what has been your best and worse come to that experience when flying to Thailand and why.

We have travelled with BA, Malaysian, ethiad, Qatar, Emirates. Qatar was business and was fab but hard to compare with the others because of this.

Also a stop over in Dubai. Is it worth doing and if so where and do what? anyone stayed over in Doha?

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Hi Jax
My worst ever flight was Garuda and I made a pact with God if he got me down safe I promised I'd never fly with them again and I haven't.
Flown long haul to and from the UK with Qantas, BA and Thai Airways.
People love to rubbish the Qantas staff but I've always found them brilliant.
Flown business class with Malaysia, Singapore Airlines and Thai Airways to South East Asia. Thai was very ordinary for business class.
But overall my favourite is Thai Airways economy. To us there wasn't much difference in service as the service at the back end is still wonderful and the 34" seat pitch is better than most airlines so more room for longer legs.
Also as Thai Royal Orchid Plus members we get a further 10 kg per person which takes the stress out of shopping... most airlines are hitting passengers for excess baggage these days due to fuel costs. So with the fabulous staff, more leg room and a bigger luggage allowance Thai does it for us
I'm sorry I can't comment on Dubai (though I hear it's a wonderful 2 day stopover and lots to do) I've read Doha is a bit of a hole and not up to much. You may find out more about Doha on holidaytruths forum.
Cheers Geri

BA (except when they substitute a Qantas flight in its place - Qantas are bad by comparison) or Thai Airways. I dislike Singapore because although they are efficient and have good aircraft, they have stuck up attitudes (memories of being told I could not use their business lounge in Singapore as I was departing on Silk Air, their subsiduary!) and their cabin staff do not know how to deal with louts (they offer other passengers being afflicted by louts asprin, ear plugs and eye muffs) - Thai will have two of their male staff come and let trouble makers know to stop. I have never done the trip with Lufthansa or Iberia but suspect they would be good too. Garuda; ditto, not on your nelly.

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I'm with Geri in that I would NEVER fly Garruda again even if they paid me. It's the only time I've felt like kissing the ground whan I got off the plane. I'm also with Mark in that I wouldn't fly a BA flight that is Quantas as it was the scruffiest plane we've been on and didn't rate the service.

Not keen on Air Malaysia for long haul as the cabin crew were (twice)very offhand and unhelpful.

We like Thai except that the recycled air seems to affect Terry so he sniffles for about a week afterwards. He always rates BA so we tend to stick with them if we can.

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I'm suprised no-one has mentioned using EVA air on the LHR-BKK route. I'll travelled with them a few times and found them to be pretty good. They are especially good value if you compare their Premium Economy/Business class fares with their equivelents in other airlines.

Only one gripe I have with EVA is that they replaced Evergreen Deluxe with "Elite" - I don't think it's as good a product - although either one still beat Economy any day

Also, they were for a while using 777's on the LHR-BKK route, but they've now gone back to using 747's, so there will a bit more space for stretching the legs, in that area near the bottom of the stairs ! Something I shall enjoy when I travel out to BKK this February

I love Malaysian Airlines. Fantastic company. I fly Economy and I have never had any problems. The flight crew are great. Thai are terrible TBH.

On My very very less trips as Thai citizent, I'm travelling to Kuwait ( Visit my parent) and then to Europe for a very short holiday with Kuwait Airways. PLanes are new services is fare ( Do not expecting to get five star services) One things is that this is the only airline in the world that never clashed( If I'm not wrong)

It will seem really strange songchai if we give you advice on europe. You always give such good advice on Thailand would like to help out if we can. Where in Europe?
sorry can't help with kuwait or the airline.

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Singapore Airlines for me.

Professional efficient flight staff. Rarely late, great IFE and even Singapore Airport isn't to bad if you have to wait a couple of hours.

Worst flight (and I do a lot of travel) I have ever had was BA last year. The aircraft was 1 1/2 hours leaving Bkk then broke down on the runway causing another 2 hour delay (we where left on the aircraft). The flight attendant spent most of his time chatting with someone he seemed to know and pretty much ignored everyone else. They didn't have any Australian Customs forms. The IFE didn't work for a couple of hours. Gave wrong information about arrival times. Then to cap it off the Aircraft broke down again when it landed in Sydney and had to be towed to the terminal causing another 45 minute delay.

Flown Thai on domestic routes and had no complaints. I am flying Syd-Bkk with Thai for the first time in May. Luckily I have got the 10.00am flight so they are using a 777. If had been one of the 747's I would have probably gone with another airline as 747's don't have individual IFE.

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