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by thalenoi
27 Jun 2011, 06:08
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: which carrier to BKK?
Replies: 51
Views: 14697

Re: which carrier to BKK?

Adding my 2 cents: EVA. But again: the trip to AMS has to be paid. That info is wrong, free bus to/from BRU, Antwerp, book with EVA after booking flight. Qatar: watch out, 55 min transfer at Doha seems somewhat short, haven't read travelers experiences yet. Don't like timing, see Etihad Etihad: I li...
by thalenoi
25 Jun 2011, 06:06
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Thai to serve BRU as from Nov 2011 !
Replies: 162
Views: 59502

Re: Thai to serve BRU as from next fall!

Kom poon kap!! Araai na? If you can't speak/write Thai don't try it on a web board... I guess you mean: Thank you = kob kun man = kob kun krab ( more polite) woman = kob kun kaa I spare you the Thai writing :D anyway, timing is not too bad, I travel 3x year to BRU and need domestic connection to fr...
by thalenoi
02 Apr 2011, 12:05
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Where will you fly in 2011?
Replies: 131
Views: 48739

Re: Where will you fly in 2011?

regi, no problem, paid 500THB/12 euro extra for 30kgs on return leg BKK-UTH
and they never checked handluggage weight.
by thalenoi
02 Apr 2011, 11:23
Forum: Civil aviation / General aviation
Topic: where to find description of incident MS726 01april
Replies: 6
Views: 1609

where to find description of incident MS726 01april

My son on board of this yesterday Saturday 01 april flight MS 726 BRU-CAI called me after landing connecting MS flight to Bangkok telling me they had a serious problem landing at CAI. Plane accelerated and turned away from runway seconds? before landing. Crew was called to join cockpit and all was s...
by thalenoi
02 Apr 2011, 11:10
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Where will you fly in 2011?
Replies: 131
Views: 48739

Re: Where will you fly in 2011?

I hope you will enjoy the Etihad flight. But it has been confirmed now several times that the 10 abreast in the Bangkok-Abu Dhabi stretch is 1 too much. Seat pitch and service still OK. Question about your trip in september. You state UHT-HKG-UTH That would mean a flight from UHT (? I don't know th...
by thalenoi
21 Mar 2011, 02:00
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Where will you fly in 2011?
Replies: 131
Views: 48739

Re: Where will you fly in 2011?

Flown: 06/03 UTH-HKT 12/03 HKT-UTH Booked: Van Udon Thani naar Montreal met een stop in Brussel in beide richtingen: FD3361 27APR 3 UTHBKK EY 401 W 27APR 3 BKKAUH EY 057 W 28APR 4 AUHBRU AC 833 06MAY 5 BRUYUL AC 832 12MAY 4 YULBRU EY 058 W 29MAY 7 BRUAUH EY 402 W 29MAY 7 AUHBKK FD3364 30MAY 1 BKKUTH...
by thalenoi
21 Mar 2011, 01:39
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: New website Brussels Airport
Replies: 36
Views: 11037

Re: New website Brussels Airport

I guess they fired their IT design people some years ago??? Incidentally, I just hit SAS website by accident and found it very good until I went in booking mode: very poor once you hit screens to select a given flight. One nice touch is an overview of fares and service classes onto one screen. You c...
by thalenoi
07 Dec 2010, 01:26
Forum: Français - Nederlands - Deutsch
Topic: TG922 BKK-FRA 5 december noodlanding
Replies: 3
Views: 2126

TG922 BKK-FRA 5 december noodlanding

Ough! Kreeg deze email van vriend in Nederlands op vlucht TG922 van zondag 5 december: Ik weet niet of er in de Thaise pers iets van verschenen is: Zondagmiddag ingestapt in TG922 van 13h00 richting FRA. Vliegtuig (747) zet zich schrap om te vertrekken. Motoren volle kracht, remmen los en ju! Op vol...
by thalenoi
07 Dec 2010, 01:23
Forum: Français - Nederlands - Deutsch
Topic: Qatar Airways la bien aimée
Replies: 3
Views: 2961

