Chrisrad From Australia, joined Dec 2000, 1008 posts, RR: 9 Posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 7 hours ago) and read 1793 times:
I need some help from those in the know about TG.
Firstly I'll be flying the A346 MEL-BKK, and I'm trying to select some seats, in the seat map http://www.thaiair.com/Travel_Destin...tion/Aircraft_Seatmaps/A3461_l.htm
it seems that the first row of Business class Row 11 A,B or J,K only has 1 PTV? Can someone confirm this?
Also does anybody know what lounge TG use in MEL and JFK?
Thanks!
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Pieinthesky From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 392 posts, RR: 1 Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 7 hours ago) and read 1756 times:
No sure what you mean by 1 PTV ?, they all have a touch screen PTV each. I flew MEL-BKK in J on the 346 a couple of months ago and had 11K, which was an excellent seat. As 11A would be, although I am a big fan on bulkhead window seats.
6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3267 posts, RR: 21 Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 6 hours ago) and read 1741 times:
Quoting Pieinthesky (Reply 1): I flew MEL-BKK in J on the 346 a couple of months ago and had 11K, which was an excellent seat. As 11A would be, although I am a big fan on bulkhead window seats.
Same...
I have flown 11A, and its great.
far away from the lavs and galleys, and you get the bulkhead.
all seats have PTV.
Chrisrad From Australia, joined Dec 2000, 1008 posts, RR: 9 Reply 6, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 1639 times:
Quoting Pieinthesky (Reply 5): As a matter of interest, why TG instead of MH ?. The new MH J is pretty good, as I'm sure you're aware.
As much as I had to tear myself away from MH, TG was offering J Class MEL-BKK-LAX, JFK-BKK-MEL, for half of what MH wanted. It was too good to refuse. MH uses the same seats in their new J class
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6thfreedom From Bermuda, joined Sep 2004, 3267 posts, RR: 21 Reply 7, posted (6 years 11 months 1 week 3 hours ago) and read 1616 times:
Quoting Chrisrad (Reply 6): As much as I had to tear myself away from MH, TG was offering J Class MEL-BKK-LAX, JFK-BKK-MEL, for half of what MH wanted. It was too good to refuse. MH uses the same seats in their new J class
chris, how much was the fare, if you don't mind me asking...
i did USA with CX recently for $8,000.
but TG still remains by fave in all classes... up there with MH!
MAS777 From United Kingdom, joined Jul 1999, 2919 posts, RR: 6 Reply 8, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1511 times:
I tried TG on a BKK-KUL run recently in J and was unfortunately rather disappointed. MH and SQ still both have better products in my opinion and it remains that both these carriers' service remains hard to faulter.
Will post a trip report once I get time to write it...
Chrisrad From Australia, joined Dec 2000, 1008 posts, RR: 9 Reply 9, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 16 hours ago) and read 1493 times:
Quoting 6thfreedom (Reply 7): chris, how much was the fare, if you don't mind me asking...
i did USA with CX recently for $8,000.
but TG still remains by fave in all classes... up there with MH!
Well, you will probably choke when I tell you, it was $3750 AUD for MEL-BKK-LAX,JFK-BKK-MEL in J class all the way. Bargain or what!?
Quoting MAS777 (Reply 8): MH and SQ still both have better products in my opinion and it remains that both these carriers' service remains hard to faulter.
I agree with you on that one, but it was hard to justify spending double for the same fare.
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Pieinthesky From United Kingdom, joined Jul 2005, 392 posts, RR: 1 Reply 10, posted (6 years 11 months 6 days 7 hours ago) and read 1444 times:
Quoting MAS777 (Reply 8): tried TG on a BKK-KUL run recently in J and was unfortunately rather disappointed. MH and SQ still both have better products in my opinion and it remains that both these carriers' service remains hard to faulter.
I don't think you can make a judgement from a flight as short as BKK-KUL in fairness. I mean MH on that route is hardly a life changing experience is it ?.
TG's new long haul J & F product is without doubt very good. It probably feels a little bit better than it actually is due to the antique stuff it replaced. I do think their new AVOD IFE system is better than MH though.
One thing they do seem to slip on at times is crew/service. Here I totally agree they are not up to SQ/MH standard as they are not consistent enough. When they are good, TG are up with the best. But one or two indifferent crews leaves them behind.
One thing I do think they beat MH on is their new AVOD IFE.
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