https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ en Wed, 13 May 2026 14:26:43 GMT vBulletin 5 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai-airways-royal-orchid-plus/2217786-thai-fleet-updates.html Tue, 12 May 2026 02:53:42 GMT Hi everyone!

I've generally been posting fleet updates in the THAI News page but thinking that with so many changes happening to the airline's fleet both this year and in the coming year, it should have its own thread. I'll update this often as soon as there are any updates but of course, please feel free to contribute! ]]> Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus alanharl705 https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai-airways-royal-orchid-plus/2217786-thai-fleet-updates.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai-airways-royal-orchid-plus/2217480-do-status-points-go-waste-after-gup2.html Wed, 06 May 2026 04:49:05 GMT Dear FlyerTalk Apologies for a newbie question. I joined ROP in 2024, earned GUP1 in June 2025 and GUP2 in November 2025. I recently returned from a return Europe trip using GUP1, and I have bookings for Feb 2027 using GUP2. Only about quarter of... Dear FlyerTalk

Apologies for a newbie question. I joined ROP in 2024, earned GUP1 in June 2025 and GUP2 in November 2025. I recently returned from a return Europe trip using GUP1, and I have bookings for Feb 2027 using GUP2. Only about quarter of my flights are on TG, with the rest on other star alliance carriers, so I will never get to Plat status and it is the GUPs that are the most valuable to me.

My naive expectation was that after earning GUP2, my status calculator would reset to show my progress towards the next set of 50,000 miles so as to earn GUP3, and so on. Instead, on the member status calculator it shows:

Criteria 1
70,046 Miles are required in 12 months rolling period.
17 Jun 2025 - 16 Jun 2026

I don't understand why the criteria is 70,046 miles, rather than 50,000. So I telephoned the service center but their explanation made me even more confused. They said that I cannot get GUP3 until June 2027, irrespective of how many miles I earned between now and June 2027. According to them there is no way I could get the GUP3 earlier.

Is there something I am missing here? This seems to suggest that there is no point in crediting to TG for the next year, and I should build status in another star alliance carrier.

I would be very grateful for an explanation from fliers who have accumulated multiple GUPs over the years.

Thanks.
newRoP
]]> Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus newRoP https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai-airways-royal-orchid-plus/2217480-do-status-points-go-waste-after-gup2.html https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai-airways-royal-orchid-plus/2216873-chengdu-tfu-lounge.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:47:24 GMT Flying TG in business TFU-BKK in a few weeks, does TG have an arrangement for lounge access at TFU Chengdu? Nothing in Star Alliance Lounge finder. Priority Pass and Plaza Premium websites only list the China Eastern Lounge in the Domestic... Flying TG in business TFU-BKK in a few weeks, does TG have an arrangement for lounge access at TFU Chengdu? Nothing in Star Alliance Lounge finder. Priority Pass and Plaza Premium websites only list the China Eastern Lounge in the Domestic terminal. ]]> Thai Airways | Royal Orchid Plus tobegold https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/thai-airways-royal-orchid-plus/2216873-chengdu-tfu-lounge.html