Thai Airways

[Owen Bentley]

G'day, we were wondering if anyone knows if Thai Airways is up and running again? Pre-covid we'd booked business class flights with them Melbourne to Rome return (about $12,000) which naturally had to be cancelled. We're still waiting for a refund (our travel agent says we're in the queue). Anyway, we thought someone on the forum might have some insight into the situation. Many thanks, Owen & Elisa.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

They’re up and running again, as in performing flights.

Not sure what the back story is in terms of solvency and financing (and hence refunds).

Did TG cancel your bookings? Have you tried a credit card chargeback?

 

[Owen Bentley]

They’re up and running again, as in performing flights.

Not sure what the back story is in terms of solvency and financing (and hence refunds).

Did TG cancel your bookings? Have you tried a credit card chargeback?

Yes, they cancelled the bookings. Tried to get a chargeback from Amex but we were outside the timeframe...

 

[Pixiechick]

Question for a friend whose daughter is flying out of MEL on Thai. She booked through an aggregator (e.g. Expedia, Skyscanner, etc) and when booking they didn’t ask for her middle name, so her e-ticket is her first and last name, no middle name. Her passport has her middle name.

Will this be an issue at check-in, and if so how to fix?

 

[dajop]

Will be fine.

 

[Happy Trails]

BTW, they're resuming flights to Perth next month.

After a long break, Perth is finally coming back. THAI will resume it’s services from Perth to Bangkok. If you're missing Thai food, enjoy warm Andaman seas and sunlight it’s time to return. THAI will operate non-stop from Perth to Bangkok every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday starting from 05 July 2022. Flight No. Route Day Departure TG481 Bangkok - Perth TUE, THU, SAT 07.20 TG482 Perth - Bangkok TUE, THU, SAT

 

[MEL_Traveller]

agree with dajop, wont be an issue. The passport will be swiped at check in for thai authorities,and that will oncle the middle name.

 

[AIRwin]

Anyone heard of this?

TIME TO GOLD PACKAGE REGISTRATION

www.thaiairways.com

 

[Tropic]

Saw that when looking for status match opps but $14k upfront commitment bit scary...

 

[Owen Bentley]

Yes, they cancelled the bookings. Tried to get a chargeback from Amex but we were outside the timeframe...

Good news! Two and a half years after paying for our flights we received the refunds from Thai. Very relieved.

 

[Gladstone Tim]

Good news! Two and a half years after paying for our flights we received the refunds from Thai. Very relieved.

Interested to know when you sought the refund??

 

[Owen Bentley]

Interested to know when you sought the refund??

We booked and paid in December 2019 for flights in May 2020. Of course Covid intervened. That’s when our agent first requested the refunds. Happy they’ve finally come through.

 

[baggyred]

Anyone know what happened to the Per>BKK route?

It was supposed to return last July

 

[Quickstatus]

last July

They gave up end of Oct 2022
(TG482)

One option is DPS-BKK on TG432 and a cheap ticket PER-DPS. I suspect will need to overnight in DPS
Or via SIN

 

[blacksultan]

I am planning to travel via Thai airways -Bengaluru to Melbourne using krisflyrr miles . I note the taxes are approx A $500 . Also I can save approx A$300 on taxes by booking BLR -BKK through krisflyer and BKK -MEL via air Canada ( both on Thai airways ) . My question is can i check my bags all the way through in BLR ( interline ) and can I travel on 2 tickets via BKK ( Covid related ) ? TIA

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I am planning to travel via Thai airways -Bengaluru to Melbourne using krisflyrr miles . I note the taxes are approx A $500 . Also I can save approx A$300 on taxes by booking BLR -BKK through krisflyer and BKK -MEL via air Canada ( both on Thai airways ) . My question is can i check my bags all the way through in BLR ( interline ) and can I travel on 2 tickets via BKK ( Covid related ) ? TIA

Can tryouts book the entire BLR-MEL via air canada? They have an option to ‘buy up’ any additional miles you might need.

 

[jrfsp]

TG are apparently resuming PER (again) from March 24 and increasing SYD to 2 Daily.

THAI NS24 International Service Changes – 21DEC23 — AeroRoutes

2nd update at 2240GMT 22DEC23 Published at 2200GMT 21DEC23 Thai Airways International (THAI) this week filed service changes for Northern summer 2024 season, featuring the airline’s intention to resume service to Colombo, Milan, Oslo and Perth. Reservations for these destinations are largely not a

www.aeroroutes.com

 

[Gold Member]

TG are apparently resuming PER (again) from March 24 and increasing SYD to 2 Daily.

THAI NS24 International Service Changes – 21DEC23 — AeroRoutes

2nd update at 2240GMT 22DEC23 Published at 2200GMT 21DEC23 Thai Airways International (THAI) this week filed service changes for Northern summer 2024 season, featuring the airline’s intention to resume service to Colombo, Milan, Oslo and Perth. Reservations for these destinations are largely not a

www.aeroroutes.com

Interested in the Oslo and Milan service resumption, but the link states "Reservation not available". Short of checking every day, how do we know when they will publish the fares? Keen to add more TG awards to my choice of Lifemiles redemptions.

 

[twiningb]

I think I read somewhere that they just added someone's (LATAM's?) castoff 359s and didn't refit the 2-2-2 nonsense. So after finally getting to a place where it seemed like one might book Thai long-haul business with relative safety in terms of hard product, now this risk is back in the mix.

 

[Gold Member]

I think I read somewhere that they just added someone's (LATAM's?) castoff 359s and didn't refit the 2-2-2 nonsense. So after finally getting to a place where it seemed like one might book Thai long-haul business with relative safety in terms of hard product, now this risk is back in the mix.

Your memory hasn’t failed you, yet.

Thai’s latest A350 business class is a blast from the past

At least the old school business class seats in this pre-loved A350 have plenty of leg room…

www.executivetraveller.com

Do we know which routes these babies fly? Despite the retro vibes and shivers down my spine of Skybed MkII, the LATAM 2x2 seats don’t look bad at all and are undoubtedly a step ahead of their 773 biz product.