Flights to Thailand in august...

PhunkE

2006-05-15 21:12:01

Hi there, my first post on this forum, i've been a lurker for a little while and have found it a really interesting read. Expect a lot more posts from me over the coming months as I enquire about thailand

Anyway, I was wondering if anyone could recommend a website for cheap flights to thailand around 17th-19th August, return around 7th-9th September.

I can leave from Manchester, Birmingham or London with no problems. The cheapest i've found so far is flying with Royal Jordanian but i've read some bad things about the service on their flights. Next most expensive is flying with Etihad from manchester and i've heard a variety of good things.

I'm flying with my girlfriend and we can afford about £450 max per ticket, cheapest found so far is £362 RJ and £397 Etihad...both inclusive of taxes.

Can anyone recomend any good sites aside from the obvious airlinenetwork, ebookers, dialaflight, southal travel and so on, thanks in advance for any help.

Fiona

2006-05-16 05:22:58

you have probably used expedia as well?
Welcome to HT by the way and just ask away!

Deb18

2006-05-16 11:10:57

Try http://www.trailfinders.com. Always better to speak to them. Also if you take a hotel for one night the price is always cheaper with some flights mainly thai which is direct. You do not need to use the hotel so ask for cheapest one. Also look at malaysian airlines via KL. They connect to Phuket not sure if anywhere else in Thailand.

chris12

2006-05-16 17:21:26

Try westeasttravel.com. By the way, Etihad is excellent, still fairly new airline and I think they try a bit harder, but you will have a stop in Abu Dhabi so suppose it depends on whether you want direct or not.

Sunbear

2006-05-16 19:31:41

Etihad's Ok....on the flights I was on there were not so many passengers on so there was room to move about a lot and avoid the old DVT. There service levels were OK but not not as good as the Far eastern airlines I have been on...the food was good though. Abu Dhabi airport leaves a lot to be desired...you don't want to spend more than a couple of hours there.

gramps

2006-05-17 10:19:25

flights to thailand in August

Flew with Etihad from H/r to Bangkok last year , nice new planes , the service was good, but not as good as the Far Eat airlines. We had a couple of hours change of flight in Abu Dhabi and it's a pretty small place when compared to Dubai or Bharain. Our flight from H/row was half empty and after an hour in Abu Dhabi they announced "technical problems" on the Bangkok flight. After another three hours we were all changed on to a Gulf Air flight on route from Kuwait to K.L. via Bangkok, it was packed, the plane was pretty old, and the inservice food and drink was dire. Gulf have some sort of tie in with Etihad and as there was only about forty or so of us joined at Abu Dhabi I suspect it was administrative rather than technical that cancelled the flight The return journey however was uneventfull Hope this helps Alan

Sunbear

2006-05-17 12:13:33

Another plus for Etihad was the 30kg baggage allowance in economy...made packing a doddle when coming back

PhunkE

2006-05-17 19:47:34

Thanks for all the replies, i'll make sure to check out the various sites mentioned.

PhunkE

2006-05-17 19:49:45

Cost of flights to thailand...

I've spent hours and hours searching and the cheapest tickets i've found so far are £494 with Turkish Airlines booked through Dialaflight, is this about the kind of price I should be expected to pay.

Is it worth taking the risk and holding out for last minute tickets as I see current last minute tickets being sold at around £330...what are the chances or getting last minute tickets for an august departure?

chris12

2006-05-18 17:13:04

Ooooh, decisions, decisions. Personally I would wait as it is low season for Thailand, BUT it is peak holiday period for Europeans. Only you can decide :lol: