BKK-DPS (TG 431 and TG 432)
Feb 23, 2014, 10:43 am
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Feb 23, 2014, 8:50 pm
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Very annoying that Thai have dropped their Thursday flight for this route, has gone from daily down to 5 days a week I think. They must be going to have a lot of aircraft parked at BKK with all these cancellations.
Feb 23, 2014, 11:19 pm
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Well considering the country can't stop bickering and protesting and carrying on then it's not surprising
Feb 23, 2014, 11:34 pm
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Mar 4, 2014, 9:40 pm
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Greetings! I flew TG to Denpasar in September 2013 on the 772 aircraft in J and thought the aircraft and service were both quite nice. The attention to detail was also quite nice compared to other regional flights I've taken. I think you will enjoy the trip on TG if they are still using the 772 aircraft.
Mar 4, 2014, 10:20 pm
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Greetings! I flew TG to Denpasar in September 2013 on the 772 aircraft in J and thought the aircraft and service were both quite nice. The attention to detail was also quite nice compared to other regional flights I've taken. I think you will enjoy the trip on TG if they are still using the 772 aircraft.
Mar 5, 2014, 1:15 pm
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Being an A330 there is a chance it could be a recliner (older C) on the day. In fact this week they have been flying HS-TEC and HS-TEE on the route which are both almost 20 years old! It's the old seat on them too. It's all down to luck I'm afraid
Mar 5, 2014, 3:08 pm
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Either of which are streets better than what LH would fly FRA-MAD (C is empty Y middle seat there) or UA/AA would fly SFO-ORD (narrowbody), and comparable to what SQ flies SIN-DPS (their older 772s)...
Mar 5, 2014, 5:21 pm
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not streets better but comparable lousy C products all four!
Mar 5, 2014, 6:28 pm
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I've flown midcon UA/AA "F" and LH shorthaul "C". I'd pick SQ or TG C on a 772/old A333 to DPS any day. Perhaps the only redeeming value on a non-VX USA-based carrier's standard "F" would be Wi-Fi- which you wouldn't get over an ocean until we get satellite-based WiFi anyways. And seriously, have you been in LH NEK? For four hours at a go? It's hardly a 50-60 inch pitch in a recliner...
I don't think airlines are going to put their premium products on short or midhaul leisure-heavy routes like DPS-SIN/BKK, West Coast USA-Hawaii/Mexico, East Coast-Caribbean, Europe-Canary Islands. You are getting people cashing in miles or buying tickets way in advance for planned vacations, not business travelers doing last-minute travel, and that makes the revenue steady but not outrageously profitable. So I don't think it's reasonable to expect A388 F with free-flowing Dom on leisure routes like that. I mean, really, if SQ thought they could command a premium on a route like SIN-DPS by flying newer planes with F cabins or better C seats, don't you think they'd try?
I don't think airlines are going to put their premium products on short or midhaul leisure-heavy routes like DPS-SIN/BKK, West Coast USA-Hawaii/Mexico, East Coast-Caribbean, Europe-Canary Islands. You are getting people cashing in miles or buying tickets way in advance for planned vacations, not business travelers doing last-minute travel, and that makes the revenue steady but not outrageously profitable. So I don't think it's reasonable to expect A388 F with free-flowing Dom on leisure routes like that. I mean, really, if SQ thought they could command a premium on a route like SIN-DPS by flying newer planes with F cabins or better C seats, don't you think they'd try?
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Mar 5, 2014 at 6:35 pm
Mar 7, 2014, 12:29 pm
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Flew BKK-DPS (Jan 15) and DPS-BKK (Jan 24), both A330. The outbound was old business class. I believe return was as well. Service was still great and we got really cool Porsche amenity kits. We were also connecting to TG/F, and since this flight normally operates from a remote stand, it meant a private van (alas, not a Porsche!) and then buggy escort to the lounge.