I’m a OneWorld frequent flyer so hadn’t used Thai Airways in about 15 years until Sunday night just gone. I probably do at least 15 long haul flights a year and despite my trepidations Thai even in economy were fantastic. Crew were amazing and attentive to a level I haven’t experienced recently and the flight in general was great, highly recommended.

That ‘sentimental moment’ is what makes your channel really enjoyable and sets it apart from other channels. Love your channel.

My longest flight ever was on Thai A340-500 from BKK to JFK. 18hrs in the air. Unforgettable experience!

When I flew Thai airways they were truly fantastic. Their service was excellent. They were so friendly. We were in economy.

I flew with them from Suvarnabhumi to Dhaka last year (777-200) and was very impressed. The champagne was very good (a bit later than 7 am).

Every time I am back in India, I try to take the morning flight to Kolkata from Delhi, and choose A seats, just to absorb the views of Himalayas every time. It has been now so many times, but every time I see the mountains my inner child jumps with joy. First time I flew that flight was when I was 9 years old. Even better, if fly to or from Delhi to Bagdogra, in north West Bengal. You can literally touch the mountains.

So I had a bit of a ‘moment’ watching this one.. it’s exactly 6 years to the day since I was last at Suvarnabhumi and flying Thai Airways back to LHR .. all the sights and sounds and colours make me feel nostalgic for magical times both in Thailand and up in the air… I’m happy that Thai are upping their game again , and your ‘Khao Man Gai’ did look delicious.. thanks , as always, for your content .. I think it’s time to check Skyscanner out very soon !! 🙏

Thanks for the review, enjoy your honesty! Travelled with Thai in Business Class a lot back in the 2006-2012 period - when 'lie flat' as opposed to 'fully flat' was a thing! My two only ever A346 flights were with them from MEL-ZRH and back (still my all time favorite aircraft!) but yes, the notorious equipment changes with Thai, uggh! That same trip was when I transited through what is now DMK on the way over but BKK on the way back when the new airport opened - ah, the old Don Mueang Airport - night and day in comparison to Suvarnabhumi! I did note in your video that upon departure from BKK the flight attendants where not in their traditional uniform - I just read that they can wear the purple uniform for shorter flights - I did not know that. I only ever saw them in the traditional uniform upon departure and they would then change into the 'western' purple uniform normally after the first meal service. Granted, all of my flights with Thai were long haul

I'm just as excited for you to experience the Himalayas up close as you are. Protip Take a morning flight to Pokhara from Kathmandu (or vv). A regular flight with Himalayas right out the window.

That chicken and rice tho 😋. Great video, thanks 🙏🏻

Flew on the inaugural Thai DC10 in 1974 syd sin bkk thr fco lhr. An unreal milk run. Every passengers got an orchid back then too! The CEO must have owned an orchid supply company. Lovely video as always. Many thanks.

18:00 im soo glad you enjoyed the chicken and rice. i felt like the direct translation sells short the mystique of the dish. we call it ข้าวมันไก่สูตรง่าย (Kao Mun Gai) its one of the staples of Thai Cuisine. its a easy dish to make but if you screw it up the whole family calls you out instantly. my fav is the soybean and soy sauce on the upper right. i've only seen it in Thailand and when i have the dish in other countries i always miss that sauce and how it taste. the dish can trace its origins to the Qin Dynasty 221 BC so when i eat it its like eating history. i also loved how you summed up the history of Thai Airlines , we Thais always talk about how things were better in the past, my first flight on Thai airlines in 1994 i remember getting a purple orchid and a plastic Thai Pilots wings. when your a child you don't know too much about equipment changes so when you fly there its a 737 then you flew back on a BAe 146 you just think what a cool plane this one was vs the last one

Most of the airlines in Asia have a long good reputation on what they deliver to their customers. Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, Asiana, ANA, Eva Air, JAL.

Thanks dear Kevin for your highly informative 👍 and brilliant aviation videos with full high definition quality. This video is amazing and very enjoyable to watch as it shows the vastness of this Thai international Airport in their capital city Bangkok. Your inflight review of Thai Airlines Business Class service was objective and excellent. I appreciate your genial humor and professional integrity in what you are doing and please keep doing it 👍. ❤.

My last TG flight was way back in June 2019 when I flew BKK-DME (Moscow) vv. It was served with the aging 777-200ER but the crew and food were fantastic both ways.

Hi Kevin Its therapeutic to watch your trip reports. Especially takeoff/Landings! And much cheaper than therapist!

