Help Me Find Cheap Flight

panthro · 16 Oct 2006 at 09:25

Help Me Find A Cheap Flight

Hi

Im trying to book a direct flight to Bangkok for the 23rd Nov - 3rd Dec.

I found a reasonable price on STA with Thai Airways for £433 inc taxes, but I have no idea what they are like. Has anyone ever flown with them?

Does anyone know where else I can look for cheap flights?

meghatronic · 16 Oct 2006 at 09:53

Departing when? 23rd or any date between 23rd -3?

What airport?

Try - Flights worlwide (0870 066 6304) or http://www.holidaygenie.com/

[DOD]Asprilla · 16 Oct 2006 at 10:00

panthro said:
I found a reasonable price on STA with Thai Airways

I've only flown internal with them, but they are pretty good.

Dialaflight are showing Royal Jordanian for £370 inc taxes. No idea if it's direct or not and it could be a 'dry' flight!

Give dialaflight a ring (0870 333 4488) and your quote (less a bit

) and they will beat it.

panthro · 16 Oct 2006 at 10:05

jdickerson said:
Departing when? 23rd or any date between 23rd -3?

What airport?

Try - Flights worlwide (0870 066 6304) or http://www.holidaygenie.com/

I want to be there on the 23rd, so Im guessing that most Thai flights will be overnighters. Therefore I think I will look for flights on the 22nd. Preferrably flying from heathrow.

[DOD said:
Asprilla]I've only flown internal with them, but they are pretty good.

Dialaflight are showing Royal Jordanian for £370 inc taxes. No idea if it's direct or not and it could be a 'dry' flight!

Give dialaflight a ring (0870 333 4488) and your quote (less a bit ) and they will beat it.

Cheers, will give them a ring

rossyl · 16 Oct 2006 at 12:19

[DOD]Asprilla said:
I've only flown internal with them, but they are pretty good.

Dialaflight are showing Royal Jordanian for £370 inc taxes. No idea if it's direct or not and it could be a 'dry' flight!

Give dialaflight a ring (0870 333 4488) and your quote (less a bit ) and they will beat it.

I do believe they serve alcohol on the flight.

Also, you'll stop in Amman. My god CHEAPEST DUTY FREE EVER!!! We all kept well inside the 2 litre limit of course!!

kempythe2nd · 16 Oct 2006 at 12:23

i flew to thailand last year with Qatar Air, thought they were very good for the price, think it cost me about 370 back then, that was through travelbag

Stephen7372 · 16 Oct 2006 at 12:32

dialaflight

Rotty · 16 Oct 2006 at 12:40

Thai airways are good , good service and plenty of legroom , no personal IFE though

If IFE matters to you have a look at EVA, they also fly LHR-BKK , I have just booked this route with them, they also have a premium economy called Elite class ( the one I booked )

panthro · 16 Oct 2006 at 13:41

Rotty said:
Thai airways are good , good service and plenty of legroom , no personal IFE though

If IFE matters to you have a look at EVA, they also fly LHR-BKK , I have just booked this route with them, they also have a premium economy called Elite class ( the one I booked )

IFE?

Ive seen some good deals through EVA. What nationality are they?

Rotty · 16 Oct 2006 at 13:46

panthro said:
IFE?

Ive seen some good deals through EVA. What nationality are they?

IFE

In flight entertainment ( personal video screens )

EVA are Taiwanese and do BKK on the way to Taipei ( direct LHR-BKK )

panthro · 16 Oct 2006 at 14:28

Rotty said:
IFE

In flight entertainment ( personal video screens )

EVA are Taiwanese and do BKK on the way to Taipei ( direct LHR-BKK )

I just phoned dial-a-flight and they have offered me a direct flight with EVA for £456 including taxes. Good deal? I think so. I will book it later today.

Rotty · 16 Oct 2006 at 14:33

panthro said:
I just phoned dial-a-flight and they have offered me a direct flight with EVA for £456 including taxes. Good deal? I think so. I will book it later today.

sounds reasonable to me

meghatronic · 16 Oct 2006 at 14:52

Isn't that less than STA in OP?

Knock them down a little...

alexthecheese · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:23

Don't Thai Airways have one of the worst safety records? :confused:

Rotty · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:23

alexthecheese said:
Don't Thai Airways have one of the worst safety records?

not that I've heard of , Phuket airways were (are) dodgy

rossyl · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:26

kempythe2nd said:
i flew to thailand last year with Qatar Air, thought they were very good for the price, think it cost me about 370 back then, that was through travelbag

quality airlines...are rated *****(5 STAR) for their inflight service, which they are currently upgrading to give you FULL on-demand services.

Jimbeam3678 · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:30

flightscanner isn't a bad one

rossyl · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:31

£395 via Qatar airways. Definately go with that mate. Quality airline and very good price. (thats on Lastminute, you may be able to find it cheaper)

Check out the 5 star rating
http://www.airlinequality.com/Airlines/QR.htm

AND there are only FOUR airlines with 5 star rating. So you can see how good they are. You'd be silly to go else where IMO.
http://www.airlinequality.com/StarRanking/review_06.htm

Rotty · 16 Oct 2006 at 16:34

Qatar aren't direct though I think

Just found this re Thai's safety record

"Its safety record rates an "A", the highest grade possible, according to Air Rankings Online. Rankings are cumulatives, based on the number of fatal accidents per million flights that the carrier has flown since 1970"