Anyone done this? Looking for flights to BKK in June, and favourite at the moment is LGW-DXB-BKK with (hopefully) an A380 on the second leg; bit put-off by stories that the 777s out of LGW are pretty cramped, though. Kingfisher have good prices but I’ve heard the transit in Mumbai can be a nightmare, and also seem to recall rumours of serious financial problems at the airline. Can anyone offer any advice or experience? Thanks for any help.
By: Mr Creosote - 17th April 2010 at 20:35
Just to say thanks for the help folks, especially Cloud 9. Really don’t like the sound of Emirates Triple Sevens, and Qatar are looking good now. Cheers.
By: cloud_9 - 16th April 2010 at 21:20
Another option could be Qatar Airways via Doha…with economy fares from £435rtn, however to get this fare flights are limited to the below.
LHR – DOH on QR002, departing 21:30, arriving DOH 06:25 +1 day (Airbus A340-600, 2-4-2 config, although it goes to 2-3-2 towards the back!)
DOH – BKK on QR610, departing 08:00 +1 day, arriving 19:00 +1 day (Boeing 777-300ER, 3-3-3 config, although Rows 17 & 43 are 2-3-2!)
BKK – DOH on QR613, departing 09:15, arriving DOH 12:15 (Boeing 777-300ER, same as above)
DOH – LHR on QR017, departing 16:35, arriving LHR 22:00 (Airbus A330-300, can’t tell seating config as they appear to have so many different ones for this aircraft type!)
Interestingly, paying just an additional £36 opens up a few more flight time options, but I’ll leave you to see for yourself!
Also, the travel dates I put in to get the above results were 15th-21st June.
Hope this helps, PM me if I can be of any further assistance.:)
By: Arabella-Cox - 14th April 2010 at 11:22
I flew on two Emirates 777s last year. I didnt see anything to complain about, the service was good and the IFE has an unbeliavbly good choice. But I must admit, I’m not particularly tall and don’t find myself at great discomfort even when flying the likes of EasyJet.
By: T5 - 14th April 2010 at 00:03
I flew Emirates to Bangkok about two years ago and would never do it again, simply because of their most uncomfortable 777 seating configuration. Four flights on the 777-300ER was enough for me!
Another airline to consider would be Etihad Airways. They were great but they are supposed to be changing their 3-3-3 economy class layout to 3-4-3, too.
By: FrequentFlyer - 13th April 2010 at 21:14
Emirates 777’s do a 3-4-3 configuration compared to the usual 3-3-3 most airlines use on a 777.
If you do want to fly Emirates the whole way get the a380 EK service out of LHR, as of July it goes double daily
I have had the deilight of flyinh an EK 773 and wouldnt fly on one again (on flights to australia it is a awful configuration. Take the A380, I have done the SQ flight to Singapore (and vice/versa) several times, and Im using it again in August, and the A380 is fantastic, but EK doesnt have economy upstairs unlike SQ.
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April 13, 2010 at 9:11 pm