An outstanding description of the airline history their ups and downs. I guess one can say their demise and now hopefully their regeneration and readiness to compete with Singapore Airlines, Emirates with luxury and glamour and such comfort in the air and on the ground at the airport counters and lounges. Thank you kindly.

Wow to the Himalayan views!!!

Having grown up in Bangkok, I've got a soft spot for TG. In the 90s I visited Don Muang often (Dad knew an immigration guy so we never queued for passport control) and spent time at the 4th floor TG coffee shop, where items were plated with inflight serviceware. Adults would sit and talk about how the Concorde blew out an entire wall of glasses in the old terminal... TG became a whipping boy for every aviation enthusiast and their moms who loved to ramble on about how they bought planes, how badly the airline's run, but the older I get, the more my interest as a consumer became aligned with how TG operated. For instance they were probably the last major in the region to begin to charge for exit rows. Now as TG reorganized more inline with modern business school paradigm, the base fare from my region to Bangkok has gone up by about 50%, including $500 for a three-hour flight that was about $250 on WE up till August. Travel plans destroyed lol...but hey, everyone was cheering this behavior on and believing TG should be more like this :P

Great content as always. I’ve flown on Thai on quite a few flights since 1990, I always have thought that they are an impressive airline , it’s good to see that they have ridden the ups and downs, equipment and product inconsistencies aside, they are a hidden treasure of an airline. Such a calming corporate image and product , outside and inside. Great honest videos always.

Your production quality is amazing! Keep up the good work.

Oh wow! Your videos are always great but at 7:40 what a shot of the orange vanda orchids!! I grew them and others galore when my wife and I lived in Miami. Simply stunning!

As a Vietnamese everytime when I look at other airports I look back to Tan Son Nhat with disappointment lol. Keep up the great work!

I'd love for THAI Airways to return to the US. Of course, they would need to regain their Category 1 safety rating and get their post-bankruptcy finances in order.

Thai Airways have indeed fallen far from its golden era in the 80s, when the airline was renowned for its onboard service. One thing you didn't mention Kelvin, was why the airline began suffering from financial issues, non-sensical aircraft orders and subpar service in the subsequent decades. Partly this was due to external factors, like financial crises and oil price spikes. But those factors weren't unique to Thai, other airlines faced the same issues and remain profitable and retaining good service. The key issue was domestic, from the frequent military coups in Thailand and consequent government interference in management of the airline. Competent managers and CEOs who made decisions on sound business rationale, were removed and replaced by military cronies who have zero experience in airline management. While I am glad you had an overall enjoyable experience, I am afraid I cannot generalize that to say Thai is now once again a great airline to fly with. Your one single trip of course is not necessarily representative of what other Thai passengers experience. Based on a large sample sized review of Thai, it seems Thai still has a long way to go to climb back to a respectable level of premium airline quality.

You know someone is well travelled in/to Bangkok, when he gets the airport name correct, nice! Pls keep making your videos, love the honest/no-nonsense/detailed reviews…👍👍👍

Hi Kevin. Great flight report. I love to fly with Thai Airways since many years. By the way. AKG is a high standard brand originally from Austria (No not Germany😊). Now is part of Samsung. All the best from Guido🙏

Mannnnnn! The bit with the Himalayas blew my mind! I mean those mountains are sooooo huge you could see them from such a distance

Great review - I think a 1:1 crew to passenger ratio would make any crew happy and on their best game 🤞I’ve flown them many times from EU to AU and they have always been very good regardless - it’s a shame that it’s taken them a long time to come back- thai food is one of my favourites

That's a steal for the price paid. WOW! Thanks for the info + video!

Extremely excited for your India series, especially the Udaipur ones!! Will be looking forward to every single one of them, with utmost anticipation :)

I’ve been on that big curve so many times such a good entrance to me and your racing the planes when they land

I'm from Singapore and na, seen Thai Airways Chicken Rice presentation, I've to said that it's a very beautiful potion. It's White Chicken are perfectly done and served ya. 🙂

Another banger Kevin. Very enjoyable video review. Cheers from AKL.

I truly do enjoy your work/humor. Thank you.

Kevin, how many times do i talk to myself your trip report use a lot of energy to do. You did not just do a “check list” report, you made a detailed one. Your Thai Big Fan. 🎉🎉🎉

Another great review. I would a,so be giddy upon seeing those mountains.

Love your channel. Thanks so much - outstanding quality!

