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03-21-17 02:23 #8615
Posts: 558Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
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03-20-17 15:35 #8614
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by LittleBigMan [View Original Post]
This return trip to Thailand, I was told flight is full for my desired change date at short notice (it's hardly ever absolutely full), and got waitlisted but did not get a mail to say yes, due to being well less than 24 hours away most likely. In these cases I show up to the airport 3 hours before flight, and on most occasions (never failed yet) they give me seat, either immediately or a bit before departure when someone does not show up. Even I was told the flight was full, at the airport check in they admit there is space on the flight. Maybe some airline worker or family member like you with a free seat gets bumped if they really run out of seats. Probably helps I have high frequent flyer status with Royal Orchid, so they seem to always give me a seat at the last minute, if booked in a flexible booking class. Most of my flights are not payed for by me anyway.
BKK just happens to be on the way to everywhere for business. LOL. My passport fills with Thailand in and out stamps rather rapidly. More than anything else.
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03-20-17 13:51 #8613
Posts: 3102Originally Posted by Syzygies [View Original Post]
I knew HNL, had a flight to Bangkok but it was via through Taipei, by the way Hong Kong is (HKG) always looking for alternatives to using my flight benefits which in the past was good but these days with all the Code Shares and Alliances it is near impossible to get a seat.
I was interested in HNL, because I can get to HNL, for free and have family in HNL, but not sure how crowded their flights and RL response made it sound as if it was a non-stop from HNL to BKK. The less stopover I have the less chance of getting bumped off a flight.
Thai Airways had a flight BKK-LAX, before discontinue but gave me little time to get out of Immigration and get on the last flight to SFO with my benefits.
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03-20-17 12:48 #8612
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by LittleBigMan [View Original Post]
I warn all tall persons not to think of taking Ryan Air except in extreme desperation and very short flights only.
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03-20-17 12:37 #8611
Posts: 12856Originally Posted by LittleBigMan [View Original Post]
23:25 Honolulu (HNL) - Terminal M.
10:05 Bangkok (BKK).
Duration: 17:40 - 1 stop in Taipei.
Aircraft Airbus Industrie A340-300.
China Airlines (CI 001).
Aircraft Aircraft varies.
China Airlines (CI 833).
Times may change a bit at different times of year. However I suspect Honolulu (HNL) has no daylight saving (just a guess).
Hope you did not search for HON (Hong Kong).
Around 10 April was different (flying Mon and Thurs) confirming variation in times:
01:15 Honolulu (HNL) - Terminal M.
10:00 Bangkok (BKK).
Duration: 15:45 - 1 stop in Taipei.
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03-20-17 11:16 #8610
Posts: 3102Originally Posted by RobertLong [View Original Post]
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03-20-17 07:26 #8609
Posts: 641Also Compare China Air
Originally Posted by Dinghy [View Original Post]
RL.
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03-20-17 06:43 #8608
Posts: 3102If I was 6'4 which I'm not I might have been the first Asian in the NBA, before Jeremy Lin 555? But since I'm not, I have no problems sitting in coach, in fact with Eva, I feel more comfortable sitting in coach. I've upgrade to deluxe slightly bigger seat design a number of times and the seat make me uncomfortable and after a few hours my hamstrings gets tight from the too much pressure on them from the design of the seat cushion. But based on aircraft seat design for coach I doubt anyone being 6'4 is going to be comfortable in coach with any airline. The aircraft they use are B777-300 ER, and aircraft configuration are different for shorter trip like from TPE / BKK. Their long segment of SFO / TPE the aircraft all have been upgraded decor, bathroom are tops providing toothbrush / paste and earplugs. The screen are now 10 inches and have USB connections. WiFi is available for a charge.
It should be noted in regards to Eva, they mix up their prices a lot, especially out of Bangkok to the SFO, many of their low fares at times try to move you to a long layover in Taipei, this can happen also when booking from SFO / LAX, so once you move forward double check your the length of the flight or trip that is going to be a clear giveaway. Also be flexible in your travel dates, you can move a date before and after and the flights cost can drop a lot? Their lowest fare reading the fine print normally don't include any mileage or just for their short segment Tpe / Bkk. If mileage is important to you if you choose the next higher fare it would include full or 80%. When it comes to fares, for example I checked a fare for Sept 11th, this year in Jan every date for the month was 56,000 baht BKK / SFO, that is very high for Eva, when that happens I wait, just last week I checked again and the fare dropped to 26,500 baht for the same date. It seems if you research too far ahead they got the fares up so be patient. As the flights start to fill up the prices start to drop, and after booking if you can't select a seat or not what you want like aisle keep checking everyday. As you get closer to the travel date travel agents start to turn in their unsold allotment and seat become more available. There are ways to double check to know whether a flight is selling out? In the end, if you can't get a aisle seat call reservation and let them list you for a aisle or emergency exit row instead of just asking when checking in. I've done this every time and when I check in they already have honor my request for all segments. I'm one of those guys that like to be the first to check in so get my request every time. Sitting in the aisle emergency row also allows you to board right after first class.
