girluk77 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 As the title says, looking for flights for next summer for me and my 2 kids, one under 2. Found a return flight from Edinburgh to Bangkok with Etihad airlines, ed-abu dab-bombay-bgk and return bgk-abu dab-edi. Why is this price so low, don't know much about Etihad airlines, are they likely to fall out of the sky? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve187 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Does that price include tax,( i would think not) if so get it booked Etihad are one of the best middle east airlines along with Emirates and Qatar Edited October 11, 2014 by steve187 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I think the low price is purely due to there being two stops on the way out, so a loooong total journey time. No problem with Etihad, is there a plane change at Mumbai (Bombay)? BOM-BKK is operated by whom? Mumbai was a hole, apparently the new terminal is pretty OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJCM Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Don't be surprised if you have a xx Hour layover at Mumbai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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girluk77 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 The price does include tax, £800 odd for the 3 of us. The Bombay - bgk route is operated by jet airlines. Thought for this price I might buy a seat for the baby but then the price jumps up to £450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girluk77 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 On the way out the stopovers are 2 hrs 30 and 4 hrs, on the way back it is 12 hours, not so much fun with a baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 The price does include tax, £800 odd for the 3 of us. The Bombay - bgk route is operated by jet airlines. Thought for this price I might buy a seat for the baby but then the price jumps up to £450 Then BOM-BKK would be on a modern Jet Airways Boeing-737-800/900, a bit cramped & crowded, rather than a wide-bodied aircraft, for what its worth. But the new terminal in BOM is fine ! Etihad have just started to combine/code-share flights with Jet, who they now have a 25%-shareholding in, they also often code-share with Air Berlin for the same reason. But the return is direct BKK-AUH, not via BOM ? In general I'd say that Etihad is OK, although towards the cheaper end of the market, and that's an absolutely amazing price, so go for it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girluk77 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Yes the return flight is just bgk- auh. Still not decided though as although it's super cheap I'm just not sure about having the baby on my lap. Oh to be young, free and single again! Sent from my C5303 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiebrian Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Yes the return flight is just bgk- auh. Still not decided though as although it's super cheap I'm just not sure about having the baby on my lap. Oh to be young, free and single again! Sent from my C5303 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Who are you booking it through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girluk77 Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 Iastminute.com Sent from my C5303 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Yes the return flight is just bgk- auh. Still not decided though as although it's super cheap I'm just not sure about having the baby on my lap. Oh to be young, free and single again! Sent from my C5303 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app There's always the hope of booking a baby-cot (on wide-bodied aircraft), but we still remember the days, when we had one on-the-lap ! And walking up & down the aisle, jogging the rug-rat, and singing a nonsense-lullaby. Fortunately they grow-up, and become self-loading, eventually. Unfortunately they then cost more ! Edited October 12, 2014 by Ricardo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jay Sata Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 The Jet flight from Mumbai to BKK is not only cramped but features very hard seats. You get what you pay for hence the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetley Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 I think the low price is purely due to there being two stops on the way out, so a loooong total journey time. No problem with Etihad, is there a plane change at Mumbai (Bombay)? BOM-BKK is operated by whom? Mumbai was a hole, apparently the new terminal is pretty OK. Just transitted through Mumbai and the new terminal is very good. Security checks aren't taking nearly so long but some of the army staff carrying them out could improve their attitude. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Thanks for the confirmation of the new terminal. It's a few years since I was last there but it looks like a 3 year project is getting started and I've upset someone enough that my name's on the 'list' Kingfisher was always my Indian airline of choice (Bollywood Babes in short red skirts) as opposed to Indian Airlines (your mum in a saree). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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