Thai Airways LHR-BKK-LHR
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Thai Airways LHR-BKK-LHR
Just booked Thai Airways from Heathrow to Bangkok return.
The booking indicates a 747-400 on both trips.
Anyone any idea what inflight entertainment we can expect?
The booking indicates a 747-400 on both trips.
Anyone any idea what inflight entertainment we can expect?
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Pretty sure theres none I'm afraid to say...
There is shared TV (old style film on the shared monitors) on the 747 economy.
Unless your on the A340-600 which has newer personal IFE options
There is shared TV (old style film on the shared monitors) on the 747 economy.
Unless your on the A340-600 which has newer personal IFE options
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When are you flying? The route has been an A340-600 for a while. Did you book direct? I was looking to book a flight but the website was just unusable. Drop down destinations were empty and no option for free text!
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I've flown the route a fair bit (last year) with Thai - LHR-BKK has been practically empty every time, so the lack of IFE was overshadowed by the fact that you could designate the full middle section of seats as your own bed for 12 hours - nice!
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Skipness: flying during the third week in May. I had the same trouble with their website too. Told them about it by a tweet and email. The .com site works but not the .co.uk site. Ended up booking through Opodo - cheaper than Thai Airways .com site and £15 cash back from topcashback.co.uk (every little helps).
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Gaz45: sounds good, fingers crossed we get an empty one.
The availability when we booked through Opodo was showing as "good" so we certainly weren't getting the last seats.
The availability when we booked through Opodo was showing as "good" so we certainly weren't getting the last seats.
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Did you book direct? I was looking to book a flight but the website was just unusable. Drop down destinations were empty and no option for free text!
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Just arrived in BKK on a Thai Air 747 and it had a full IFE system which was very good. 50 odd very new films available (economy).
Saved £200 over BA and got a far better service with Thai.
Saved £200 over BA and got a far better service with Thai.
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There was a time I always used TG because of the lack of IFE. I much prefer the old days, more legroom under the seat without all that stuff and nobody tapping your seat behind you. The boredom was great, just looked out the window and daydream. If it was dark I dozed off usually. Or of course read. Now I accept I can do all that today and some of the entertainment these days is terrific but I did enjoy the journey without it. Nostalgia ain't what is used to be is it?
