Thai Airways A350 flying to MEL in July?!
Sep 17, 2016, 5:43 pm
#198
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Typical of TG - they have even loaded the second A350 for 8 October... Dummy booking on 1 October shows A350 on both flights - so they are again playing usual game with us. They have one only plane at the moment and they do not have Australian approval, but offer flights on it...
BTW, HS-THC had its first flight on 15 September and is still scheduled for delivery on 28 September.
BTW, HS-THC had its first flight on 15 September and is still scheduled for delivery on 28 September.
Sep 18, 2016, 9:13 am
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I have a mini-mileage run this week BKK-CNX-BKK (twice) and all four sectors are on the 359. Presently in Y, but mulling upgrading one sector to C for a look around.
Couldn't make the J class BKK-CNX-BKK flights that were sold on the Thailand THAI site for THB6700 (approx).
Couldn't make the J class BKK-CNX-BKK flights that were sold on the Thailand THAI site for THB6700 (approx).
Sep 21, 2016, 3:31 pm
#203
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This may cause more delays: https://twitter.com/A350Blog/status/778688753896259584
Sep 21, 2016, 7:40 pm
#205
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Looks like we will have a rare chance to see a Thai Airways 747 in Melbourne as from the beginning of October the schedules show TG466 to be operated by a 747 (presumably until the A350 starts service).
Anybody booked in J on these flights may be able to nab some of the first class seats in the nose (although catering will still be J).
Anybody booked in J on these flights may be able to nab some of the first class seats in the nose (although catering will still be J).
Sep 21, 2016, 8:05 pm
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Looks like we will have a rare chance to see a Thai Airways 747 in Melbourne as from the beginning of October the schedules show TG466 to be operated by a 747 (presumably until the A350 starts service).
Anybody booked in J on these flights may be able to nab some of the first class seats in the nose (although catering will still be J).
Anybody booked in J on these flights may be able to nab some of the first class seats in the nose (although catering will still be J).
Looks like the other MEL flight is 772/773/77W, with the latter scheduled for many. I was wondering if they would take the 77W to use for the 465+466, but looks like they found a 747 instead
Sep 21, 2016, 9:51 pm
#208
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What did you do to select those seats? My Mum has a booking mid October which is now on the 747 but it won't let me view the seat map. Has auto allocated 14K upstairs.
Sep 21, 2016, 9:56 pm
#209
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I couldn't do seating on the Thai website but called Thai reservations and they did the allocation. I then logged into the Thai website and could see the allocated seats.
Sep 21, 2016, 10:41 pm
#210
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We are not sure at this stage if the first class cabin will be closed due. We know that we cannot sell it.
You may check at time of check-in.
Might try over the phone.