Hi once again Kevin. I just rewatched this trip report. I'm so glad they pushed back economy with business class🤣🤣. You must fly west to east from Europe for some fabulous views of the Himalaya, so much better than the views you saw. If you want to see them even more, how about taking the short, 40 minutes, flight to Luckla and then spending a few days trekking a bit higher to be right in the mountains? You could come with me in October/November 2027 when I will take what will proberbly be my fifth and final visi when I celebrate my 80th birthday. Thanks again❤❤🙃🙂

I'm hopeful for Thai airways recovery. I really would like to fly directly Bangkok from Perth again. They have been teasing it for months 😢

Thanks for the review. I like Thai Airways. The handful of flights that I flew them were always very good. Thai Airways also serves as the "private jet" for the Thai Royal family. If any of the "Royals" were flying a flight, the airline would downgrade or move passengers for their privacy. That also led to aircraft being switched. A couple of other airlines do the same thing. Etihad and Qatar come to mind.

Another great review, Kevin. Flying into Delhi is my absolute favourite route, eight times 4 from UK 4 from Nepal. I'm not a big fan of IGI airport. To many jobsworth officials for me that have no customer focus at all. Too many petty rules that say you can't leave the transitlounge for 6 hours until Virgin Atlantic come on duty even though you have a boarding pass and an airport hotel booked. Apart from that, I will probably transit there in 2025 on my way to Australia just so I can fly Virgin Atlantic yet again. Keep your great videos coming😊😊. Nothing wrong with sentimental moments, makes your reviews what they are and why I love them and look forward to them❤

There is nothing more enjoyable than watching the Flip Flop Channel in KZfaq! Simplemente Fantástico!!

Talking about 3 seconds, 2:22 to 2:25 is enough for the Like 😂

Great video, excellent choice of music.

Another great video Kevin. The quality just keeps getting better. Based on minute 3:35, it appears that Fasttrack and check-in area is not for Star Alliance Golds in Y?

India is a country I'd love to visit. Mumbai and Kerala are where I'd want to start.

AKG is a subsidiary of Harman, which is owned by samsung. 💕 and heey, I’m a fan. Watch almost all of your videos. Love from the PH ✨💕

So excited for this Udaipur series to begin and to see your perspective. I've actually stayed in all 4 of them. Not sure if you've noticed but there has never been 2 hotels that won "world's best hotel" by Travel&Leisure in the same city except for Oberoi Udaivilas & Leela Udaipur (Taj Lake Palace also being in the top 10). Looking forward to seeing which is your favorite.

I always enjoy the music so much, I can almost create a whole playlist with numbers I Shazammed watching your videos 😂 However, it couldn’t match the correct artist playing during the outro … Can you recall the name of the music maybe? Thank you for another lovely review! Now waiting impatiently for the India content 😅

AKG is actually a solid brand. I think it was founded in Austria or Germany though I now its now one of the many Harman brands - they make some reasonably good stuff though.

Just found your channel. Binging all your flight videos. Great work my friend, great narration too! Keep it up!

Yes! i watched your entire full length of this flight trip report, ✈awesome video👍, you said you like four hour flight's., i flew from Christchurch in New Zealand to Melbourne in Australia.That flight took just under 4hrs 30, i too prefer flights around that time.

Again great and professional review 20/20 points 👍 I am very surprised to see Thai airways use yogurt from my county Bulgaria ☺ That's is wonderful ☺

Thanks for the video Kevin, enjoyed as always! Bit confused with the mention of a half full flight and change to Thai Smile A320, then watch you get on a wide body 🤷‍♂️ I’m probably being thick!

Door 1 of the terminal is also the designated smokers entrance 😂

I love how the staff wear disposable gloves and masks.

appreciated the fact sheet. thank you

I lived in Thailand in the 90s, and I miss the traditional uniforms, formal dress, and 747 service. Looks like a budget airline now.

Maybe you should take a flight to Lukla airport with one of those propellor planes- your life will never be the same again

"Time for seat updates" - TRUE. I had experienced 4 flights in total with TG and this has been the issue on 2 out of my 4 flights, particularly those operated by their older 777, both the 200ERs and 300ERs, the prior looking like they were from the 90s despite being from 2007 age-wise (proof is on my channel) Also, idk but it seems like the IFE on their A330 is way more stuffed with contents. Anyway, nice video as always!

We've finally landed in India. Yay! Can't wait to see the Rajasthan palace hotel reviews we've been teased with now for what seems like an eternity :-) And yes, the air pollution in India is out of control. The transition to electric vehicles can't happen soon enough...