Some mention minimum cost for changes, for example if you purchased your original ticket at 28,000 baht, on April 1st, and after purchase you need to travel on another date, if that date there are seats still being sold at 28.000 then there is no higher charge but if the lowest fare for your original date is 35,000 baht now you will have to pay the difference to make the change. Their normal cancellation and change is 2000 baht?
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03-19-17 06:51 #8607
Posts: 1749Originally Posted by TylerDurden01 [View Original Post]
If you can arrive a week or two later I'd suggest it, or even in May.
That being said, I've been there during Songkran more than once & still had good fun with the street ladies outside Nana hotel across from the NEP gogos.
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03-19-17 05:27 #8606
Posts: 1074Eva
Originally Posted by BananaBoi [View Original Post]
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03-19-17 04:44 #8605
Posts: 6257Originally Posted by Crazy4Thai [View Original Post]
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03-19-17 03:57 #8604
Posts: 79Flights
Hey Guys, thanks for all of your info on airlines. I was flying CP for a few years. I did not like the long layovers in HG. Now that Eva is flying out of Chicago. I thought I would try it. They were about $1200 cheaper than CP for premium economy. Plus they fly out at midnight so I get in to Manila by noon. I can get to Bangkok by 6:00 pm. With CP I always ended up in Bkk at midnight.
The flight was nice. The service was good.
In Pattaya now until Tuesday. Then off to Angeles City for a week.
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03-19-17 02:52 #8603
Posts: 558I flew RT Eva last year. They had the best price and there were no issues. For my return flight I needed to move the date up by 1 month. I did so with no extra charge. The overall experience sure beat the hell out of Delta the previous 2 years. I plan to fly Eva again in the next 2 months or so.
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03-19-17 02:33 #8602
Posts: 3102Originally Posted by FastEddie48 [View Original Post]
I've also used Cathay a number of times throughout the years and I know it is consider one of the best. But everyone has their opinion as we know but I try to stay away from Cathay, for several reasons. One the connection I used BKK / HK / SFO, not bashing just generalizing like you is full of Indians, talking about low class.
A number of years ago, I got on a flight from BKK, connecting out of HK to SFO, the flight was late from a City in India, when I boarded to the back it was already packed with Indians, pretty much the one's that you see on Walking Street that walk around in packs and aren't allow in clubs (again generalizing) I was unable to find a spot for my small check-in lucky was able to put it under the seat in front after locating the owner a few rolls back who happen to use the spot. After seated, sat for a long period which worry me due to my connection. Everyone was still roaming around standing so I got up went to the back to talk to the flight attendant. I saw everyone standing around drinking beer, when I walk by the bathroom I saw [CodeWord109] all over the floor with guys standing inside and outside bare feet.
I ask the F / A when we were leaving? Told her about the connection, they all seem disinterested and beaten down and indicated basically to me don't worry. Never seen this in a Asian owned airline although CP is owned by the Hong Kong government. I go back to my seat and after a while the plane was on the runaway taking off but the passenger were still standing around especially in the back drinking. Being in the airline industry for over 25 plus years and years of flying back and forth Asia have never seen this ever happen. That was one of the toughest 11 hours flight thereafter I avoid CP for years. Last year, due to a emergency I had to used CP, as a non-revenue passenger and treated like shit. I decided to return out of SFO, using Eva.
Shit happens on any airline but you might have gotten Eva mix up with China Airline now that is a bad one.
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03-19-17 00:27 #8601
Posts: 4114Worst airline
Originally Posted by HornDog3 [View Original Post]
I fly EVA once never again bad service it is one of the cheapest from the US, most Taiwanese that fly this airline are low class people I only fly Cathay pacific or Singapore now from SFO stop in HKG there are more connection to Bangkok or Manila it is more expensive but not by much.
Fast Eddie 48.