yermanee

I'm not complaining (okay I am) but just offering up my opinions for the benefit of others who may be considering United for their future travels.

And thank you for that. Wish more people would do this.

Yermanee

I always use this service : http://www.thelimopattaya.com/

Nice cars (Toyota Camry) polite and good drivers. Price 1.200 Baht to be paid to driver.

Yermanee

"The Solitary Man" by Stephen Leather ( he of Bangkok fame )

Thank you, khun KNJ.

Now, where can I buy one?

You might be lucky at Gecko Books in Chiang Mai.

The owner is a ThaiVisa member by the name of : Ulysses G.

Maybe send him a PM

Yermanee

It's Thai gold by Jason Schoonover, it doesn't start with the rider on the white horse, but he appears later.

No it's not, it is as mentioned above " The solitary man " by Stephen Leather.

However the novel starts with a prisoner escaping in a small airplane.

On page 7 the druglord on his white horse appears, and the story ends with a helicopter attack in the Burmese jungle.

If you like that one then I also recommend " Thai Horse" by William Diehl.

Hope to have helped

Yermanee

Well seems my choice of words attracted some weird comments

I will not go as far as saying sorry for being a " polyglot " but will try to use less foreign words in my next posts.

And PP if you don't know what zilch means then you haven't watched enough Hollywood movies.

Thanks for your understanding

Yermanee

I pray that AirAsia is not going there! If I have known earlier, I would not booked my 4 flights with them for later in the year.

Whatever happens, you can be sure that Air Asia will choose the cheapest option for them.

Yermanee

Hausse

Hausse\, n. [F.] (Gun.) A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a cannon

Eh, no. I'd say the airlines are definitely not going through the breech sight for a small arm or a cannon.

Thank you for your comment regarding my usage of the word " hausse "

On the other hand maybe I meant this : http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hausse

I also used " ne rien " and " nichts " . Any comments on these words?

Yermanee

High season???? I'm not getting much other, except for Air Asia!!

Yes high season, but the last few years high season didn't mean no special offers, and now nothing at all.

And I'm sorry Craig, AA may be some sort of airline but I don't consider it as one I would contemplate to ever use.

Yermanee

3-4 months ago till this month my inbox was inundated with special offers from all kinds of airlines, even airlines that I haven't used for more than 10 years.

The last 2 weeks : nothing, zilch, ne rien, nichts !!!

except some offers from Etihad for stays in AbuDhabi and announcing new partners.

What's your take on this ?

Yermanee

I am surprised the Spanish have never got involved with him? maybe they know something we don't either way he is a perfect fit fo Chelsea and if he thinks the premier league is easy then we will have to wait and see for that,there is no doubt he is a good prospect.....at the moment that is all he is!!

Still a wanke_r in my book to play it all out like he has done and i knew it wasn't United getting him as we would not allow the player power to usurp the club like he has done with the rentboys....all pretty embarassing really.

Remember Wayne Rooney ?????

Yermanee

Chelsea is more than welcome to him.

Yermanee

Hup Holland!

Hup Yermanee oops sorry Germany !!!

Yermanee

"Turning 70", "my gf says".

Well he's made it this far. Question is will you or do you even want to ?

I always say, it's better than the alternative. When you'e 40 or 50 you think 70 is ancient, but you'll be surprised how quickly it comes around, and believe me when you're 70 you are still 22 inside.

Well I'm 76 now, and my inside is a lot more than 22 nowadays, but that doesn't stop me from enjoying life, au contraire !!!

Yermanee

"Turning 70", "my gf says".

Well he's made it this far. Question is will you or do you even want to ?

Take a deep breath and relax.

I've had exactly the same experience when I was walking with my Thai wife, but......

This was in my home country were people are supposed to be more polite than here in Thailand.

Write it off as jealousy.

Yermanee

You do though have to be careful with the booking class code as we didn't qualify for the chauffeur driven car last year and to get this service it wasn't worth the extra Baht demanded.

I've have used Qatar very recently and as mentioned Oman last year. I would just about give Qatar the edge but Oman do excel against Qatar in certain areas in my opinion. In particular the business class seat is without doubt the best in the airline industry presently as awarded on Skytrax. They also don't suffer delays due to congestion that Qatar faces at their respective home airports nor the long bus journey to the terminal that one must face with Qatar.

Qatar though have much better connections and destination options and for me better food on board.

Both are highly recommended and I would therefore opt for the one which gives you the cheapest fare for the desired dates of travel.

Hi there,

That's what I like about ThaiVisa.

Contrary to review sites like Skytrax you can get personal interaction with members who have actually flown the airlines that one's curious about, and therefore valuable information becomes available.

I've used Oman Air twice now but I didn't know that the limousine service depended on the booking class since I never use this option.

Good to know, thank you for that.

As for me the deciding factor between Qatar and Oman is the seat. Food and entertainment are far less important since all I want to do on board is sleep as much as possible, and there Oman excels. Also Muscat airport is a breeze with the very affordable meet and greet service that they offer ( I'm 76 and my legs aren't what they used to be.)

Thank you for your information.

