
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Direct flights are with MU (China Eastern) and Thai. I travel this route at least monthly and have tried all flights. MU is usually a bit cheaper, but the service is very spotty - sometimes quite ok, other times horrible. Planes sometimes ok, often real old... Thai is ok... I had always expected great service in a Thai airline, but it's actually just ok, not more. Planes are usually Airbus 330 (old seating), though they've also had their A340 (new seating) or 747 (old seating) at times, I guess due to demand. I flew Thai this weekend, price was RMB 5200 including taxes etc. |
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