Originally Posted by
subject2load
No, not too shabby a deal I guess if you're keen to try it out.
Am actually about to book this particular sector myself for next Feb. As an EK fan already very familiar with their product in F, I've been considering RJ .... just by way of a change. They don't offer an F cabin for the route, but their J class (on a new 787) is cheaper than EK's J class ; and although I will miss out on Skywards miles, it will at least earn me some Avios which I can credit to my BAEC account.
If you're based around BKK, it's home to lots of interesting fifth freedom flights (and airlines and destinations too - e.g. JS to FNJ, T5 to ASB, OM to ULN, N4 to all over Russia).
For instance, as well as EK going BKK-HKG and BKK-SYD you can explore:
UU to MAA
MD to CAN
B3 to CCU
CX to SIN
CI to AMS
BR to AMS, LHR, VIE - although CI and BR are largely there for historical reasons as Taiwan based airlines couldn't fly over PRC airspace for a long time (until 2005)
DL to NRT
KB to DAC
MS to KUL, CGK
ET to KUL
9W to SGN
3K to FUK - Jetstar of course fly point to point all around Asia, but I specifically put 3K here as it's technically based in SIN
KQ to HKG, CAN
KU to MNL
QR to HAN
RJ to HKG, KUL
UL to HKG, CAN
U6 to PEK, CGQ, HRB
Quite an interesting airport!