Listing of standby upgrades prices for THAI
Jun 22, 2010, 9:31 am
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Jun 22, 2010, 9:42 am
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Jun 22, 2010, 10:00 am
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Jun 23, 2010, 3:37 am
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From:
http://www.thaiairways.com/frequent-...old-status.htm
"Gold: Status & Benefits
This top tier status is attained with Qualifying Miles earned during 3 evaluation periods.
50,000 Qualifying Miles from the date of enrolment up to December 31 of the same year, or 50,000 Qualifying Miles during the first complete calendar year after enrolment, a calendar year defined as January 1 to December 31 of any given year.
80,000 Qualifying Miles from the date of enrolment up to December 31 of the next complete calendar year. 40 international flown sectors on THAI within any 1 calendar year.*
On attaining Gold status you will receive your personalised Gold membership card and 2 luggage tags, plus 5,000 threshold bonus miles.
*Excluding G, V, W class"
Jun 27, 2010, 3:53 pm
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Very interesting, maybe you got lucky
From:
http://www.thaiairways.com/frequent-...old-status.htm
"Gold: Status & Benefits
This top tier status is attained with Qualifying Miles earned during 3 evaluation periods.
50,000 Qualifying Miles from the date of enrolment up to December 31 of the same year, or 50,000 Qualifying Miles during the first complete calendar year after enrolment, a calendar year defined as January 1 to December 31 of any given year.
80,000 Qualifying Miles from the date of enrolment up to December 31 of the next complete calendar year. 40 international flown sectors on THAI within any 1 calendar year.*
On attaining Gold status you will receive your personalised Gold membership card and 2 luggage tags, plus 5,000 threshold bonus miles.
*Excluding G, V, W class"
From:
http://www.thaiairways.com/frequent-...old-status.htm
"Gold: Status & Benefits
This top tier status is attained with Qualifying Miles earned during 3 evaluation periods.
50,000 Qualifying Miles from the date of enrolment up to December 31 of the same year, or 50,000 Qualifying Miles during the first complete calendar year after enrolment, a calendar year defined as January 1 to December 31 of any given year.
80,000 Qualifying Miles from the date of enrolment up to December 31 of the next complete calendar year. 40 international flown sectors on THAI within any 1 calendar year.*
On attaining Gold status you will receive your personalised Gold membership card and 2 luggage tags, plus 5,000 threshold bonus miles.
*Excluding G, V, W class"
Jun 27, 2010, 5:07 pm
#231
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Happy flying ^
Jul 5, 2010, 6:17 am
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sb upgrade also for INF
last time we where booked on a "H" class from Phuket to Bangkok and I wanted to upgrade us to business ( as it was a 744 flight, which could seat in F section ). Salesagent told us also the INF has to pay 1500 THB even not have a seat !?! I said never heard about this, bevore I even only paid 50 % for children. Him asked supervisor and them insisted we only get the upgrade by paying 3*1500, so also for an INF. I said then I would like to upgrade only us, and buy a complete new ticket for the INF ( less than 500 THB ). Them answered that needs to long in time to cancel/issue new and upgrade ! I thank you and flew in eco. 
Jul 7, 2010, 7:49 pm
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last time we where booked on a "H" class from Phuket to Bangkok and I wanted to upgrade us to business ( as it was a 744 flight, which could seat in F section ). Salesagent told us also the INF has to pay 1500 THB even not have a seat !?! I said never heard about this, bevore I even only paid 50 % for children. Him asked supervisor and them insisted we only get the upgrade by paying 3*1500, so also for an INF. I said then I would like to upgrade only us, and buy a complete new ticket for the INF ( less than 500 THB ). Them answered that needs to long in time to cancel/issue new and upgrade ! I thank you and flew in eco.
Jul 7, 2010, 9:15 pm
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Jul 18, 2010, 4:33 am
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I am flying JNB/BKK/PVG. F is not available for JNB/BKK but I would like to upgrade BKK/PVG. Would TG be able to process an upgrade at JNB? If not, what procedure do I follow at BKK without going landside?
(The last time I flew KBV/BKK/JNB they were able to process the upgrade at KBV. But that was obviously only a few hours before the JNB flight.)
(The last time I flew KBV/BKK/JNB they were able to process the upgrade at KBV. But that was obviously only a few hours before the JNB flight.)
Aug 13, 2010, 5:27 am
#236
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I am flying JNB/BKK/PVG. F is not available for JNB/BKK but I would like to upgrade BKK/PVG. Would TG be able to process an upgrade at JNB? If not, what procedure do I follow at BKK without going landside?
(The last time I flew KBV/BKK/JNB they were able to process the upgrade at KBV. But that was obviously only a few hours before the JNB flight.)
(The last time I flew KBV/BKK/JNB they were able to process the upgrade at KBV. But that was obviously only a few hours before the JNB flight.)
Just go to the transfer desk or the lounge in BKK (?they can do LMUs from the lounge right?)
Aug 13, 2010, 6:45 am
#237
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F.R.
Aug 24, 2010, 9:46 pm
#238
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Does anyone know if the BKK-NRT price is the same as the NRT-BKK price? (i.e. 47,000 THB).
I have this flight booked for 30/08 and now that first class opened up US won't let me change my girlfriends ticket from C to F (on an overall F award) because she has already flown the first few flights. I am going to keep trying but in the event they don't change it I imagine the cheapest way to get her into F is to pay for a standby upgrade.
Are upgrades available for purchase at NRT airport or only from BKK? How much will it cost? Any cheaper alternatives?
Thanks
I have this flight booked for 30/08 and now that first class opened up US won't let me change my girlfriends ticket from C to F (on an overall F award) because she has already flown the first few flights. I am going to keep trying but in the event they don't change it I imagine the cheapest way to get her into F is to pay for a standby upgrade.
Are upgrades available for purchase at NRT airport or only from BKK? How much will it cost? Any cheaper alternatives?
Thanks
Aug 24, 2010, 10:49 pm
#239
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[QUOTE=pogonation;
Are upgrades available for purchase at NRT airport or only from BKK? How much will it cost? Any cheaper alternatives?
Thanks[/QUOTE]
Should be the same price, other routes I use, the upgrades are the same at either end, only difference being the exchange rate movements. When you checkin at NRT, is the time to ask for the upgrade. The 11am flight is a 747 and the 4.55pm flight is the 773 with the suites
Are upgrades available for purchase at NRT airport or only from BKK? How much will it cost? Any cheaper alternatives?
Thanks[/QUOTE]
Should be the same price, other routes I use, the upgrades are the same at either end, only difference being the exchange rate movements. When you checkin at NRT, is the time to ask for the upgrade. The 11am flight is a 747 and the 4.55pm flight is the 773 with the suites
Aug 28, 2010, 9:01 am
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Thanks for the assistance aaleem & flyin´ruddl. ^
They took payment (via the SAA ticket desk) for an upgrade on the JNB/BKK route when they still flew F in January last year. There was a TG staff member as the duty officer at check-in and I was told to ask for him in order to arrange the upgrade.
Just out of curiosty when is the earliest this can be done? (When I flew KBV/BKK/JNB they upgraded the JNB leg at KBV and that was about 5 hours before the flight. I guess 20 hours might be pushing it too far even on connecting flights! 
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They took payment (via the SAA ticket desk) for an upgrade on the JNB/BKK route when they still flew F in January last year. There was a TG staff member as the duty officer at check-in and I was told to ask for him in order to arrange the upgrade. )