Flying Detroit-BKK, which route?
Dec 5th, 2004, 04:42 PM
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Flying Detroit-BKK, which route?
Do we go via Europe or via the West Coast? NWA has a non-stop to Tokyo, but the price is high right now. Overall, which route do most fo you take and which is faster.
THanks.
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Dec 5th, 2004, 06:23 PM
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just returned and we went from Toronto west on a non stop with Air Canada. and our friends went New York to Las Angeles. I don't think the Europe direction makes sense from here.
It was 17 hours for us going and 15 returning.
It was 17 hours for us going and 15 returning.
Dec 5th, 2004, 07:38 PM
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It would be less flying time to go via Europe (about 18 hours via Frankfurt) versus going via Tokyo (20.5 hours). Add in connection time and the trips are about the same, maybe longer via Europe because of a longer connection time. From US west coast, it would be a few hours longer since you would have to go via another city (Tokyo or Seoul, e.g.).
The shortest return would be over the Pacific.
Dec 5th, 2004, 07:43 PM
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Thai will be starting non-stop New York-BKK service later this year, after receiving its A340-500. But until then, most people fly to BKK via the Pacific, as it almost always cost more to connect in Europe.
Dec 5th, 2004, 09:16 PM
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A whole bunch of news releases from August 2003 says Thai ordered three 345 and five 346, to be delivered 2005. They increased the order by one 345 and one 346 this year. I did not read that they've cancelled these orders. Other news releases have indicated Thai's going to start the service mid-2005 or June 2005.
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