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1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Yes... Plenty - it also depends on the destination...

 

i.e. Some destinations require an additional security check prior to boarding (i.e. at the gate, after duty free etc).

Here is another of my experiences.

 Two days before I flew back to Bangkok I went to the Emirates desk at Glasgow airport. I told the lady about having to go through the security two times and was frightened I may miss my plane and there was only one and a half hours layover in Dubai.

She said to me to ask for wheelchair assistance when I check in and they would arrange to meet me at the plane in Dubai. I told her I was perfectly fit and could walk for miles, she told me it doesn't matter, so that is what I did.

At Dubai I was wheeled from one plane on to security and then the train, the straight through and on to the plane. Great service.

I was going to put this on the forum but there are far too many <deleted> among the posters and knowing myself, I would just retaliate and get banned.

So from now on it's Emirates for me.

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

Oh, I was confused. When you said: "You should not have to go through this security rigmarole twice within an hour in the same airport using the same airline.", I thought you meant you got through security twice in an hour. 

 

I am also confused about the chain of events. Were you connecting though Dubai or was that the origin?

I was traveling from Bangkok to Glasgow return changing at Dubai.

2 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Oh, you said one hour before, three hours makes more sense. 

 

 

Yes one hour on the return flight, three hours on the outward flight.

18 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

I say again, Yes.

 

I'd say if you got through two separate security checks twice within an hour you did pretty well.

 

What airline?

Emirates. The checkouts were twice in three hours. Why do it twice going one way and then only once on the return flight?

19 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

Most of the airports I've used in China do a cursory security check to get into the airport then a more thorough check to get into the departure gates.  The cursory check to even enter the airport varies by the airports.  Some just swab for explosives.  Others x-ray bags and do a pat down, just to enter the airport.

 

Yes, but they are doing two separate things, I was talking about doing the same exact check twice.

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

What airline?

Yes.

 

I'd say if you got through security twice within an hour you did pretty well. 

No! Not the same security, a different one nearer to where I get my plane. I ask again, do any any country's in the world carry on like this?

22 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

I think Emirates has their own terminal, so if you change airlines, I think you'd have to change terminals. 

 

Checking in, Immigration, and customs are all much, much better in the Emirates terminal. 

You should not have to go through this security rigmarole twice within an hour in the same airport using the same airline. Do any other airports in the world carry on like this?

23 hours ago, Ajarnbrian said:

If taxis in Bangkok were fair, honest, decent service, then Grab and Bolt could not compete. Taxi rules need enforcing, drivers better trained, then they can get business.

I recently took a taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya. The first one wanted 2000Bt, the second one 1800Bt. I then got one at the correct price of 1200Bt.

We travelled in silence all the way as the driver could not speak English. My case, backpack and small cabin case in the back of the taxi, it then pulled up at my hotel.

I tried to open the door to get out and the driver shouted loudly at me "MONEY" which I had to pay before I could get out.

What sort of mentality was this? Did he actually think I was going to run away without paying leaving all my stuff in the car?

3 hours ago, KannikaP said:

And I feel sorry for those who cannot notice the first sentence of the OP.

Thanks. I would in this case have mentioned the nationality no matter what it was.

36 minutes ago, Magictoad said:

I'm afraid there isn't these days.

Maybe, but there is common sense.

Just now, Nick Carter icp said:

 

 

   So, you enjoy touching other people on flights, but you don't like it when other people touch you on flights ?

   How do you think that the girls feel when you touch them ?

That is one thing I would never do, but I am not going to complain about any nice young girl touching me.

Just now, Harrisfan said:

Are singlets banned?

On flights they should be.

Just now, connda said:

I dress business casual on flights.  That's just me.  I'm comfortable in that attire.  I have no expectations that anyone else will dress business casual.  Dress code?  You own the plane?  Sorry, you don't get to make up arbitrary dress code rules for the rest of the passengers.  Don't like how the other passengers dress.  Charter a private jet.  You should be happy a fat slob didn't sit next to you and take up half your seat.

I don't know  what is the worst an overweight person trying to take a share of my seat "which has never happened to me" or some guys bare skin against mine.

Just now, fredwiggy said:

Shorts and a shirt are fine, as there are no dress codes unless it's offensive. I've seen women wearing the shortest of shorts on international flights and I don't get it, unless they've never flown before. It does get cold, especially for 12 hour flights. I can understand Bangkok to Phuket but not 12 hours. 

Not shorts. But as a normal guy I am not about to complain about a girls bare arms or legs touching my skin.

Just now, connda said:

You're hallucinating methinks.  Cut back on those purple mushrooms before the flight.  "Dress code."  I've heard it all now.
You're obviously a throwback to colonial times.  Or you're in the running with bob smith for silly troll posts.  

Looks like we have another left footer here.

Just now, nick supreme said:

You sound like a racist, and a loser for buying a ticket in coach. 

You are the one who is a loser. I don't care what colour a mans skin is and I was referring to on a plane for a six hour flight not a coach.

If you are happy to sit with a mans hairy arms and legs against you, it just shows what foot you kick with, now run along.

Just now, KannikaP said:

Have you come back yet?

Yes, yesterday.

6 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

Yep, did BKK-DXB-MAN last month. Checks at both securities. Safety first. 

No buses between terminals, all on automatic trains.

Yes trains but I'm sure it used to be buses. If it is safety first, then why not on the return flight?

5 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Meters are cheaper

Probably yes, but I would not want to take the chance of hitting a large traffic jam or risk the driver taking a longer route. Don't forget, we are talking about Bangkok taxi drivers here.

Arriving at Dubai airport I went through the normal security check, then boarded the bus to go to another part of the airport, then had to go through all the rigmarole again for a second time for my plane to Glasgow.

Why two security checks at the same airport? I only had to do one on my return flight to Bangkok.

Anyone else ever experienced this?

Traveling on an Emirates flight bound for Dubai I was sitting in a window seat and a dark skinned man, maybe Indian, dressed in shorts and a wife beater sat beside me. 

I asked him to put on a shirt, but he obviously did not speak English, so I got up and said "excuse me" and went to find a flight attendant, she was very pleasant as was I.

I then went back to my seat expecting him to be sitting there, but he was gone. I then sat in my seat to be joined by two attractive girls.

My question is why was he not stopped from entering the plane and told to cover up? Is there not a dress code on planes?

On 5/29/2025 at 1:32 PM, fredwiggy said:

I'm speaking in general. They always ask you if you want to take the tollways, as it's faster. The faster they get you there, the more fares they can get daily. Especially the fares with a set price.

I would never let a taxi driver use the meter, especially in Bangkok. First there are the traffic jams, then there are the ones who take longer routes to up the fare. I think it's best to know what the fare is before you jump in a taxi.

On 5/29/2025 at 8:19 AM, DarthChuckler said:

Taxis charge per mile

 They should take the fastest route. Going slow to site see cost the driver lost income. The calculations should require tolls.  If we fight to be treated fairly, we should also treat the drivers fairly.

The biggest majority of Bangkok taxi drivers are cheating scumbags.

4 minutes ago, Will27 said:

Did you return it?

 

Was it from Lazada?

 

Was it from an official manufacture or Lazmall store?

 

If you use Lazada wisely, on most occasions they have good stuff.

Yes it was from Lazada, I tried to arrange for return and was on their chatline, they were very unhelpful. I only use Lazada if I can't get from anywhere else.