davehowden Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Does anyone have any information about Air Asia plans to restart their flights from Bangkok to the UK? Thanks Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angsta Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Since when? It sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davehowden Posted June 6, 2014 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2014 Since when? It sucked. You have obviously replied to the wrong thread, are you talking about your gf? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaldwin Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I did not think that AirAsia ever flew from Bangkok to the UK They used to have a KL to stansted service, which I used once. I have heard nothing about future plans for a Bangkok to UK service. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPH Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Air Asia talked about buying some flights for long haul to Europe during 2014. so maybe one route would start late 2014 and some later in 2015/16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbaldwin Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Air Asia talked about buying some flights for long haul to Europe during 2014. so maybe one route would start late 2014 and some later in 2015/16. Thai AirAsia X only has two aircraft - A330s - which will be used on Korean and Japanese routes. No more aircraft deliveries are scheduled in 2014 or 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howerde Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I don't think they ever flew direct, they used to go via KL first from stansted then Gatwick, every time i looked at the prices with the compulsary add ons, it was more expensive than direct with Thai or Eva air, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) Posters are correct. They never flew from the Bangkok, they flew from the KL. I flew 3 times Stansted to KL. It was fun. In the beginning the flights were really cheap. The air hostesses were on commission and wore the Air Asia slightly sexy outfit and went up and down flogging food and drink in a chatty, flirty way. The flight path was anything but straight as it had to fly over as few countries as possible to reduce the airspace fees. I think it took 14 and a half hours in the air. I took my own sandwiches!! I had never been to the Stansted before but discovered it was adequately connected to the transport network by regular coaches to the London. But alas, the prices went up and then the route was discontinued. The end. Edited June 6, 2014 by Briggsy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Posters are correct. They never flew from the Bangkok, they flew from the KL. I flew 3 times Stansted to KL. It was fun. In the beginning the flights were really cheap. The air hostesses were on commission and wore the Air Asia slightly sexy outfit and went up and down flogging food and drink in a chatty, flirty way. The flight path was anything but straight as it had to fly over as few countries as possible to reduce the airspace fees. I think it took 14 and a half hours in the air. I took my own sandwiches!! I had never been to the Stansted before but discovered it was adequately connected to the transport network by regular coaches to the London. But alas, the prices went up and then the route was discontinued. The end. Yes, wifey and I got a BKK-KL-STN return for 18k bht shortly after they started which was great value but the long leg was a bit of a killer. Haven't heard anything about plans to restart flights to the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaPhom Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Probably the longest and most expensive way to go when they were going unless you were an anorexic nudist that loved airspace and liked paying over the odds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickmanchester2 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 I got my brother a ticket to KL from London back in 2010 for under £100, could have been £71 but I supersized his luggage and bought him a meal as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehowden Posted June 6, 2014 Author Share Posted June 6, 2014 It seems that they do have plans to re introduce the service (KL - LHR) I was just wondering when. Did the flight 3 times, pretty awful but very cheap. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10530055/Low-cost-flights-to-Asia-tipped-for-return.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
londonthai Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 dave, it doesn't mention lhr. Most probably it will be again gatwick, maybe stansted. LHR doesn't have any available slots, it's at 99% capacity. And the earliest is sometimes 2015. but I don't think they have a chance of coming back to london or paris, within the last 2 years competition grow even stronger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehowden Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 dave, it doesn't mention lhr. Most probably it will be again gatwick, maybe stansted. LHR doesn't have any available slots, it's at 99% capacity. And the earliest is sometimes 2015. but I don't think they have a chance of coming back to london or paris, within the last 2 years competition grow even stronger BHX would be great for me personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwall_fan Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Posters are correct. They never flew from the Bangkok, they flew from the KL. I flew 3 times Stansted to KL. It was fun. In the beginning the flights were really cheap. The air hostesses were on commission and wore the Air Asia slightly sexy outfit and went up and down flogging food and drink in a chatty, flirty way. The flight path was anything but straight as it had to fly over as few countries as possible to reduce the airspace fees. I think it took 14 and a half hours in the air. I took my own sandwiches!! I had never been to the Stansted before but discovered it was adequately connected to the transport network by regular coaches to the London. But alas, the prices went up and then the route was discontinued. The end. I flew KUL- Stansted once and was quite happy with them. Deprived of free booze, food and seat back entertainment, I fell asleep soon after take off and woke up a couple of hours out of UK! My understanding was that Air Asia X pulled out of Europe when the EU introduced its crude and unfair 'carbon offset tax' (just read 'tax') and The UK government of Gordon Brown doubled the passenger departure tax. They must be returning so that Tony Fernandez can go to watch QPR using his own airline. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Did the trip once and did say never again. But if their premium option is available at a reasonable price I would consider it................................if the route is reopened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown1950 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Long Haul =Low Cost does not work ! If it did you would expect one of the most profitable airlines in the world to offer such a service (Ryanair) Oasis Airlines = HKG/GTW and Air Asia X KUL/STN both could not make it work. The high costs involved are not part of the low cost model. If Air Asia X attempt to start again from Kuala Lumpur to Gatwick or Stansted you can bet the likes of Emirates/Qatar/Etihad would soon put an end to it by reducing their prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mosha Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Long Haul =Low Cost does not work ! If it did you would expect one of the most profitable airlines in the world to offer such a service (Ryanair) Oasis Airlines = HKG/GTW and Air Asia X KUL/STN both could not make it work. The high costs involved are not part of the low cost model. If Air Asia X attempt to start again from Kuala Lumpur to Gatwick or Stansted you can bet the likes of Emirates/Qatar/Etihad would soon put an end to it by reducing their prices. Ryanair hope to do Trans Atlantic flights. As for Thai AirAsia X, they will be using airports where AirAsia X have landing rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chao Lao Beach Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Please note that THAI Air Asia X is different KL based Air Asia X. I have not seen any talk of TAA-X going to Europe nor any talk of AA-X restarting trips to Europe. TAA-X have indicated though that they desire to go to Asia / Australia though. It was that absolutely stupid EU tax that killed the AA-X European routes where you pay for the total distance from dept - destination mileage. eg Tax on KL - UK but say you stopped in Dubai you pay for Dubai only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millwall_fan Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought that the only difference between 'Thai Air Asia' and 'Air Asia' is that the former have to set up a local subsidiary in order to get a few rich Chinese Thais onto the payroll in order to comply with Thai company law to protect and enhance the wealth of the rich. Apart from that, it is all Tony's show. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattszero Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought that the only difference between 'Thai Air Asia' and 'Air Asia' is that the former have to set up a local subsidiary in order to get a few rich Chinese Thais onto the payroll in order to comply with Thai company law to protect and enhance the wealth of the rich. Apart from that, it is all Tony's show. No, that's not correct. Airspace and landing slots are still archaic in the ASEAN region. "Domestic" carriers get the edge when it comes to slots, so AirAsia had to open several subs to get round that, just as they had to do in India. Also, having subs saves the main company from going bust if one drags them down. Tony loves flexibility - I doubt he would ever put all his eggs into one basket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPH Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Air Asia talked about buying some flights for long haul to Europe during 2014. so maybe one route would start late 2014 and some later in 2015/16. Thai AirAsia X only has two aircraft - A330s - which will be used on Korean and Japanese routes. No more aircraft deliveries are scheduled in 2014 or 2015. I heard it on CNBC news. They are ordering new flights for long haul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isawasnake Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 The more outbound flights, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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