Bangkok 2022
Oct 13, 2021, 11:01 am
#76
Join Date: Feb 2005
Programs: BA Gold
Posts: 1,068
BA just cancelled direct flights to BKK until 10 January. We were due to fly just after Christmas and they moved us onto the Finnair flight via ARN. We had miles tickets in J and they made the adjustments without any fuss.
Nov 14, 2021, 3:27 am
#77
Join Date: Nov 2021
Location: NYC
Programs: BAEC Gold
Posts: 18
Just landed in BKK earlier today via Finnair, and BA have been running LHR -> BKK flights per the Arrivals board
Checked Flightradar and sure enough, there's been flights for at last the last week (BA9 + BA10)
Anyone know what's going on? You can't book these flights online.
Checked Flightradar and sure enough, there's been flights for at last the last week (BA9 + BA10)
Anyone know what's going on? You can't book these flights online.
Nov 14, 2021, 3:41 am
#78
Join Date: Dec 2016
Posts: 587
Just landed in BKK earlier today via Finnair, and BA have been running LHR -> BKK flights per the Arrivals board
Checked Flightradar and sure enough, there's been flights for at last the last week (BA9 + BA10)
Anyone know what's going on? You can't book these flights online.
Checked Flightradar and sure enough, there's been flights for at last the last week (BA9 + BA10)
Anyone know what's going on? You can't book these flights online.
Nov 14, 2021, 4:00 am
#80
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold. Hilton Diamond
Posts: 409
Nov 14, 2021, 4:44 am
#81
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BKK
Programs: Mucci Chevalier de la Brosse a Cheveux Dore, SK *GfL, BA Gold, WY G, HH DIA, IC Plat Amb., Hertz PC
Posts: 3,698
Why weird? They are cargo only and those flights still have a minimum crew requirement, and said crew need their bags….. BA has not yet re-launched pax flights to and from Bangkok - not rocket science
Nov 14, 2021, 4:54 am
#82
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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Nov 14, 2021, 10:02 am
#83
Join Date: Feb 2015
Programs: BA Gold, Avis President
Posts: 436
I'm due out to BKK in April for 3 weeks using the half price Avios offer...flight has been rearranged already couple of times. Not sure I'll avail myself of this in the end...just waiting for BA to cancel (assuming they do) to ensure better options.
Finnair were offering J class returns for £1,300...so by the time you factor in Avios generated + tier points it comes in for well under the half price offer. May go out to Mexico instead later in the year. Iberia offer decent deals on reward flights in J to MEX.
Chris
Finnair were offering J class returns for £1,300...so by the time you factor in Avios generated + tier points it comes in for well under the half price offer. May go out to Mexico instead later in the year. Iberia offer decent deals on reward flights in J to MEX.
Chris
Nov 14, 2021, 10:11 am
#84
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Programs: BAEC Gold. Hilton Diamond
Posts: 409
I'm due out to BKK in April for 3 weeks using the half price Avios offer...flight has been rearranged already couple of times. Not sure I'll avail myself of this in the end...just waiting for BA to cancel (assuming they do) to ensure better options.
Finnair were offering J class returns for £1,300...so by the time you factor in Avios generated + tier points it comes in for well under the half price offer. May go out to Mexico instead later in the year. Iberia offer decent deals on reward flights in J to MEX.
Chris
Finnair were offering J class returns for £1,300...so by the time you factor in Avios generated + tier points it comes in for well under the half price offer. May go out to Mexico instead later in the year. Iberia offer decent deals on reward flights in J to MEX.
Chris
Nov 14, 2021, 11:32 am
#85
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Cambridge UK
Programs: BA silver,
Posts: 254
I'm due out to BKK in April for 3 weeks using the half price Avios offer...flight has been rearranged already couple of times. Not sure I'll avail myself of this in the end...just waiting for BA to cancel (assuming they do) to ensure better options.
Finnair were offering J class returns for £1,300...so by the time you factor in Avios generated + tier points it comes in for well under the half price offer. May go out to Mexico instead later in the year. Iberia offer decent deals on reward flights in J to MEX.
Chris
Finnair were offering J class returns for £1,300...so by the time you factor in Avios generated + tier points it comes in for well under the half price offer. May go out to Mexico instead later in the year. Iberia offer decent deals on reward flights in J to MEX.
Chris
Nov 14, 2021, 11:52 am
#86
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Dec 15, 2021, 4:25 am
#88
Join Date: May 2016
Location: London
Programs: BA Gold, Accor Gold
Posts: 1,427
Just be aware that the Finnair boarding process is one of the most painful you've ever seen. No pre-checking online of anything, all done at the gate.
Docs checked at LHR (They actually had the wrong info when I went in early November) and again at the gate in HEL. They now have private security at the boarding gate, due to the number of pax that were getting refused boarding due to incorrect docs and then kicking up at the bad organisation. Was typically departing between 1-2 hours late, so factor that into your connection on the way back.
Docs checked at LHR (They actually had the wrong info when I went in early November) and again at the gate in HEL. They now have private security at the boarding gate, due to the number of pax that were getting refused boarding due to incorrect docs and then kicking up at the bad organisation. Was typically departing between 1-2 hours late, so factor that into your connection on the way back.
Dec 15, 2021, 6:19 am
#89
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: BKK
Programs: Mucci Chevalier de la Brosse a Cheveux Dore, SK *GfL, BA Gold, WY G, HH DIA, IC Plat Amb., Hertz PC
Posts: 3,698
That looks like it has been closed out for the summer schedule, so hopefully things can still change - I for one am hoping that BA9/10 comes back soon as I need my four BA flights, as well as to use a GUF2 voucher - and that is pretty much the only way for me to do that.. 