francois Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 hum hum .. french "politesse" (politness) ... anyway, don't you find their rates far too expensive for the service they offer, compared to Thai Airways? I do so, I prefer flying Thai ... and I have a "any newspaper sir?" like anyone, only the french "say "no, merci" ... all the newspapers are in english Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Sounds much better than your previous posting. "politesse"? I thought those are the police-woman writing parking tickets. ??? Just one more on language: In some airports around Asia you can check in at counters marked and only marked: - L'Espace - Tempo, You and I might know what is business and what economy. Never mind, I take it with humour. For the price, perhaps I have to specify. I take a lot of flights around Asia, AF-timing for ex. out of Saigon to BKK is perfect for me. Full day work and 6:00 p.m. to the airport. As AF needs passengers, there might be on and off specials, to fill up the sector. Only problem, LH has the same problem and is bombarding me with offers, the mileage on LH will be credited to Thai-card. Thai has 2-3 flights a day to VN, only. For Europe: Yes expensive, but than again look out for the specials coming up from time to time. I mentioned, usually I am on CX (via HKG) going into London, Frankfurt, Paris, Zurich, Rome, at least once a day. AF, of course, direct to CDG, and than connect. Food and WINE. One of the best A votre sante! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francois Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 Sounds much better than your previous posting.don't worry it was not really a french reaction, just thinking that it could not be "so true" "politesse"? I thought those are the police-woman writing parking tickets it is .. Food and WINE. One of the bestA votre sante! I have to agree not because I'm french, but I had the opportunity to taste, it's rather surprising for airline food! but Thai-Airways is not bad too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinrada Posted October 8, 2003 Share Posted October 8, 2003 While we are in the France "gendre" Does anyone remember an outfit that does/used to fly out of Paris to god forsaking places like the congo,up-yer volta,bra-z-ville and romantic places of that ilk. I seem to remember it was something like ITA-UBC-UTA but must be over 20 years since my last sojourn (contract) in the dark continent-Freetown-78,Monrovia-78,Zaire and Lilongue-83 and the one place I always wanted to see O-Waga-Do-Do. Fun time all even down to the 21 club in Wharf rd.Apapa-Lagos...where u go ansom man?-nigerian style.. :cool: :laugh: Vivre-la... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 I seem to remember it was something like ITA-UBC-UTA From my recall of Conakry in 83-85 your last guess (UTA) seems to be the airline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted October 9, 2003 Share Posted October 9, 2003 Shua, as the Thais would say, its UTA Union des Transports Aériens. Believe still around, have a look on this link: http://www.chez.com/utawebfan/ Didn't go to black Africa for decades, I am not that much of an Pied Noire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMan Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Okay but you must look at an airlines buisness sense Three friends all holding Gold point flight cards want to come to Tha;land from Queensland in November. Can they get a seat on Thai airlaines, NO WAY They say all the planes are booked out because of the limited amount of people flying Okay lets look at this Not enough people wanting to try by Plane People don't want to travel to Thailand at this time of the year against No seat available on any planes Waiting lists fully booked out Now let me ask you is Thai airlines a good prospective buisness or just another con to keep prices high amd create a false shortage? MMMhhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo H Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Has anyone here ever flown with BANGLADESH BIMANAIRLINES? I had to get back to England a few years ago in a hurry, so I caught the next available flight which happened to be with Biman. I remember I paid about 13000 baht one way to London/Heathrow. I was very surprised and quite happy when I was quoted this price as I was expecting to pay much more for a flight at such short notice. Once I boarded the plane I began to realize why the flight was so cheap. The stewards/hostesses were the rudest I have come across and the food was inedible. We made an unscheduled stop in Rome as part of the wing had been damaged, O.K. no problem, better to be safe than sorry, however they would not let anyone off the plane to wait inside the airport, we waited four and a half hours on the runway while repairs were carried out. During this time a fight broke out between two men sitting behind me, and I am not talking about handbags here, also Italian cleaning staff came aboard and proceeded to clean the plane while we were still in our seats. These people were not so friendly and seemed pretty pissed off. While we were waiting in the plane on the runway a man lit up a cigarette which didn’t go down too well with the staff. They frog marched him off the plane onto the runway and let him smoke there, I followed him onto the runway to get some fresh air and saw him standing there smoking about ten meters from the plane while it was being refueled. I could not believe my eyes! During the last leg of the trip to London I got up to go the toilet and had my path blocked by a burly hostess, she told me I would have to wait as the seatbelt sign was on, no problem I waited for twenty minutes and the sign was still on, by this time I was bursting so I went the toilet. When I came out she was waiting for me and bundled me back to my seat saying something (I think a curse) in her language. I was so relieved to get off that plane. In future I always try to book my flights in advance but if I cannot I swear I will never fly with BANGLADESH BIMANAIRLINES ever again. The flight took in all 18 hours, we had to stop in Dhaka for a couple and then another four in Rome, nightmare! