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This is why I constantly repeat the mantra dont burn your bridges over leaving the UK

You've deliberately taken out of context what I responded to Liverpool Lou

Course its relevant lol lol lol He exits Thailand still intact with his cash and what then floats around in Cyberspace for the next 20 years ?? He's got to "land" the money somewhere so its completely relevant !

I was tugged at Gatwick last month by Customs (randomly for sure) Do you have more than £1000 on you was the 5th question (45,000 Baht)

You will staggered as to what goes on......Best talk to an agent if you are ever in need. Its utterly mind boggling and I'm rarely surprised over anything in Thailand

I can utterly assure you they dont "fake" a bank statement !! Not so long ago I might have agreed with you but having been taken through the process from start to finish very recently it was mind boggling what went on via Bangkok Bank

Not in my experience regrding dealing with airline direct. Quite the opposite experience in fact

Take particular note over the power packs issue if you do fly CE Possible we had over officious guys on hand luggage scanners that night but I didnt get that impression

I did this trip report on China Eastern last month Bangkok London......I also was on Shanghai airways for the connection

JJ will be along shortly to advise.....

What are you babbling about this time fella..... I really shouldn't take the bait and considering every thread and post you make is pure idiocy you're now on ignore. Out....

Absolute utter poppycock with bells on Completely the opposite experience. I have no idea how many "agent" trips I've done London Bangkok return but a minimum of 100 (the rest staff tickets BA and Qantas) but certainly a lot more than 100 Not once have I had the slightest issue with agents quite the opposite in fact when on 2 occasions they went well beyond the call of duty when I needed them around 6 and 8 years ago On rare occasions when I've changed the inbound ticket never was I charged more than the "class" of ticket I had in economy as dictated by aiirlines own fee changes. Not once. On the contrary on 2 (of the I think 6 times) I have booked direct with the airline I had issues with Eva and Etihad in the noughties...Now because no agent I've got no one to bat for me on my behalf and I was at the check in desks arguing with ground handling at Bangkok. If you go to the travel section of Asean you'll see a report I did last month on China Eastern. Go and read it and the very real reason why I go via agent every time and the assistance I got from Travel Trolley when CE were simply not answering phones Twitter or FB Messenger Classic example.

I have absolutely no idea why they do ! I was upgraded very luckily on Etihad on both sectors London to Bangkok last October. All very fine and nice I totally agree but Biz was 4 times the cost I had paid. Bigger seat china plates food was nice....err thats it I still didnt sleep You gotta be bonkers to pay triple let alone quadruple for a seat that lands 20 metres in front of economy down the runway

42p in Aldi and Lidl Tin hat on..........😁

lol 80% is the seat and configuration The point of an aircraft is to get you from A to B safely I couldnt care less if the foods not the best or the flight crew look like Russian shotputters with hairy legs Seat seat seat !!!

The type of aircraft really is of no consequence overall Seat pitch and configuration is what its all about frankly

You simply have no idea just how many people have fingers in the pie from the very top to the bottom What I detailed earlier in the thread was no more than 1% of what the guy was telling me I actually prior to talking to that guy was thinking yes dodgy and "what if" and frowned apon agent route Not any more ! Not a chance in hell it stops or is "uncovered".....the very TOP of immigration are taking a cut of every applicant

Who is Dan on a wet Friday here in the UK ?? Bit like saying do you know Noi from Soi 6

Few weeks someone who was in Pattaya for first time aquired a Retirement visa (whatever you want to call it) via one of the agents in Soi Post Office I wont name her but probably most realise who I am referring to He talked it through from start to finish to me......the amount of people involved was simply mind boggling taking a cut of the fees Bangkok Bank, Immigration and many others The new Bangkok bank account was hilarious. It showed in the Bank book a deposit of 800k and withdrawal of 800k When he installed the app it showed in real time the transactions. 800k in and 800k out 2 minutes later When he went to collect his passport when it was completed she asked his name (or one of staff did) and what country he was from She went to chest of drawers which on the outside had Countries different names.......pulled out the British pile which were in alphabetic order. He said it was just unbelievable the amount of passports in there he said at least a 100 in that country pile alone This "route" of agency aquisition is mired in Thai society nobody cares because the people that matter are all getting a bung from top to bottom

Liverpool Further words totally superfluous.....

I'll take the bait Why ?? I will subsequently respond.

I'm responding to myself yet again bemused why 4 people are sad or confused What is inaccurate or confusing within the screenshot ! You might argue about what I said but why sad or confused lol I noticed the other day another poster mentioned there are people going around threads doing this out of spite ?? I have no idea

I logged into my Falcon account (because it said redeem airmiles on fare quote) and was startled to see the airmiles from round trip well before Covid are still on the account I think it was 2018 from memory

The link initially opens up indicating 20% off for Falcon "Gold" ? (you may well be gold I acknowledge)

Next thing they'll be outrageously saying we cant pee in swimming pools in Pattaya...............................................😎