Some great value in Chinese carriers currently.....Bangkok London

[Chivas]

I had intended to go Vietnam when my 90 days were up (60+30) but bit of an issue back in the UK over tax which it needs my intervention (only said different thread about a week ago about how slow HMRC is via Government Gateway)......I'm going need to do letters and see accountant so bite the bullet

 

Anyway. Last Christmas day I flew Singapore back to London really cheap obviously because Xmas day

 

Checked out prices with my favourite agent Travel Trolley and one way back to Gatwick (normal transit) on China Southern was just on 25th December.......£182 !!

 

Eticketed with an hour as always by TT so thought lets have look at buying round ticket back out to Thailand 10th January to end of March (should give me enough time to sort HMRC)

 

Up comes China Eastern.....China Southern will be my 31st different airline too or from Thailand but China Eastern I had been with before (trip report in this sub forum from around last March)

 

£404 !!   Standard transits again yes slightly longer routing that the ME carriers but doesnt bother me

 

Several agents had it at £392 to £398 but my trust in Travel Trolley as always gets the vote

 

(I am wondering if I will need that onward ticket because the overall trip length will exceed the 60 days covered by Visa Exempt entry)

 

Edited in....seeing as onward ticket is only $7 be daft not to get it

 

Theres value out there for sure

[Upnotover]

1 hour ago, Chivas said:

(I am wondering if I will need that onward ticket because the overall trip length will exceed the 60 days covered by Visa Exempt entry)

The current IATA travel advice says;

"Visa Exemptions:

Passengers with a British passport traveling as tourists or on business for a maximum stay of 60 days.

Extension of stay possible for an additional 30 days."

 

However, it also says a visa is required for a 75 day trip which does rather conflict with their advice.

[Chivas]

If by chance you are on China Southern (as I was on Xmas day back to London) check your emails

They've had major schedule changes and my flight cancelled completely

 

Fair play to Travel Trolley my agent of choice who couldnt have been more apologetic

 

Processing refund currently

 

By sheer luck and a right result Thai international had non stop back to London Heathrow at £299 one way !!

 

Thank you China Southern lol

[Fanshawe]

Chivas,

Where is Travel Trolley located in Pattaya. Please send address and email address , phone number so I can contact.

Thanks.

Fanshawe.

[Chivas]

1 hour ago, Fanshawe said:

Chivas,

Where is Travel Trolley located in Pattaya. Please send address and email address , phone number so I can contact.

Thanks.

Fanshawe.

Travel Trolley is one of 6 online agents that Southall Travel in London operate

Not a physical office

 

Yet again superb service from them to sort out the issue unrelated to themselves per se

 

Yet so many want to go direct to airlines and pay more every time

 

https://www.traveltrolley.co.uk/

[jivvy]

Wow, £182 one-way on Christmas Day? Score! And £404 return? Not bad at all, especially for that time of year.

[Chivas]

4 hours ago, jivvy said:

Wow, £182 one-way on Christmas Day? Score! And £404 return? Not bad at all, especially for that time of year.

 

Yes you need to read the post further up

China Southern are selling all their dreamliners in a restructuring bid to sort finances out and cancelled all bookings

 

Monies have been refunded literally last night thankfully

 

I managed as per earlier post to hop on Thai International (overnight Christmas day/Boxing day) for £299 one way which if it had been available at that price originally when I booked China Southern I would have snapped up anyway

 

Yes the China Eastern return is £404 and all good. Flew with them last March and there is a trip report in this sub forum

 

I flew actually last Christmas day as well on Singapore to London (again trip report in sub forum) but that was a return ticket from memory £589 and came back early January as I will again on China Eastern

 

 

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

I would never willingly give my $$ to anything remotely connected to the CCP.

[Chivas]

9 minutes ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:

I would never willingly give my $$ to anything remotely connected to the CCP.

 

Your choice of course

 

Have a read of the trip report from last March over China Eastern

[Chivas]

 

[OnTheLash]

On 11/10/2024 at 6:09 AM, Chivas said:

I had intended to go Vietnam when my 90 days were up (60+30) but bit of an issue back in the UK over tax which it needs my intervention (only said different thread about a week ago about how slow HMRC is via Government Gateway)......I'm going need to do letters and see accountant so bite the bullet

 

Anyway. Last Christmas day I flew Singapore back to London really cheap obviously because Xmas day

 

Checked out prices with my favourite agent Travel Trolley and one way back to Gatwick (normal transit) on China Southern was just on 25th December.......£182 !!

 

Eticketed with an hour as always by TT so thought lets have look at buying round ticket back out to Thailand 10th January to end of March (should give me enough time to sort HMRC)

 

Up comes China Eastern.....China Southern will be my 31st different airline too or from Thailand but China Eastern I had been with before (trip report in this sub forum from around last March)

 

£404 !!   Standard transits again yes slightly longer routing that the ME carriers but doesnt bother me

 

Several agents had it at £392 to £398 but my trust in Travel Trolley as always gets the vote

 

(I am wondering if I will need that onward ticket because the overall trip length will exceed the 60 days covered by Visa Exempt entry)

 

Edited in....seeing as onward ticket is only $7 be daft not to get it

 

Theres value out there for sure

Takes too long, false economy. Bite the bullet and go nonstop.

[Chivas]

18 hours ago, OnTheLash said:

Takes too long, false economy. Bite the bullet and go nonstop.

 

You need to read all the thread lol

 

I am now on Thai because China Southern removed all their 787-8 Dreamliners from service

 

Not sure where false economy comes from though.......on the return early January non stop (return) on Eva and Thai were both around £900 when I looked......I've paid £404......£500 less which is a lot of amusement to my mind in Thailand

 

In addition have been on China Eastern previously and the seating was the best I've been on for a long time of any airline on the main sector....thread I did before on CE is linked above on this thread

[Bangkok Black]

I booked with China Eastern once. The price was good at the time and I worked out all the time so I could get a National Express to Heathrow and back.

Then the airline cancelled one flight and moved to another at a different time. This new flight just didn't work so I got a refund from them.

 

Never bothered again to book with them.

[Chivas]

I was going to do a full trip report on Thai International flight back to London of 00.25 of 26th December (mentioned within this thread)

 

I'm not going to do for the simply reason of defamation laws within Thailand that could affect forum owners etc (unlikely I agree)

 

All I say it was the absolute worst single sector flight of my entire life relating to Thailand

 

Thai is a bankrupt airline and the evidence was utterly overwhelming....never ever again