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Has anyone here ever flown with BANGLADESH BIMANAIRLINES? Seems like a nice experience. Finally, I understand why, years ago, they had to draw the first price 3 times in a tombola until somebody came to pick it up. 1st was: tickets for two on AIR BIMAN to Dhakka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnustedt Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 want to come to Tha;land from Queensland in November.Can they get a seat on Thai airlaines, I don't think Thai fly to Queensland. However, I have just checked their web site and see that there are loads of empty seats on flights in November from Sydney. Sometimes travel agents reserve blocks of seats in advance and release them nearer flight times - it's worth checking nearer time of departure. Or maybe they've put on extra flights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TizMe Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 I don't think Thai fly to Queensland TG983 to BNE leaves BKK 23:20 on Tues, Thurs and Sun. TG984 to BKK leaves BNE 22:50 on Mon, Wed and Fri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnustedt Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 TG983 to BNE leaves BKK 23:20 on Tues, Thurs and Sun.TG984 to BKK leaves BNE 22:50 on Mon, Wed and Fri. Ah yes - they do seem pretty full but seat availability on some days in Nov. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPCustom69 Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Flew EVA SF to Taipei, and then Taipei to Bangkok. used economy deluxe. EVA is now my choice. Smooth ride, great crew, large seats, and believe it or not very good food. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surin Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 want to come to Tha;land from Queensland in November.Can they get a seat on Thai airlaines, I don't think Thai fly to Queensland. However, I have just checked their web site and see that there are loads of empty seats on flights in November from Sydney. Sometimes travel agents reserve blocks of seats in advance and release them nearer flight times - it's worth checking nearer time of departure. Or maybe they've put on extra flights? Thai certainly do fly from Brisbane to BKK 3 times a week. Takes about 9 hours. great flight and great service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted November 1, 2003 Share Posted November 1, 2003 There will be 4 flights each way in the new year TG983 and TG983 BKK/BNE/BKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Mist Posted November 16, 2003 Share Posted November 16, 2003 I live in Adelaide so I only have international 2 direct flight choices out of Oz, Singapore and Malaysian and obviously connecting flights are required to get to Bkk. Malaysian stop KL on the way over and you have to spend the night there, the last time I was at the hotel Equatorial (a million miles from anywhere)spent a couple of hours waiting for ride to the hotel got there at midnight and up early next morning for connection, waste of a day really. Singapore are good but just a bit exxy at the moment, service is great. Quaintass are to expensive now both in both domestic and overseas routes, the service I got last time was terrible(one beer in 1200 miles and had to ask for that) Virgin to Melbourne and Thai diect to Bkk is the cheapest option right now, Virgin are great, good staff really like their jobs and it shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payne Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I would have voted for Japan Airlines if they were on the chart. Super clean aircraft and the cabin crew follow the rules to the letter. Anyone who breaks a rule is severely disciplined on return to Tokyo, as they should be. The Thai stewardesses who work for JAL are also most delightful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanTamo Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 I flew Gulf Air between HKG and BKK more than 100x during the period 1992 - 1997 and they were always great. Cabin crew were primarily UK female, always casual and pleasant. Gulf always had a 2 for 1 deal on business class tix which made the round trip slightly cheaper than economy, but totally flexible. Counter and office staff at each end took the trouble to know me by name. One night I showed up at Kai Tak and I only had flight coupons for the BKK>HKG leg on me. They let me on the plane on the promise I would have the proper coupon delivered to them (at Kai Tak) in the morning, which I did. In 1999 or 2000 I moved a whole bunch of personal effects from HKG to Thailand. I put my beloved cat and over 80 EXTRA kgs on that plane and they waived ALL charges and took good care of my cat! I was for some time the only gold card member Gulf Air had in Hong Kong