Yermanee

Yermanee

I remember reading that you can transfer your Etihad miles to the Sinbad card if you want to, but cannot find any details.

Maybe contacting the help desk via email is your next best bet.

Thanks,

Have now checked both websites, and the way I understand is that one can redeem for free tickets on both airlines, but that's it, no further details.

Have emailed Etihad because that's where I want to use my Sindbad (Oman) miles.

Now the waiting begins

If they reply I'll let you know, promised.

Yermanee

Thanks for all the valuable feedback...I am sold on Oman Airways so will book with them The ground-side and air-side amenities look superb and the price is very reasonable to boot. Thanks again guys as I was not even aware of this airline when I made my op

Please could you update this post with details of cost if possible, then a report on how the service with Oman was, as this will help others get to know about this Airline. Also if you like it try to use their Card system, it can also be used with Etihad.

Hi Beano,

Do you mean I can use my Oman miles to buy things on Etihad's FFP ?

Thanks beforehand

Yermanee

Looking forward to next season already!!

Has he signed then?

Vertonghen ?

naaaah he's waiting for an offer from Arsenal

Yermanee

AoNang - Krabi 23 years ago. Magic !!!!

3 hotels - few other tourists - only one restaurant not attached to one of the hotels.

Intimate, very private beaches for us alone on the small islands, in the evening campfires on the beach with the locals (fresh seafood).

If it wasn't for the fact that I've had a vasectomy long ago I would have made my wife pregnant under the stars.

Have been going minimum 1 time a year for the following 15 years but it's spoiled now. Too bad.

Fantastic memories abound.

Yermanee

I stopped using Etihad after my first flight with Qatar. The seats are far superior. Etihad offers good privacy but too narrow to sleep properly.

The old lounge used to get too crowded to sit down. Poor quality food as well. Also showers are better in Qatar's lounge.

It all points in one direction.

(Never flown Emirates biz class, only once in first)

Flown Emirates in business once, but that was 4-5 years ago.

Never again, not entirely because of the airline but because of 2 very very bad experiences at Dubai airport, but that's a story in itself.and this is not the place. Would have to use to many strong words.

Yermanee

I've flown all 3 (but not for a while) and my opinion was that Qatar's the best and often the cheapest from Thailand.

Certainly the Doha business lounge is way ahead of Dubai and AD IMHO.

From the 3 that OP mentioned Qatar is indeed the best, with in my case the best connections, but for the onboard experience Oman outshines them by the proverbial country mile.

But as said the most important thing for me is the seat (able to sleep) the B777 from Qatar comes close but that's it.

Yermanee

That was some trip report! The report is from 2 years ago so I wonder if the superlative service is still on offer...even the report writer speculated on if Oman would be able to keep up the level of IFS they were offering. As you say, there are also the new lounges in Muscat for biz/first passengers since this report was published.

All in all, it looks like Oman may be the one to go for...they still have the same seats and the price is sure right.

My last flight with them was December last year, and did enjoy the new lounges both at BKK and MCT.

If anything the service on board was even better.

Anyway, I'm a light sleeper and the Oman flights were very comfortable indeed, I had the best sleep on an aircraft ever.

But you don't have to take my word for it, here's a more recent trip report : http://www.diecastaircraftforum.com/1-1-scale-commercial-aviation/101663-lhr-mct-khi-oman-air.html. Pictures are however not of the same standard as the previous one.

Now if you want to make your experience even more memorable use the meet and greet service for a small fee, this one puts the fast track service of BKK to shame.

Again good luck and like the French say : "Bon voyage"

Yermanee

there are a few other good places to check

itasoftware is a good checker, you cannot buy from them

another (which yermanee uses) http://flights.idealo.com/ (although I know he uses the German one)

Thanks,

I'm indeed a fan of Oman Air..

Some info :

- Oman Air lounge in BKK (concourse E) - smallish but stylish with extremely friendly staff.

- Oman Air lounge in Muscat. - New, classy with all the trimmings

- Muscat airport. Small, easy to navigate and bus transfers from and to the aircraft no more than 2-3 minutes (unlike Qatar)

- On board - best business class seats I have ever had the pleasure off. (especially window seat as 1 - 2 - 1 configuration)

- Amenities - Nice silk box with all the usual and pijamas on night flights.

- Seats - Full sleeper bed

- Food - Comparable to Qatar's

- Entertainment : Few newish western movies but more than enough for me.

More info can be found here : http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/trip_reports/read.main/167162/

Note however that this trip report still features the old Muscat lounge.

Good luck !!

Yermanee

Have following for you from AMS in business class on your dates :

Egypt Air : € 1413 = abt GBP 1130

KLM (direct flight) : € 1607 = abt GBP 1285

Swiss : € 1804 = abt GBP 1442

Turkish (favorite airline for ManU players) ; € 1859 = abt GBP 1487

Lufthansa : € 1878 = abt GBP 1500

If you need more info PM me

Yermanee

A huge thanks to you Yermanee for the Amsterdam tip.

I got a flight in the end biz class with Egyptair for £1147.50.

Great advice!

Glad I could help a fellow smoker

Doesn't mean however I forgive you for being a Tott's fan

Yermanee