ToowoombaBlue Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 We are flying to the UK in a couple of months for a few weeks, but are yet to book the flights. I've seen a great offer with Thai Airways, but with them not being one of the more popular choices I would be interested to hear any of your experiences with them. Many thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I've flown with them a couple of times and they were amazing. Last time the plane was pretty empty and my husband and I had a row of four seats each. And the food is GREAT. And they give all the ladies an orchid (I'm easily bought lol). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Yes, I've flown with Thai Airways and always thought they were good. I didn't receive an orchid though! :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 They were a popular choice a few decades back. Possibly less so now with all the Middle East airlines covering the route. Never had an issue with them and flown long and short haul. Really nothing to concern yourself about. I find the long haul taxing regardless of whom I fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thai is one of the few to retain the old 34" seat pitch so thumbs up there. Check out their profile on any airline comparison website and they seem to rate highly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 It's 20 years since I've flown with them but they are rated a 4 star airline here (and you can read passengers' reviews). http://www.airlinequality.com/Airlines/TG.htm However, it was revealed this week that a couple of countries have recently banned them because of safety concerns - which is a bit of a worry. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/australian-watchdog-turns-up-heat-on-thai-airways-after-bans-in-other-countries/story-e6frfq80-1227289723000 I notice that the UK papers have similar stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToowoombaBlue Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share Posted April 5, 2015 Thanks for your replies. It seems that there is just over $2000 difference between Thai and the other popular airlines for the three of us which makes it so attractive. It's good to hear positive reviews. My wife is scared of flying so the report on safety concerns is a little daunting for her...... So that's Malaysian Airlines out of the question, no matter how cheap they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcworld Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 However, it was revealed this week that a couple of countries have recently banned them because of safety concerns - which is a bit of a worry. http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/australian-watchdog-turns-up-heat-on-thai-airways-after-bans-in-other-countries/story-e6frfq80-1227289723000 I notice that the UK papers have similar stories. The wording of some of these headlines is quite misleading with respect to TG. The issue relates to Thailand as a whole and as far as I know is more to do with government oversight of safety issues rather than any particular carrier. The Australian headlines seem to make out that this is a 'Thai Airways' issue...which I guess in the Australian sense is partially correct as TG is the only Thai airline flying to Australia. They certainly aren't 'banned' from flying to any country...just temporarily denied permission to start new routes to some countries until Thailand puts its house in order. TG itself is considered to be very safe IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 My wife is scared of flying so the report on safety concerns is a little daunting for her...... So that's Malaysian Airlines out of the question, no matter how cheap they are. I don't see why. The first Malaysian crash wasn't their fault - it was the Russians. At the time, lots of airlines were flying that route so it was just bad luck it was a Malaysian airline that got hit. As for the second one, we'll probably never know but it is only one incident, which in some ways makes it less likely that another one will happen soon. I remember flying Thai Airways about twenty years ago. The service was great and I've never had such nice food on an airline before or since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VERYSTORMY Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Flown Thai and thought they were fine. Not wonderful, but ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickyplum Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 If they are the same as Royal Thai [?] I have flown them before and there was no seat back in-flight entertainment! Had to watch the screen above the seats for 12 hours. May not be a concern for everyone but I certainly wasn't expecting it. Can't remember anything else about them to be honest But I'd hope this isn't the case any more, as this was in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny842003 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 I flew UK to Bangkok 2 years ago with them they were fine. Not brilliant but if they were the cheapest I would fly with them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcworld Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 If they are the same as Royal Thai [?] I have flown them before and there was no seat back in-flight entertainment! Had to watch the screen above the seats for 12 hours. May not be a concern for everyone but I certainly wasn't expecting it. Can't remember anything else about them to be honest But I'd hope this isn't the case any more, as this was in 2008. Those days are long gone. All the long haul aircraft have seat back TV now...London will be operated by A380 from 1st July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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