and they treated my royally! I would give them a vote but as far as I know there's no such airline as 'Gulf Emmirates' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onzestan Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 <font color='#000000'>Again Agree about Gulf and Em....... FYI. List of Airlines using Bangkok International AIR CANADA AC AIR CHINA CA AIR FRANCE AF AIR INDIA AI AIR KAZAKSTAN AIR KORYO, KOREAN AIRWAYS JS AIR MACAU NX AIR NEW ZEALAND NZ ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS NH AMERICAN AIRLINES AA ANDAMAN 2Y AEROSVIT AIRLINES VV AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES AN ASIANA AIRLINES OZ BANGKOK AIRWAYS PG BANGLADESH BIMANAIRLINES BG BRITISH AIRWAYS BA CARGOLUX AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CV CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS CX CHINA AIRLINES CI CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES MU CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES CZ CHINA SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SZ CHINA YUNNAN AIRLINES 3Q CONDOR FLUGDIENST DE CONTINENTAL AIRLINES CO CHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES CJ DRAGONAIR KA DRUK AIR KB EGYPT AIR MS EL AL-ISRAEL AIRLINES LY EMIRATES EK ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ET EVA AIRWAYS BR 0- FEDERAL EXPRESS FX FINNAIR AY GARUDA INDONESIA GA GULF AIR GF INDIAN AIRLINES IC JAPAN AIRLINES JL KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES KL KOREAN AIRLINES KE KUWAIT AIRWAYS KU LAO AVIATION QV LTU INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS LT LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES LH MALAYSIA AIRLINES MH MAHAN AIR W5 MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL UB NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES KZ NORTHWEST AIRLINES NW OLYMPIC AIRWAYS OA ORIENT EXPRESS AIR OX PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES PK PHILIPPINES AIRLINES PR P.B.AIR 9Q QANTAS AIRWAYS QF QATAR AIRWAYS QR ROYAL PHNOM-PENH AIRWAYS RL0 ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES BI ROYAL JORDANIAN RJ ROYAL NEPAL AIRLINES RA SIEM REAP AIRWAYS FT SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM SK SINGAPORE AIRLINES SQ SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS SA SRI LANKAN AIRLINES UL - - SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR SR TRANSMILE AIR TH - THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL TG TURKISH AIRLINES TK TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES TS UNITED AIRLINES UA UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS HY UNITED PARCEL SERVICE UPS VIETNAM AIRLINES VN XIAMEN AIRLINES MF | </font> Where is Etihad ? Onzestan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goshawk Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 (edited) <font color='#000000'>Again Agree about Gulf and Em....... FYI. List of Airlines using Bangkok International AIR CANADA AC AIR CHINA CA AIR FRANCE AF AIR INDIA AI AIR KAZAKSTAN AIR KORYO, KOREAN AIRWAYS JS AIR MACAU NX AIR NEW ZEALAND NZ ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS NH AMERICAN AIRLINES AA ANDAMAN 2Y AEROSVIT AIRLINES VV AUSTRALIAN AIRLINES AN ASIANA AIRLINES OZ BANGKOK AIRWAYS PG BANGLADESH BIMANAIRLINES BG BRITISH AIRWAYS BA CARGOLUX AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CV CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS CX CHINA AIRLINES CI CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES MU CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES CZ CHINA SOUTHWEST AIRLINES SZ CHINA YUNNAN AIRLINES 3Q CONDOR FLUGDIENST DE CONTINENTAL AIRLINES CO CHINA NORTHERN AIRLINES CJ DRAGONAIR KA DRUK AIR KB EGYPT AIR MS EL AL-ISRAEL AIRLINES LY EMIRATES EK ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ET EVA AIRWAYS BR 0- FEDERAL EXPRESS FX FINNAIR AY GARUDA INDONESIA GA GULF AIR GF INDIAN AIRLINES IC JAPAN AIRLINES JL KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES KL KOREAN AIRLINES KE KUWAIT AIRWAYS KU LAO AVIATION QV LTU INTERNATIONAL AIRWAYS LT LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES LH MALAYSIA AIRLINES MH MAHAN AIR W5 MYANMAR AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL UB NIPPON CARGO AIRLINES KZ NORTHWEST AIRLINES NW OLYMPIC AIRWAYS OA ORIENT EXPRESS AIR OX PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES PK PHILIPPINES AIRLINES PR P.B.AIR 9Q QANTAS AIRWAYS QF QATAR AIRWAYS QR ROYAL PHNOM-PENH AIRWAYS RL0 ROYAL BRUNEI AIRLINES BI ROYAL JORDANIAN RJ ROYAL NEPAL AIRLINES RA SIEM REAP AIRWAYS FT SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES SYSTEM SK SINGAPORE AIRLINES SQ SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS SA SRI LANKAN AIRLINES UL - - SWISS INTERNATIONAL AIR SR TRANSMILE AIR TH - THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL TG TURKISH AIRLINES TK TURKMENISTAN AIRLINES TS UNITED AIRLINES UA UZBEKISTAN AIRWAYS HY UNITED PARCEL SERVICE UPS VIETNAM AIRLINES VN XIAMEN AIRLINES MF | </font> Where is Etihad ? Onzestan if you look at the date of Rinrada's post, you should realise that Etihad was founded sometime the same year so probably didn't make it into that 'up to date' list Edited November 3, 2007 by Goshawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lopburi3 Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 As four year old polls have little relevance today this thread is closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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