Nightcrawler Posted July 5, 2025 Posted July 5, 2025 https://www.headforpoints.com/2025/07/03/norse-atlantic-launches-manchester-to-bangkok-flights/ I wouldn't fancy it but maybe a bargain for some. Bring your own food and drink. Looks like.a sort of Easy Jet no frills flight to BKK. Doesn't show up on Skyscanner yet 😁😁 1 2
Toy Boy Posted July 5, 2025 Posted July 5, 2025 41 minutes ago, Nightcrawler said: https://www.headforpoints.com/2025/07/03/norse-atlantic-launches-manchester-to-bangkok-flights/ I wouldn't fancy it but maybe a bargain for some. Bring your own food and drink. Looks like.a sort of Easy Jet no frills flight to BKK. Doesn't show up on Skyscanner yet 😁😁 Yeah, it'll depend on how your finances are looking. In the late 1990's, times were hard and friends were few and I flew direct from LHR to Phuket and back with Thompson's. So basically a charter flight with all the limited space and other discomforts that involves but for 12 hours. It was a 767 and had to stop to refuel in Abu Dhabi, but the beer in the airport there was bound to be way too expensive so I didn't look. The worst was that the flight had originated in Manchester and was already 80% full of Mancunian druggies and head bangers when it got to Heathrow, lol. My Buddha, but that was an awful flight. It only cost £250 or so for the return ticket, though, and no changing planes in Bangkok to get to Phuket so at the time I thought it was worth it. I expect there'll be plenty of customers for this new service at that price, though they can count me out, my finances are healthy these days - thankfully! 3
john luke Posted July 5, 2025 Posted July 5, 2025 https://thailand-247.com/index.php?/topic/5244-bangkok-and-other-airports-your-recent-experience-busy-ok-or-quiet-please-add-your-experiences/page/26/#findComment-422384 MAN BKK does not appear to start until late November. I priced premium economy at £1800, which is about average for premium economy. The plus of course is a direct flight.
thunder367 Posted July 5, 2025 Posted July 5, 2025 cheap if u only got hand lugagge otherwise same price as most but u only get 23kg allowance where other offer 25 to 30kg for same price 1
Trip Posted July 5, 2025 Posted July 5, 2025 13 hours ago, Toy Boy said: Yeah, it'll depend on how your finances are looking. In the late 1990's, times were hard and friends were few and I flew direct from LHR to Phuket and back with Thompson's. So basically a charter flight with all the limited space and other discomforts that involves but for 12 hours. It was a 767 and had to stop to refuel in Abu Dhabi, but the beer in the airport there was bound to be way too expensive so I didn't look. The worst was that the flight had originated in Manchester and was already 80% full of Mancunian druggies and head bangers when it got to Heathrow, lol. My Buddha, but that was an awful flight. It only cost £250 or so for the return ticket, though, and no changing planes in Bangkok to get to Phuket so at the time I thought it was worth it. I expect there'll be plenty of customers for this new service at that price, though they can count me out, my finances are healthy these days - thankfully! I think they go by TUI now and at one time were flying into U-Tapao or planning to fly into U-Tapao. Wish they still did and perhaps they will eventually if they survive as U-Tapao is poised to become a major international airport in a decade or so as Thais work out connecting their major airports with high speed rail.
Nightcrawler Posted January 14 Author Posted January 14 I was doing a Skyscanner genersl search for a flight in a few months time and a Norse flight showed up. Looked quite cheap so when I looked at the details the flights only included carry on luggage 😌. Apparently you have to pay another £168 or thereabouts for checked in luggage. Good for those who have a condo etc and only need to travel light. Direct comes out around £600 direct from LGW to BKK rtn with checked in luggage, was only about 460 with hand luggage only. But looking at another thread today, they dont look very reliable. Think I'll stick with Qatar or EVA. Im not on that much of a budget. China Air is about 400 quid. 😁 2 3
biggles Posted January 15 Posted January 15 (edited) This quite common with low cost carriers, a low base price and everything else you pay for. One, that we use often, automatically includes travel insurance even tho at age 80 they would not pay out. You need to hunt around on the site to cancel out. A good money earner! We were caught out by HK Express last year. Their lowest fare does not include any carry on, which virtually every LLC does. Turned up at the airport with our 7kg and told we had to pay. Edited January 15 by biggles 2 1 1 1
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