sierra2469alpha wrote:I'm with SE - TG are pretty afforable for J class. Sure, as ScoobyDoes says, you don't always get the new aircraft on some router (trk BKK-Oman!) and the service can be a little hit and miss. Generally, Ms. C and I can only sing their praises - only one issue in about 12 flights - and that issue was so minor that it doesn't bear mentioning!
SE - overall, for the trip to the West Coast, you sounded pretty happy and would you, price wise, service wise, use them again over say SQ, ANA, and the other usual suspects?
Cheers, Mr. P
Mr. P: I am quite happy with the service (and the price - I flew business for S$4300 when EVA wanted S$6500 and SQ wanted S$10,000). The one downside is that the plane arrives LAX at 21:25... too late for a Continental flight to IAH... so it depends where you are going, I suppose. But there are Southwest flights and American flights (much more expensive and through Dallas). One downside: At LAX the 'gate' for Thai is a bus that drives you halfway to Singapore before you get on the plane.
I generally try to fly EVA business to the US because the timing is good, the price is decent (although climbing lately relative to the others) and Continental is a partner... which means that at least on the flight back I can check my bags all the way from IAH to SIN. And they have a gate in the International terminal.
Air Malaysia was more than Thai, less than EVA and I would not fly it again... schedules cost me 28 hours where EVA is about 23, and the service was only OK... and no booze while flying over Malaysia! Lounges don't have much to recommend them, either... although the KL lounge is pretty good. Also bus boards at LAX
I have flown economy on the SIN-NAR-IAH trip with NWA and CO and that is the shortest time and fewest stops but I have never figured out how to get a decent business price out of these people... they wanted US$10,000 to get me home last Christmas... no thank you.
I do like Thai to Europe... nice 747 with the almost lay flat seats.
