London cut to 1 a day?
Jan 4, 2016, 7:28 am
#76
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We just went down to our local travel agent gave the dates we wanted to fly LHR/BKK 16th or 17th of April,and their system showed TG 916/917 all through April.
I said 16th would be okay then noticed it was on TG917 i realised this was most likely an error so refused to book on that flight even though it was the cheaper option.Anyway the assistant checked on the Thai website and read no more TG917 after March 26th after consulting with her colleagues they agreed with me that it was better to book TG911.
I said 16th would be okay then noticed it was on TG917 i realised this was most likely an error so refused to book on that flight even though it was the cheaper option.Anyway the assistant checked on the Thai website and read no more TG917 after March 26th after consulting with her colleagues they agreed with me that it was better to book TG911.
Jan 6, 2016, 1:31 am
#78
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Here is the announcement:
http://www.thaiairways.com/sites/en_...ice_Daily.page
I understand that the prospect of losing the LHR slots was a factor in the decision.
So what started as "reducing the, presumably not always profitable, BKK-LHR capacity" has now resulted in it being increased throughout the year.
Unless they swap the A380 for something smaller, but I expect they are under pressure to keep some F class on the route.
http://www.thaiairways.com/sites/en_...ice_Daily.page
I understand that the prospect of losing the LHR slots was a factor in the decision.
So what started as "reducing the, presumably not always profitable, BKK-LHR capacity" has now resulted in it being increased throughout the year.
Unless they swap the A380 for something smaller, but I expect they are under pressure to keep some F class on the route.
Last edited by 11277m; Jan 6, 2016 at 2:50 am
Jan 23, 2016, 9:28 am
#79
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TG916/917 has apparently been cut to 5x week now (for 12x total flights) for this summer, although there's no announcement from Thai yet:
TG910 BKK0110 – 0715LHR 380 D
TG916 BKK1240 – 1845LHR 77W 135
TG916 BKK1245 – 1850LHR 77W 6
TG916 BKK1250 – 1855LHR 77W 7
TG911 LHR1230 – 0545+1BKK 380 D
TG917 LHR2125 – 1500+1BKK 77W x24
From airlineroute.net
TG910 BKK0110 – 0715LHR 380 D
TG916 BKK1240 – 1845LHR 77W 135
TG916 BKK1245 – 1850LHR 77W 6
TG916 BKK1250 – 1855LHR 77W 7
TG911 LHR1230 – 0545+1BKK 380 D
TG917 LHR2125 – 1500+1BKK 77W x24
From airlineroute.net
Jan 24, 2016, 3:45 am
#80
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Yes, the reduced service for TG916/917 now shows on the THAI website. No Tuesday or Thursday flights from 27 March until the end of October.
It was only four weeks ago that they announced that TG916/917 would return for the whole year.
Makes you begin to doubt any announcement that's made.
Oh, and no English language ROP newsletter for Jan-Mar 2016 yet, only Thai!
It was only four weeks ago that they announced that TG916/917 would return for the whole year.
Makes you begin to doubt any announcement that's made.
Oh, and no English language ROP newsletter for Jan-Mar 2016 yet, only Thai!