Udon Thani to Bangkok Thai Airways

I couldn't quite make out the Credit Card Number, could someone help

I may be Irish, and I may be a **** and I may have fucked up showing my email address and name, but credit card number?

Good to see you have a sense of Humour Pete

Of course I do mate, couldn't have done the jobs I have if I didn't have one. BTW I am an Australian citizen now so I may not be as daft as I used to be.


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Hi everyone. I haven’t posted anything here for awhile, but I found this topic interesting and thought I’d add my comments. I think travel arrangements often boil down to personal choice … usually a trade-off between price and convenience. A friend of mine travelled from Udon to Melbourne at the weekend. She left Udon last Friday afternoon, stayed the night in Bangkok, flew JetStar on Saturday to Singapore, with a 10 hour stopover, then a stopover in Darwin for 3 hours, arriving in Melbourne at 11am on Sunday. Personally, I wouldn’t do it, but she probably saved a couple of hundred dollars.

I have flown from Melbourne to Udon and return 5 times in 2 years. I prefer to pay a bit more, leave Melbourne about midnight, arrive Bangkok 6am. From Bangkok to Udon and return, I have flown by Nok, AirAsia and Thai.
Nok was cheap, but the transfer from Suvanaphumi to Don Muang was expensive by taxi, and quite an experience when I used the bus haha. I wouldn’t bother again.

When I arrive at Bangkok at 6am there is not much time to connect to the AirAsia flight to Udon, so I wait for the Thai flight, drink coffee and read the paper. But last time (June/July) Thai charged 3300 baht one-way (it used to be about 2000 baht). I think they took advantage that AirAsia have reduced their service between Bangkok and Udon. I returned on AirAsia for 1832 baht. I usually pay extra for 20kgs baggage and allow myself the indulgence of selecting the window seat in row 1.
On one occasion AirAsia was 4 hours late leaving Udon and at Bangkok I nearly missed my connection to Melbourne. I must give AirAsia some credit though, because they loaded my case on last, unloaded it first at Bangkok, took me down to the tarmac to collect the case and had a mini-bus waiting to take me to the international terminal. But it’s not good for the blood pressure. There's always the bus or train, but hey, life's too short for that

I'm a bit annoyed now with Thai because they have changed their seat selection policy on the international leg. I always select an aisle seat near the front of economy section, say row 31. Last time I booked my flight, the computer would not allow me to select my seat. I rang Thai Airways and they told me that their V and W class tickets only allow seat selection from row 50 back. I was annoyed that they don’t explain this on their web-site at the time of booking. I rang Thai again last week and they said that was the new policy, “but you can change your booked seat selection at check-in”. Looks like they are saving the “better” seats for the higher-fare passengers.

I just realised my post is "off-topic". My apologies, I should have read the whole thread before I jumped in.

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Brilliant One wrote:I just realised my post is "off-topic". My apologies, I should have read the whole thread before I jumped in.

50% of comments on this forum are off topic. Wouldn't worry about it. Ooops, make that 51% now.

Hi,
Pet unlike you I read all the posts on a topic if I am going to add a reply. Helps to get things correct. For example you quoted A.A. was half the price of Thai Airways. That is wrong. You prove this yourself. By showing your ticket. Also I said you have to be at the airport, according, to my insurance, 3 hours before your international flight departure. Not at the check in desk. The check in desk won't worry what time you check in, or not. They do not pay you if you arrive late and miss your flight. If I went by A.A. on their flight FD3365, at 1740Hrs, they only have 2 flights a day in Sept., I would arrive in BKK at 1840hrs. This is less than one and a half hours before my flight leaves for U,K. Cutting it tight by any standard. If the A.A. flight is delayed, happens a lot. and I miss my plane to U.K. I will get nothing from my insurance co. because, by the A.A. timetable it says it does not get into BKK. 3 hours before my other flight takes off. As per their rules. Had to state to I.C. what flights I was taking, they requested the information. If anyone knows of a insurance co. that does not do this, I will be grateful and use them. Pet. you did not reply to this.
I did not get a return, Udon to Man. U.K.. Far to expensive. And I am not flying back to Udon, because of things I have to do in BKK.
At present my insurance co. says. I have to be at Udon A/P one hour, domestic flight, before my plane departs, and at BKK A/P 3 hours before my U.K. departure. A.A does not allow this, unless you go on the a.m. plane leaving Udon 0845Hrs. It is still going, arriving BKK 0950Hrs. Over ten hour wait. Worth paying about ten pound extra to Thai Air.
You say how many flights you have done and how long you have been coming to LOS. I don't know what this has to do with the subject. If you want to know I worked for B.O.A.C. before it changed to B.A. On S.A., Mar., and Perth runs also the Perth to Sing. route. about forty years ago, and first came to LOS then. I have been living in LOS for ten years, and in Udon for the last six years. I have used A.A. quite a few times during this period, but I do not keep a check on how many times. and I still do use them, if I just go to BKK. and am not worried about delays, luggage, etc.
Cheers Doug.

petemcc wrote:What's wrong with Air Asia? You're only in the air for an hour.

Ah well, so you and OT ****** up my Air Asia thread "No AA morning flight in September" and now you **** up this Thai Airways thread

I Have a flight leaving Swampy around 20h but planned to spend the day In Bangkok, thus AA morning fight at cost of 1k baht was on order, 100B for leaving luggage and promotion Air Rail Link at 50B one way as of 23rd August, but no morning flight is September thus.

AA 17.45 is no go go, no time to connect landing at 18.40.
Nok Air is no go also, not morning flight, not afternoon flight, not worth the time/money to commute to Swampy.
Thus the only choice left is Thai Arways at 15.25, landing 16.25, pick up luggage and check in for international flight, paid 2285THB.

Oh yeah, could take the bus Udon Mo chit and taxi, 8h bus + flight time to Europe, no thanks.

So we do have choices

Dear All,
Is the Thai Airways office opposite the Udon Hotel still open.
Thx

Yes; the town office is still open.