Thai Airways - upgrades?
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Thai Airways - upgrades?
My fiance and I are booked for the JFK-BKK flight for our honeymoon in Oct. Fiance is an elite member of UA, and I was wonderign what we need to do to get upgraded or if anyone has had any luck? The first person I spoke to said it wasn't possible, but I wasn't convinced they were that knowledgeable. Was anyone able to do it successfully? If so, how and who did you call? We have plenty of miles we'd be willing to use, just need to find the right person to speak to. Thanks in advance for your help!
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kjk1009-we are taking the same flight for our honeymoon in November, did you book the Premuim Econ.? If so, do you mind saying how much the ticket was? I just want to make sure I did not over pay. We paid $1300 per Premuim Economy Ticket.
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From Thai's news release about their 340-500 JFK-BKK:
* Royal Silk Class: 60 seats, seating offers 60-inch (five feet) pitch, with 170 degree recline for sleeping in 2-2-2 configuration.
* Premium Economy Class: 42 seats, seating offers 43-inch pitch in 2-3-2 configuration and 135 degree recline with leg rest.
* Economy Class: 113 seats, seating offers 37-inch pitch in 2-4-2 configuration and 125 degree recline with foot rest.
Note that their economy's 37" pitch is the best in class. Most airlines provide 31" to 32". UA's E+ is about 34"-36".
* Royal Silk Class: 60 seats, seating offers 60-inch (five feet) pitch, with 170 degree recline for sleeping in 2-2-2 configuration.
* Premium Economy Class: 42 seats, seating offers 43-inch pitch in 2-3-2 configuration and 135 degree recline with leg rest.
* Economy Class: 113 seats, seating offers 37-inch pitch in 2-4-2 configuration and 125 degree recline with foot rest.
Note that their economy's 37" pitch is the best in class. Most airlines provide 31" to 32". UA's E+ is about 34"-36".
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I'm taking that flight in January. One thing for any of you who have AmEx FF miles. You can use them on Thai by transferring the miles to US Airways. I only needed 90,000 miles for business class which is a lot less than many of the other carriers.
And keep in mind that the economy on this flight is better than a lot of airline's premium economy and you get that great thai service. And the premium economy is supposed to be terrific.
And keep in mind that the economy on this flight is better than a lot of airline's premium economy and you get that great thai service. And the premium economy is supposed to be terrific.