flysas

Heads up fro anyone travelling on this flight

TG917 LHR-BKK 2135/1550

now going to be stopping at CPH for refuelling and is now scheduled

TG917 LHR-BKK 2135/1815

dont think thai were gonna inform passengers until check in!!!!

transpac

Fuel rationing ex-LHR I guess?

http://www.btonline.com/default.asp?...037&SID=604525

Benjurs

Is this a temporary measure?

I'm flying out on my Honeymoon on 18th March 2006, hope they've stopped doing this by then.......

How much for an upgrade from Y?

Cheers

Benjurs

yyzlhr

What is your source for this info? Nothing on Thai website in schedules..

EDIT: Past two days have all arrived around 18:00hrs give or take 20 minutes, and schedule not reflecting new timing-- If they know they should be telling us. Miss yyzlhr's parents flying that flight in two weeks.

LostInAmsterdam

I have personaly taken this flight and you right there is no notice on the website.

I was very annoied but not a lot you can do about it.

dh01

Due to the big fire near Luton in December, fuel is short at LHR. Several carriers are forced to make refueling stops, SQ makes a refuel stop in FRA for one of the daily LHRSIN services, QF also. Unfortunately until they can repair the pipelines, there will be fuel limits at LHR.

bertheike

does anyone know if they fill up the plane with passangers from the stopoverairport ?

Thai-Kiwi

unlikely I think - you have the hassle of loading more bags, processing the new pax etc. If you took new pax at a technically driven fuelstop - then whay not also load some to get off at teh fuelstop - but then this is an extra sector, another 90 mins more cleaning costs for the airline....all very unwanted by those pax who just wanted to fly A to B!

bertheike

well, but the time more now is 2h.25m. !!! and CPH is not that far off route from LON ! I would say if they only load up fuel, it takes about 1h. or 1h. - 1h.15m. I had that some times years ago flying charter from DUS-MIA with LTU. They had a fuelstop in Gander, all pax always need to stay in the plane with doors open !!! during the fuel. ( very cold in wintertime, specially in Gander ). And the stop was only around 20-25 minutes, I calculated another 50 minutes for extra start and landing.

Caledonian

Anyone have any idea of what the chances for new equipment on the TG917 on 02/02 are? Currently showing as 747 but I have noticed that a few of the 917's recently are the new 744's.

Caledonian

geordieflyer

Just asked the same question for march 22nd to TG`s contact e-mail. Not sure if they know any more than we do but was informed that it would be old config.

Geordieflyer

UA 882

Rumor has it that it would cost you about US$350 per person.

Benjurs

Thank you, so how would one attempt to get this for both of us? at the check in desk? Ticketing desk? or as on onboard purchase as per BA?

Thanks for all your advice!

Cheers

Benjurs

spk

From http://www.thaiairways.co.uk/news.php

UPGRADING

Passengers can upgrade from Economy to Business or Business to First on a standby basis at check-in, subject to space. The fee charged is 760 USD per person per sector.

For further details contact Thai reservations on 0870 606 0911.

Platipus

Flew out on TG917 two weeks ago with a connecting flight to Chiang Mai. Was told that I could only be checked in to Bangkok but that the ticket desk would issue a further boarding card for the connecting sector and the bag would be redirected, and there would be the side trip to Copenhagen.

Like an idiot I followed their advice, checking twice on arrival at BKK that the bag was being redirected to CNX and was assured everything would be fine and my luggage was on the flight.

Standing by the carousel I somehow knew by bag was not going to appear, eventually caught up with me the next day. Only consolation was a fellow passenger coming from NYC via London, her bag was still in the UK.

If they rebook your connecting flight make sure they check through your baggage as well - worth asking atthe ticket desk first for the rescheduled connection.