Skyborne Flyer

Flying TG471/472 in July 2015, can I assume those flights will be on new (9F) 747?

JVPhoto

Assumptions are not good on TG.

Skyborne Flyer

But historically the "better" planes are flown in Northern Summer?

wheresmybagba

I don't think there's been enough seasons to draw any sort of conclusion. However, put in the context that TG made a decision (later reversed) to pull F from SYD altogether, it's safe to assume SYD is way down the pecking order of F routes.

smit0847

I wouldnt even assume there will be F offered by then! There was obviously a reason they considered removing F!

jglenn16

Those people who got their tickets reinstated in First Class after getting downgraded -- after calling United, did they re-issue your tickets after getting the waitlist confirmed via Thai? Apparently, Thai is saying that United just "re-validated" my ticket and that they should have issued new ticket numbers.

Any one have experience on what the correct process is for this?

Here is the exact email from Thai LAX Reservations:

Mr. jglenn16,
Your ticket numbers are the same as before. My guess is they tried to "re-validate" the tickets rather than reissue. Unfortunately, due to technical issues between our system and United's, often when they re-validate we do not receive the changes. So, it is preferred that they "reissue" the tickets which will generate new ticket numbers. In order to prevent an auto cancel of the booking, the e-ticket needs to match the reserved flights in our system. If they give you a hard time, let me know.

- Thai LAX Agent

2919scott

Just got off TG476 a couple of hours ago and flew TG475 early last week. Both were booked as one ways through United MileagePlus. In both cases United "reissued" the tickets once Thai reinstated me back into F. The eticket numbers remained the same for both flights.

chris63

I am booked on US airways & waited for the reinstatement of F before calling, they did need to reissue tickets, currently on a stop over from Europe, down to Sydney in a couple of weeks.

Skyborne Flyer

When is "high season" for BKK-SYD flights, aka most frequencies? Over northern summer right? And over northern winter they slow it down a bit?

jglenn16

Tickets got "re-ticketed" via United with new eticket numbers. Thai confirmed everything looks good on their end, so hopefully I'm good to go.

TG475/476 looks to be more likely to get the retrofit 747 than TG471/472. However, it does look like TG471/472 may get it once in awhile according to flightradar24.com

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tg471
http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tg475

BF263533

Had the older FC cabin on Nov 10 on 471, and older on 476 on Nov. 22. Had the new FC cabin on PEK-BKK on Nov. 3. Dom was free flowing on all flights. There were only 4 people in FC on 476 on Nov. 22.

neuron

TG475 and 476 were both 10 seat config for my flights.

great service and food.

jmw

Got the 10 seater today on TG476 as well. Very good flight other than the old config.

rodjune

TG475 on 21-Nov was 9 seat. TG472 on 21-Nov was 10 seat.

Dude

Better late than never... flew 475 late Oct & 476 early Nov and it was 9F both times.