Will LHR-BKK will revert to 4 class?
Feb 18, 2015, 6:42 am
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Will LHR-BKK will revert to 4 class?
Having seen the post about the resumption of F to Las Vegas etc, and I realise the reasons there, but any chance we may get F to BKK again?
Feb 18, 2015, 6:46 am
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LAS was due to the old F/ new F 744 changeover, as this is almost complete they have added it back on. BKK has been for the last few years 777-200 3 class so no i dont think it will revert.
Feb 23, 2015, 10:37 am
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Feb 23, 2015, 10:55 am
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I think the only way the service will change to 4 class, is if a new style plane is introduced for the journey - 787-9 for example.
Feb 23, 2015, 3:53 pm
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I think this is highly unlikely. The full fare J loads are horrendous, mostly redemptions and upgrades. The flight is generally full but very low yield and I think we are struggling to compete to be honest with the Middle East carriers. A friend that has connections at TG says they struggle too and fill with low fares.
Feb 24, 2015, 9:44 am
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I think this is highly unlikely. The full fare J loads are horrendous, mostly redemptions and upgrades. The flight is generally full but very low yield and I think we are struggling to compete to be honest with the Middle East carriers. A friend that has connections at TG says they struggle too and fill with low fares.
Feb 24, 2015, 10:01 am
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I think this is highly unlikely. The full fare J loads are horrendous, mostly redemptions and upgrades. The flight is generally full but very low yield and I think we are struggling to compete to be honest with the Middle East carriers. A friend that has connections at TG says they struggle too and fill with low fares.
I think BA will be one of the beneficiaries are there are plenty of people who care not about mileage systems but will pay a premium to fly non-stop.
Feb 24, 2015, 10:42 am
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I think this is highly unlikely. The full fare J loads are horrendous, mostly redemptions and upgrades. The flight is generally full but very low yield and I think we are struggling to compete to be honest with the Middle East carriers. A friend that has connections at TG says they struggle too and fill with low fares.
The timing is fundamentally wrong for an Asia flight and this rules out BA to BKK for me. I have however flown BA to HKG in F then connected to CX.
CX all the way through to BKK in paid J seems a much better option than BA direct too, with a better product and more TP's at keener prices.