Siam Addict Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Always flew Eva airline but at the moment their tickets are £400-500 more for business class than Thai airline, anyone flown Thai? Reports before Covid was that Thai were not very good service wise. More interested in the flight than pre flight service, to me the Business lounges are not much different. Always wanted to fly the Airbus A380, it used to be Thai airlines lunchtime flight from Heathrow which now seems to have disappeared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 It's been about 25 years since I last flew Thai and I switched to EVA because they were cheaper and flew directly from Amsterdam. At that time I didn't notice much difference between the in flight services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 They both use T2 which is one of my main requirements. Next up is arrival time to suit my National Express coach departure. Then price in cabbage or PE. Only then will I choose dependent on in-flight service. I have purposely not mentioned alternative airlines because of the thread title! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam Addict Posted June 30, 2022 Author Share Posted June 30, 2022 T2 is easy for me to get to as well, looking at a direct flight and these are the only two airlines that fly London to Bangkok until BA decide to start flights to bangkok again. Might now consider a stop over as direct is too expensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freee!! Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 25 minutes ago, Siam Addict said: Might now consider a stop over as direct is too expensive. Last time I did a stop over in that direction I used Emirates and that was pretty good (for a stop over). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted June 30, 2022 Share Posted June 30, 2022 Can the OP rename the thread as 'EVA v THAI in Business'; I was interested in the thread until it became obvious only those who can afford business class need to reply. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam Addict Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 No idea how to change the title, if someone else does, feel free to do so. I can't afford the Business class ticket prices now they have doubled thats why I'm looking around and the only reason I don't fly premium economy or economy is due to leg issues. Over a twelve hour flight I need to keep them raised or I wouldn't be able to get of the plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 I've sampled neither product recently, last time I was EVA Biz was 2015, however, I've researched them both a fair bit and tbh, Pre Covid THAI seemed to have the edge as long as the prices are equivalent, more so if flying on the A380 mid day flight, not least because you get priority through immigration, which, when there were approx 8 flights landing in SVB at the same time, was a godsend. The A380 is a wonderfully smooth Aircraft. In fact, it's easy to forget you're actually flying, which is a shame because flying it such an awesome thing in itself (We're often deliberately distracted to the fact that we're in the air, defying gravity in a marvel of modern technology. There's not much to choose between the two, and it comes down , (in my pretty speculative and probably wrong opinion) to Lounge quality, food, FF rewards and facilities, as the seats and beds are very similar, which doesn't address your point , sorry. Singapore Biz was pretty damn exceptional when I had a snout on our recent trip to the RP. We've flown Cathay Biz before which is also a great product, but no good to your unless you want to overshoot BKK and land in HKG. Again, sorry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 Thought Thai was fine this last trip. Usually prefer EVA slightly, but i'd go for which suited me in times and price, rather than any over riding preference. That's in cattle class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiFlyer Posted July 1, 2022 Share Posted July 1, 2022 (edited) I am retired now, but I racked up 4M award points with AA and One World while I was working. I was on the road 2 and sometimes as much as 4 times a week. I also had a considerable number of personal international trips to places such as Brazil, Thailand, the DR, other Caribbean spots, Colombia, and other Latin American locations. I deny any accusations that might be attributed to a person with this type of travel schedule. 😏 The personal trips caused me to use other airlines based on best price. On my trip to the US (Chicago) last fall, I used up the last of the One World points. At one point, I must have gone 3 years without riding in Coach, primarily due to complimentary upgrades. I had several years when I hit the Executive Platinum requirement of 100,000 miles by July. Hey they used to call me Sir at the airport. No longer true. I live in Thailand now. I still like to travel a little, but have refrained from doing so for the last two years due to you know what. In the past, I did travel with Thai at times due to their having good prices to/from India while I was working there. That was 20 years ago. Oh, I do not know if this is still true, but at the time Indian Nationals were charged a much lower airfare price than non-Nationals for flights that originated in India. The trick to avoid this was never to originate your itinerary from India. Anyway - during the time I was