which airline would be better for my trip to thailand

shadowcomplex

SAS or Etihad?

anto2

I have flown Etihad to Thailand and found them good .There is a short stop over in Abu dabi for an hour or two .

ebbsy

China airlines through Amsterdam are great as well.

Good food / service.

Stinicker

ebbsy wrote: »

China airlines through Amsterdam are great as well.

Good food / service.

I believe that China Airlines quite often have no VOD only the big old projector screen forcing everyone to watch the same movie. China Airlines have a less than perfect safety record and while you can get from Amsterdam direct to Bangkok, if it were me I'd rather fly a different airline with a better safety record and newer planes. China Airlines are actually not from "China" but rather from the "Republic of China" or Taiwan as it is better known.

Taiwanese carriers are re-routed over Thailand and stop-off in Bangkok as they are not allowed to fly over Mainland Chinese airspace due to politics. Eva Air is another Taiwanese airline and they offer pretty cheap flights direct to Bangkok from Heathrow and are the second cheapest direct flight after China Airlines and are usually around two hundred less than BA, Qantas and Thai on the route. Eva Air are a far better service than China Airlines and I plan to fly them next time I go to the LOS.

This year I flew Etihad from Heathrow to Bangkok via Abu Dhabi and it was brilliant, good vod, plenty to eat and drink, smooth and fast connection in Abu Dhabi and I couldn't fault them, I got the flight very cheap at the time for €539 from Heathrow.

If you can get a cheap enough flight from Dublin then fly with Etihad, I flew from Heathrow as it is easier for myself to fly to Heathrow from Cork with Aer Lingus and connect there with Etihad than it is to take the train and bus to Dublin airport from Kerry and it was cheaper than Etihad direct from Dublin at the time.

Flights with Etihad are usually cheaper from Heathrow than Dublin though. SAS would be ok too but you'd want to make sure your connections give you enough time incase you or your bags would miss the outbound flight from Copenhagen. SAS are only an option from Dublin Airport.

castie

On my two trips I flew KLM and Qantas.

Qantas were alot better.

Id recommend booking with Qantas or BA but making sure that the actual flights are operated by Qantas. I think their level of service is better than BA.

MUSEIST

Etihad are excellent, I have no experience of SAS

Stinicker

castie wrote: »

Qantas were alot better.

Id recommend booking with Qantas or BA but making sure that the actual flights are operated by Qantas. I think their level of service is better than BA.

Agree 100% I found the legroom tight and service very bad on the BA 747 compared to Qantas' 747.

BA and Qantas are however quite expensive compared to flying indirectly via India, Qatar or the UAE.

LXFlyer

Also SWISS via Zurich, albeit with a layover there en route.

LXFlyer

Stinicker wrote: »

SAS would be ok too but you'd want to make sure your connections give you enough time incase you or your bags would miss the outbound flight from Copenhagen. SAS are only an option from Dublin Airport.

This is an advertised connection and works well - there seems to be a preponderance of doubt about it on this board for some reason.

I've taken the late flight to CPH several times with SAS and every time there are passengers for Bangkok on board and every time they make it no problem.

robgti

im looking to go with BA or Qantas to heatrow and then thailand in december, can anyone give me a heads up on the two of them, i want the one with most room as im a big kind of guy and so are afew of us. all info would be much greatfull asap as im booking in 2days

thanks rob

Marcusm

robgti wrote: »

im looking to go with BA or Qantas to heatrow and then thailand in december, can anyone give me a heads up on the two of them, i want the one with most room as im a big kind of guy and so are afew of us. all info would be much greatfull asap as im booking in 2days

thanks rob

When you say "big, do you mean tall, fat or both? (Don't be upset, I'm both 6'5" and 28 or so stone). It's important to decide which is more important and also whether you have a long torso or long thighs - these are the areas whcih will be restricted.

BA and QF have very similar configs on this route which are "kangaroo" routes which they operate jointly. You can buy a BA ticket on a QF plane and vice versa. Seatguru.com will show you which seats have more legroom and which have restricted width. For example, exit row seats will generally have tray tables in the arm rests and the seats will be 4-5 inches narrower as they will be solid. This can be extremely painful if you ahve wide hips and the extra leg room will help but not always. Likewise, some seats will have IFE boxes underneath them meaning that if you're in the row behind, you won't be able to stretch yoiur legs underneath. Also on the exit rows, the window seats often don't have much extr leg room as the door intrudes in the cabin.

If you're going via London, price up premium economy services with carriers like Eva Air also. These can often be a similar price to BA/QF economy.

Also remember that if you want to reserve an exit seat you'll need to pay for it. You should also check that it's available before booking. KVS or similar services may be able to help.

jmayo

I know of someone who got a great deal flying with Biman Bangladesh via Dhaka.

He now recalls the flights as being awful and what he saved on money he more than made up for it in discomfort.

Friend recommends Eithad.