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Old Jan 18, 2012, 2:22 am
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duan
 
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MAN-AMS-BKK KL v. CA in J Class

I have used KL for this route ever since they introduced the 60'' seat pitch I guess 13 years or so ago. Due to KL's enormous price increase of over £300 for flights later this year, part of which is due to UK taxes, I am thinking very seriously of switching to CI and saving over £700 per return flight.
I have tried to seek the answers to the following questions on FlyerTalk's Other Asian Airlines forum without real success and I would be very grateful if those forum members who have flown this route could help me with their views.
1. If you buy 2 separate tickets for the MAN-AMS KL flight and the AMS-BKK CI flight, which I understand may be the cheapest way of doing it, can you check your bags all the way through to BKK when you check in for the KL flight in MAN without having to collect them in AMS and check in for the KL flight in AMS?
2.Once CI introduce the new seating on the AMS-BKK flight later this year how will the seats and rest of the CI product compare with KL's existing product in J Class?
3.What is the cheapest way of purchasing these tickets over the internet?
4.The CI website is not catagoric on whether a Skyteam elite plus member can reserve the CI equivalent of upper deck exit row 77 when the 90 day seat booking window opens. Can anyone please confirm the position?

I would very much appreciate any advice fellow forum members may be able to give me.

Last edited by duan; Jan 19, 2012 at 10:34 pm Reason: Correction
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