working in India I found Thai Air to be decent enough, even in Coach for the 3.5 hour flights from India to BKK. I use Thai Smiles these days for my shorter runs both, both domestic and nearby international. I have opened an account with Eva due to what was their excellent schedule ORD-BKK and what were reasonable Business Class fares. I hear that all airfares are going to sh*t due to the pent up demand caused by you know what. At 73 I need to book Business for a very long flight. CX used to be my airline of choice for trans-Pacific routes to North America, but I want nothing to do with HKG these days. Anyway, just interested in this topic. Edited July 1, 2022 by ChiFlyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I've just booked a Business Class round trip BKK-LHR-BKK, departing in early September. In the end, it came down to a choice between EVA and Oman. EVA was about £700 more expensive than Oman, and they fly direct which is great, but it doesn't actually make that much difference in the journey times, around 2 to 2 1/2 hours saving each way. Oman had been my go-to airline for several years before the pandemic, especially as they're flying 787's with Apex Suites in business, plus the new terminal at Muscat opened a year or two before the pandemic. I've flown in EVA's Business Class several times in the 777's in the past and thought it was good, though I preferred the 747's, but that was before the Apex Suites (and Q Suites on Qatar, not sure what Emirates calls them) came along. Unless they've completely revamped it, EVA's Business Class is very dated by today's standards. That, plus the price difference, was far more important to me that saving a few hours, so I've booked with Oman. At £2,800 it's around £800 more expensive than the last ticket I bought back in 2019, but everything considered it's not bad given the space and level of service that you get. I can't say anything about Thai, I've only flown in Cattle with them, but I found their staff rather pushy and rude. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam Addict Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Anyone used price n fly https://www.pricenfly.com/flights I checked Eva Business class and return is £3,300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJSP Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 17 minutes ago, Siam Addict said: Anyone used price n fly https://www.pricenfly.com/flights I checked Eva Business class and return is £3,300 Depending on time of year that’s a crazy fare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siam Addict Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Flight out at start of December and return start of January. Booking direct with Eva £3,800 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 7 hours ago, AJSP said: Depending on time of year that’s a crazy fare Cheap these days AJ !! I've seen much more than that for just one way. No Thai Biz class for the whole of July so someone is paying. But agreed very pricey and as said Thai Biz is better than Eva if you can get a seat . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Dangleberries Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, nampla69 said: No Thai Biz class for the whole of July so someone is paying. Or it could be like the bad old days and it could be full and nobody is paying..... EDIT = A quick search threw up this ...https://mailchi.mp/2d01f37e3fc8/anglo-thai-society-summer-reception-saturday-9th-july-2022?e=b0756f50e5 The Thai Ambassador is retiring and returning to Thailand.... Am I a cynical bastard or what ..!!!??? Edited July 3, 2022 by Derek Dangleberries 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Part of the reason could be those people who were issued Thai Travel vouchers during the lockdown are now using them as payment towards their Biz fare. Even though prices were cheaper two years ago, adding a grand or whatever to the value of the voucher is just one of those things, especially as the pain of the initial purchase is long forgotten. EVA have simply inflated their prices to go along with the industry I think. Increased demand along with BA now cancelled means they, along with THAI have effectively cornered the direct to BKK market, especially as THAI still operates a one-stop service at the moment into Phuket, which means there are only 2 direct flights to BKK a day from LHR, both in the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 10 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said: Or it could be like the bad old days and it could be full and nobody is paying..... EDIT = A quick search threw up this ...https://mailchi.mp/2d01f37e3fc8/anglo-thai-society-summer-reception-saturday-9th-july-2022?e=b0756f50e5 The Thai Ambassador is retiring and returning to Thailand.... Am I a cynical bastard or what ..!!!??? Second time I flew First Class on Thai some fat lardarse generals wife was on the same flight. When we stopped in Swampy it was like half the Thai military rolled up. Everyone waiinng and grovelling to fatty. Next Thai staff took six of us off I was Number 6 ..... Lewis Hamilton go karts etc personal escorts ....... took all your bags fast tracked ..... offered massage TRUE .... and met your taxi. OK this next trip cattle class aisle seats ,,,,, but lived the dream young Dangleberries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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