Thai Airlines upgrades
Mar 2, 2000 | 12:03 am
#2
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Not unless the class you're flying in is full will TG start to upgrade. Doesn't matter if your'e E or SE. First THAI GOLD members get 1st preference for seats, then other STAR GOLD members.
Mar 2, 2000 | 1:24 am
#3
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I am not sure about the flight segments you are doing.
Flying TG ZRH-BKK you (everybody, no status needed) can buy upgrades (instantly confirmable at booking time) at TG's office at Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich for only US$ 80 (upgrade eco to business, any paid eco fare). Flying the other way BKK-ZRH an upgrade costs US$ 800 (= 10 times more).
Businessclass tickets for INNER-Thailand flights cost only little more than eco: my return ticket BKK-URT (Urat Thani) in april-2000 costs only 28US$ more in business than in eco (and I get 125% miles with UA-MileagePlus instead of only 50%).
Flying TG ZRH-BKK you (everybody, no status needed) can buy upgrades (instantly confirmable at booking time) at TG's office at Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich for only US$ 80 (upgrade eco to business, any paid eco fare). Flying the other way BKK-ZRH an upgrade costs US$ 800 (= 10 times more).
Businessclass tickets for INNER-Thailand flights cost only little more than eco: my return ticket BKK-URT (Urat Thani) in april-2000 costs only 28US$ more in business than in eco (and I get 125% miles with UA-MileagePlus instead of only 50%).
Mar 3, 2000 | 3:02 am
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I (positively) only know about ZRH-BKK-ZRH - I also know that I wasn't able to upgrade (with UA or LH miles or with paying an upgrade fee to TG) HKG-BKK and SIN-BKK.
Mar 3, 2000 | 8:03 am
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Rudi:
Gruezi:
I also work in Zurich (Kloten, to be exact) - would appreciate it if you could give me the exact fare code or reference for the TG upgrades you spoke of - I travel ZRH - BKK several times a year and would not object to spending 100 francs for an upgrade!
Gruezi:
I also work in Zurich (Kloten, to be exact) - would appreciate it if you could give me the exact fare code or reference for the TG upgrades you spoke of - I travel ZRH - BKK several times a year and would not object to spending 100 francs for an upgrade!
Mar 5, 2000 | 11:43 pm
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contacts Thai's Zurich (downtown) office:
Bahnhofstrasse 67 / Sihlstrasse 1
CH 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
Administration/Sales: (41) (1) 215 6565
Reservation / Ticketing: (41) (1) 215 6500
fax: (41) (1) 212 3408
Bahnhofstrasse 67 / Sihlstrasse 1
CH 8001 Zurich, Switzerland
Administration/Sales: (41) (1) 215 6565
Reservation / Ticketing: (41) (1) 215 6500
fax: (41) (1) 212 3408
Mar 5, 2000 | 11:46 pm
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the above upgrade prices were given to me in feb-2000 at Zurichs downtown office (on a personal visit there, when I bought my april-2000 BKK-URT tickets)... and US$ 80 is about SFr 130 (not 100). Those upgrades are instantly (at booking time) confirmable.
Mar 7, 2000 | 5:36 pm
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J class service and seat comfort on THAI's MD-11 aircraft (which they use for ZRH flights) are really nothing to write home about...but I guess the 25% bonus points count for it (100% bonus on SK/LH)?
Mar 9, 2000 | 3:04 pm
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celestar, you are pretty much correct--old style C-class seats on TG MD 11s. However, the center armrest is removable so you can really spread out comfortably (i.e like in half-empty coach) plus have the improved catering/service. My flt was last June.