Horneytorney Posted October 8, 2012 Report Share Posted October 8, 2012 last week the first A380 of total 6 planes arrived and TG started on saturday with regular flights. It's name is Sri Rattana On sunday I flew out from Bangkok in Business Class on this A380. first time that TG offer full flat seats in Business Class; I was quite impressed! a real progress. you can get some pictures and detailed description here: http://www.ausbt.com.au/review-thai-airways-airbus-a380-royal-silk-business-class-seats Currently they fly in the morning to Hongkong, return to Bangkok and fly then in the evening to Singapore with return before midnight. This is more like a trial period and it was obvious that the service was not yet optimized as it should be. From mid december they will use it on the routes to Frankfurt, Paris and Narita (some claim Sydney instead of Narita but we will see). In the beginning they planned to go use it for the Londong route but they changed their mind. First and Business with 4 seats each row on the upper deck and Economy with 2/4/2 on the whole lower deck and in the tail of the upper deck. Here is the seatplan: http://www.seatplans.com/files/Seat-Plans/Thai-Airways/Thai_A380-800.jpg they have over 500 seats, more than any other of the 9 Airlines that already fly with A380 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 A gator freighter! rack 'em and stack 'em. What a joy when 500 passengers come piling off and lining up in Immi...NOT!!! The 5 or 6 of the gator freighters arrive at the same time...the joys of air travel...NOT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 don't be so negative, Cavanami! boarding and deboarding is pretty smooth as it happens on two levels! a 747 and a 777 arriving at the same time causes a longer queue at immigration as one A380 and there is still fast track for biz class in TG (in opposite to most other airlines where you queue with cattle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I've flown biz class four times on Emirates A380's and it is indeed a joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 I've flown biz class four times on Emirates A380's and it is indeed a joy. do they offer fast track in and out in Bangkok? the stopover in the middle of the night (from and to Europe) is a big setback for me, but I heard the duty free offer a big range of cheap Cuban cigars. true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 do they offer fast track in and out in Bangkok? Yes and they also provide limo transfer to the airport and from the airport to your hotel / residence. the stopover in the middle of the night (from and to Europe) is a big setback for me, but I heard the duty free offer a big range of cheap Cuban cigars. true? Yes, the range of Cuban cigars in Dubai is excellent and they are waaay cheaper than the paltry selection available at Swampy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 don't be so negative, Cavanami! boarding and deboarding is pretty smooth as it happens on two levels! a 747 and a 777 arriving at the same time causes a longer queue at immigration as one A380 and there is still fast track for biz class in TG (in opposite to most other airlines where you queue with cattle) A very important question for eco class passengers is, if Thai will keep the very comfortable seat pitch. Regardless, for those flying FRA-BKK the upgrade will be substantial, since the currently planes are really, really old - they even lack in seat entertainment systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horneytorney Posted October 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 A very important question for eco class passengers is, if Thai will keep the very comfortable seat pitch. Regardless, for those flying FRA-BKK the upgrade will be substantial, since the currently planes are really, really old - they even lack in seat entertainment systems. scroll down on this facebook page and you will see some pictures from economy: http://www.facebook.com/pages/THAI-Airways-I-FLY-TG/108121652602014?ref=stream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 scroll down on this facebook page and you will see some pictures from economy: http://www.facebook.com/pages/THAI-Airways-I-FLY-TG/108121652602014?ref=stream So that's what economy looks like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 scroll down on this facebook page and you will see some pictures from economy: http://www.facebook....2014?ref=stream Looks better than eco at LH A380 I flew to N.Y. last year. But of course I can't see the measurements. By the way: that's the current situation: THAI's Economy: 32-34" FRA-BKK, depending on the seat and plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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