Airlines > Asia Airlines > Thailand

Advantages: Comfort, professional staff and all round efficiency
Disadvantages: One poor meal (a rare lapse) and not always the cheapest prices.

GENERAL INFORMATION ON THAI AIRWAYS Founded in 1951 as a domestic concern, Thai Airways flies to thirty seven countries on four continents. Whilst the majority of their international flights head to and from Australasia, they also offer a service to the USA (Los Angeles and New York), three countries in the Middle East (one of which is United Arab Emirates), South Africa (Johannesberg) and ten countries in Europe. In England, the Thai Airways service ...
...has been the case that Thai Airways are one of the more expensive whilst EVA tend to be the most economical, particularly for direct routes. On this occasion, Thai were the cheapest for the period in which I needed to travel. Cost aside, this was a pleasant surprise as I have heard such positive reports regarding the airline. A further incentive that Thai offer is a very good airmiles service. Several veterans have told me that this discount scheme ... Read review

Advantages: Good route network, bookable online, friendly image
Disadvantages: Expensive

...time, and wanted to experience Bangkok and Koh Samui. I knew that the lengthy flight from London would sap me of energy, and cost me a day out of my ten in Thailand. I booked my long-haul flight with Thai airways online, I booked a hotel in Bangkok online, and a bungalow on a beach in Koh Samui online. The missing link was the flight from Bangkok to Samui. Guess what... I booked it online! Bangkok Airways website is brilliant. Aswell as the facility ...
...secondary airports miles from town. Bangkok Airways use the same international airport that I arrived in Thailand at. A new 'Super-airport' is being built in Bangkok, I am not sure what airlines are going to re-route into that. Good security prevails here, with bags being sealed. Check in was effortless and I moved swiftly through to the gate. The aircraft are stunning, lots of flowery/leafy/tropical livery, and it sets a fun tone (lets face it, ... Read review

Advantages: Cheap
Disadvantages: What you pay is not what you get

Did not live up to all the good reviews. I travelled from Edinburgh to Hamilton May 2008. We arrived at the airport and was quickly boarded on the plane. We had booked premier seats together, when we sat down we realised that the plane and crew were all from Iceland, the crew could only understand half of what the Scottish passengers were saying. The seats was dirty and the crew spent all their time with the small amount of business passengers. One ...
...The seat in front of us went straight back due to being broken. When we landed at Hamilton airport in Canada we were greeted by what looked like a industrial estate. On the return flight the flight was delayed but due to the small airport the passengers had to seat outside and there was limited shops and cafes, none of this information is included in the airport information on the sight. ... Read review

Advantages: Great seats, friendly, cheerful.
Disadvantages: No major disadvantages

...choice was between Easyjet and Olympic Airlines/Airways (OA). OA won the day. THE COMPANY: OA is Greece's national airline, and was founded in 1957. The company has expanded over the years, amalgamating with other Aviation-related companies. I have found it hard to figure out whether the company is officially Olympic Airlines, or Olympic Airways. In any case, I'm just going to refer to them as OA. Originally based at Athens' old airport, Hellinikon, ...
...time. As Olympic Airways is a full-service airline, you are offered drinks and a full meal onboard. Once we'd taken off, it was a drinks trolley with a small-ish but adeqeute range of juices, soft drinks and alcohol, although they were not accompanied by any nuts or pretzels. The meals on both legs were good; coleslaw and then a main dish of pasta-one way it was spaghetti bolognaise, and on the other it was a pasta bake. They didn't offer you a choice, ... Read review

Advantages: Very Cheap
Disadvantages: Overpriced onboard food and drink

...how my first experience of easyJet spanned out.... ************Booking************ The actual booking of the flight was remarkably straight forward and I was able to do this all online for free. My most local airport was London Gatwick, so I simply chose that on the list of airports on the easyJet website, selected Faro and selected my departure and arrival date. This brought me to a number of selections of times and prices, flights being cheaper ...
...was displayed in its familiar easyJet orange coloured logo. The plane was quite small and inside had 2 sets of 3 rows going down either side of the plane. I had the option of sitting anyway onboard, however it didnt seem that some seats had more reasonable leg room than others. The leg room was adequate for such a short flight and seemed the same that I had come across in economy classes in such airlines as British Airways and Emirates. The crew ... Read review