Great review. Thank you. You mentioned being on a similar RJ 787 recently. Will you be doing a report on this? I was recently on various long and short haul RJ flights in business class. My experiences were quite mixed - great on the short haul flights to odd on the long haul. I'm curious what you thought.

Thank You ✈️

6:27 samudra manthan ❤ from hinduism 🕉 (In English, churning of the ocean). If I'm not wrong, Bangkok airport name is Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Sanskrit name.

In addition to JFK, TG also flew Non Stop 18 hrs to LAX. I took the flight in 2/2011 and NO FIRST CLASS. A bit of a disappointment but it was still good service, even if not comparable to what it was ante 1997 crisis...

Speaking of Raffles, now that they’ve entered the US market in Boston, do you see yourself doing reviews in North America any time soon?

Thai’s a good airline in terms of in-flight service and meal quality. Thai customer support, or rather lack of it, on the ground is what keeps the airline from a 5-star rating.

Great to hear you enjoy and a nice upgrade from 777-200ER 😂 Last year I booked 2 window seat business class with my partner but the plane got swopped to 777-300ER so we had to move to the middle seats 😅

Like it and for Thai Airways if they redo New York this time it has to be EWR for UA feed just like SQ does with SQ21. In my family my father sees TG🇹🇭> PR🇵🇭 since he used his Star Alliance mileage from Thai Airways to travel with them and the European partners LH🇩🇪 OS🇦🇹. Seat type a Rockwell Collins super diamond 2-2-2 should rival the other seat type found in Royal silk class a Stelia Solstys 1-2-1. Since I had experienced traveling on a 2-2-2 business class seat the family takes the single rule for themselves just like a 2-3-2 set up.

2-2-2 business class is definitely not a come back.

Hi Kevin, I'm an avid watcher of your content, and like all the others, this is a great review. Thai was my aunty's favourite airline and was sad to hear of its financial woes. But hopefully it will get better soon. That being said, I do hope you have a chance to try the Air New Zealand business class in its current model before they plan the change next year.

Thanks

Great review! Do you have any plans to review Emirates, my favorite airline?

While 788 has newer J seats, the 2-2-2 arrangement and narrow foot rests seem to be inferior to 777-300's 1-2-1 bulkhead seats. Is 789 a significant improvement to 777 and 788?

I agree 100% on your thesis about 4 hour daytime flights. My sweetspot as well. I wonder, how mayn you will get in this year? I am gonna close the year on 58 flights.

Welcome to my city Kevin

That is very high praise for a chicken rice!

Super Fantastic❤👍

if u ever get a chance and want to see the Himalayas upclose take a flight from Srinagar.. you'll thank me later

Bouncy chicken..lol never heard that one before.

Prefer your reviews over the others as you don't show your face and the crew don't know you unlike the other airline reviews that use there well known personalitys to get special treatment. Please don't change. I recommend royal Brunei Airlines when you have a chance.

Have you flown in or out of the new terminal that they’ve just opened up at BKK I don’t think I would fly on this plane. Long distance, I’m used to 1 2 1 seating configuration.

Just wondering whether this paching that can be observed on the aircraft skin is due to the morning dew and has nothing to do with surface paint repairs.

Was there fast track for security included in ur ticket ?

AKG is a good brand owned by the Harman group.

Unrelated question - have you flown any of the air Asia (premium flatbed) flights as of late ? The prices and timings match an upcoming trip of mine but I know that their social media is a dumpster fire of angry people who have experienced delays and cancellations . Your thoughts ?

I used to fly a lot….kept getting more and more restrictive on luggage and carry on…rules…what carry on luggage can I take in Asia business class with Thai…???I prefer a back pack and small rolling piece…but I hear 7 kilos and I usually have close to 15 kilos..? Flying from Manila to Bangkok. Soon.

10:17 Why am I only seeing 3 rows in the center section?

You must get this question a lot, but how do you fund all this travel?

Salaam air parked

556usd wow what a bargain on BC

They still use rubber gloves and face mask ???? Still in Corona mode ??

Is it mandatory for people in Thailand to still be masquerading around?

It's not low cost 6:30 it's wholly-owned low-cost

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so where was the food? You showed only some tiny snacks. No champagne, no booz, . This looks like average full service airline Y menu. This can not be C

Thai Airways is a great airline but India needs to clean up its air.

Great review! Have fun in India ;)

How do you use a song from Apple Music without being hit with copyright in your KZfaq? You usually have really great music choices! As a KZfaq Travel Content Creator I struggle with the music side of things. @TripAway2Day