Originally Posted by stephem
I tried buying tickets on this exact route/airline last fall, what a rip! In my opinion the LH plane is the best (a brand new Airbus 340), MH has older planes and charges the same amount, and I dont think the TG planes on this route are flagship products either.
The BKK-KUL-BKK flight on the OPs dates is operated by a 747.
[KVS Availability Tool 2.0.3/Gold - Sabre: ITN/AXP]
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BKK Bangkok Int'l TH [VTBD]
KUL Kuala Lumpur Int'l MY [WMKK]
THU 20 Jul 2006
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability
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LH 782 BKK 15:05 KUL 18:05 747 0 F9 A9 C9 D9 Z9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9
[KVS Availability Tool 2.0.3/Gold - Sabre: ITN/AXP]
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KUL Kuala Lumpur Int'l MY [WMKK]
BKK Bangkok Int'l TH [VTBD]
MON 31 Jul 2006
Carrier Flight From Depart To Arrive A/C St Availability
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LH 783 KUL 21:30 BKK 22:40 747 0 F9 A2 C9 D9 Z9 Y9 B9 M9 H9 Q9 V9 W9 S9
Originally Posted by stephem
Ultimately I tried several Thai travel agents and they were not able to beat Expedia by more than a couple of $$. We had heard over and over again how a Thai travel agent would be able to get us dirt cheap fares b/c this was ex-bkk.
Was it because you were no in BKK when you were purchasing the ticket? The non discounted, published fares when you are buying in BKK is less than half of the equivalent fare when buying abroad. I am not sure why airlines do this
Cheers