Re: Qatar Airways la bien aimée

I flew them a good number of times between 2002-2006 CDG-DOH-BKK 2x year. Nothing to complain about, got FF silver after 2 returns, excellent perks: business class check in, 10kgs extra luggage, lounge access. I enjoyed upgrades to business and booked paid business tickets afterwards. Only negative ...
by thalenoi
06 Nov 2010, 22:34
Forum: Airline experiences and trip reports
Topic: Overbooking on intercontinental flights
Replies: 14
Views: 4791

Re: Overbooking on intercontinental flights

So DannyVDB, did you get that opup? Incidentally, I was lucky 2 years ago on an EY Y ticket to be upgraded to C at BRU check in (had silver) and to F at boarding, that was nice 5*. Just two weeks ago was upped from C to F again on EY at BRU again, overbooked and gold now. This time not so impressed,...
by thalenoi
03 Oct 2010, 12:14
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Belgian ATC 24h strike 28/09/2010 12:00 UTC
Replies: 86
Views: 13542

Re: Belgian ATC 24h strike 28/09/2010 12:00 UTC

Well I was a victim of this wild strike and a very unhappy one. I needed to be at the funeral of a family member 29 September at 11am. I left my home at Udon Thani Thailand on 28 September at 12am to catch the 15.25 Thai Airways to Suvarnabhumi Bangkok airport and to connect with Etihad BKK-AUH EY40...
by thalenoi
28 Dec 2008, 03:21
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: New website Brussels Airlines
Replies: 36
Views: 7447

Re: New website Brussels Airlines

Found a cheap BKK-LHR return(450 GBP) checked bru airline website for LHR-BRU flight, by default offers flights OUT of bru, what if you want to fly into? Ok, figured that one out, then got fare in GBP, tried to change to "view other currency" good luck, won't work. Anyway, isn't the GBP cl...
by thalenoi
16 Sep 2007, 13:03
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Accident at Phuket airport
Replies: 1
Views: 530

Accident at Phuket airport

Seems a aircraft crashed landing at Phuket Airport in bad weather.
The plane missed the runway and broke in two.
I Just saw this on local TV news.
Understood it is a One Two GO plane and might be fatalities.
An MD80 with 128 passengers on board
by thalenoi
07 May 2007, 08:08
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: NEw qatar airport two-thirds the size of the city!!!!!!!!
Replies: 13
Views: 2193

Well I just was at old Doha airport this Sunday morning 6 May between 00.00 and 02.00. This airport is a hub between Europe and Asia. There were a lot of planes on the tarmac. Boarding and unloading planes is done through busing. They have recently refurbished the airport and built a dedicated busin...
by thalenoi
13 Feb 2007, 11:18
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Suvarnabhumi maybe parts of the new airport to be shut down
Replies: 42
Views: 4461

Simply put: that airport is sinking away in the mud :(
by thalenoi
22 Sep 2006, 12:48
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
Replies: 25
Views: 3819

Nothing changes for the airport. Old Don Muang closes 28th sept at 03.00 New Suvarnabhumi fully operational 28th sept at 03.00 Air Asia using new airport as of 25 sept,and so will Thai airways for (some?) domestic flights, Bangkok Air using already and this Singapore based budget airline (jetstar?) ...
by thalenoi
09 Mar 2006, 13:12
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: Luxair, a Luxembourg scale Sabena scenario?
Replies: 15
Views: 3997

Strange, did they lose their handling monopoly then? They used to make their money from screwing Cargolux, and naming Jean-Donat Calmes president of Luxair (1998?)was also a stupid thing to do, talk about level of incompetence...a banker with no clues about banking who was supposed to learn about ai...
by thalenoi
09 Mar 2006, 12:01
Forum: Latest aviation news
Topic: BRU best airport in Europe
Replies: 49
Views: 6687

Unfortunately, since the demise of Sabena Brussels airport looks like a dead city to me. Next week I will be of from bru to ams to bkk and will enjoy a few hours wait in ams, which I find far more superior then bru. And indeed the long walk through terminal A is a shame to those who designed the new...