Has anyone heard? TG will be adding a stop either in PVG or ICN on the current non-stop BKK-JFK and BKK-LAX runs?
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There's no firm news on this subject at all, other than that with the upcoming delivery of a fourth A345, TG's nonstop Thailand-USA services will increase. The changing stories and conflicting reports are like so much else in Thailand these days: Suvarnabhumi closing, Suvarnabhumi sinking, Suvarnabhumi pretty much okay, what cracked floor tiles?, what cracked taxiways?, Don Muang re-opening, Thaksin responsible for the NYE bombing, Thaksin is welcome to return at any time, constitution will be ready soon, return to full democracy in one year... Ah, this is Thailand.
Sounds like TG execs suffering from the speaking-before-thinking disease.
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Here's a link to an article on the subject in yesterday's Bangkok Post.
It also mentions that SQ's SIN-EWR is losing money.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/260207_Bu...2007_biz38.php
"The non-stop Bangkok-New York flight could be replaced with flights with stopovers in major Chinese cities such as Beijing or Shanghai, while Bangkok-Los Angeles flights would stop in South Korea.
THAI operates five non-stop flights a week to New York and the same number on the Bangkok-Los Angeles route.
But the chance of making money even from revised routes with stopovers is slim because price competition on Asia-US flights among international carriers has also been fierce with most of them operating at a loss, insiders said.
Singapore Airlines' Singapore-New York non-stop flights are also in the red.
"Whatever way you choose, non-stop, or with a stopover, you don't make money," one executive said."
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Originally posted by Singapore_Air View PostLoads are still very good though and with this (slightly) improved fuel environment, one hopes that the losses (if any right now) are smaller than when it peaked at US$81/bbl or so.
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TG's BKK-EWR run
I'm contemplating doing this flight in July. Does anybody know how it compares with SQ's SIN-EWR non-stop? Of course, going by TG means I have to go through the trouble laying over at BKK. Is it worth the trouble? I checked, and the price difference was about S$600.
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Originally posted by EWR View PostI'm contemplating doing this flight in July. Does anybody know how it compares with SQ's SIN-EWR non-stop? Of course, going by TG means I have to go through the trouble laying over at BKK. Is it worth the trouble? I checked, and the price difference was about S$600.
I haven't done the TG flight but I have done SQ's SIN-EWR and quite enjoyed it, although it's at my upper limit for time spent in a metal tube, regardless of how many things there are too watch or how good the service is.
As a general rule I would prefer SQ over TG anyway, particularly as standards on the latter seem to be on a bit of a downward spiral of late.
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Originally posted by fumitani View PostAlso you should consider what time you want to arrive in JFK.
SQ flight arrives in EWR around 5pm I believe?
TG flight arrives in JFK around 5am.
SQ = 18.5 hour flight
TG = 17.5 hour flight
And that TG is expanding its services on this route to a daily, I'm just wondering if it is that good
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There are no safety issues with TG, and the new seats on the A345 are pretty good, particularly compared to their old stuff.
However, the SpaceBed is definitely more comfortable and SQ are a few notches better service wise. That was probably just one notch a while ago but I have had some poor flights on TG in the last 12 months compared to previous experiences and I just get the impression they've lost their focus a bit over there.
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