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Smooth as silk.. to DXB
Hey all! Thought it would be nice to post a little TR on my trip to DXB from KUL with Thai Economy. Once again my camera has failed to take clear pics
Going to get a new one soon.
My flight details
TG416 KUL-BKK A346
TG517 BKK-DXB A333
After a 28 minute train ride from the city, I approached the Thai check-in counters to check-in. The check-in staff greeted me Sawadeekap which is Welcome in Thai. After I got my BP I decided to check out the lounge as I'm a KF gold.
I proceeded to Immigration which was very swift, and in a moment I was on the Aerotrain bound for the gates. When I first entered the lounge, I noticed that it was quite colourful, the food selection was rather average. 15 minutes to boarding, I proceeded to the gates but only to find the 1320 departure time brought back to 1340
A while later we started to board. This was my first time on a 346, and was looking very forward to this flight. It looked very large outside. At the door we were warmly greeted by the Thai FAs, or as I call them, the Thai girls
My seat was 41A. A pleasing yellowish colour seat.
There was no warm towels on offer, but the safety video was impressive
Seats were equiped with foot rests. I found the cabin to be about 70% full. By 1349, the engines were in full thrust, and we were air-bourne 30 seconds later. I found the IFE system to be touch screen, somthing I never seen before
A drink service wad followed by a snack- a sandwitch.
Some 1.5 hours later we started decending from 340000 thousand feet. As we decended into the rainy Thai skies, the fllight became bumpy. The captain announced that there is heavy rain in BKK, and 1 runway was closed. I could not recall his exact words, but it was soemthing like that. We entered a holding pattern for 20 minutes, and finally touched down at the land of a thousand smiles(or rather a 1000 protesters) with a bang. In total, we were delayed for nearly an hour, but with my 3.5 hours transit time, it was no big deal. However I also saw many flights including a SIN bound SQ flight being delayed.
Part 2 to come
Going to get a new one soon.My flight details
TG416 KUL-BKK A346
TG517 BKK-DXB A333
After a 28 minute train ride from the city, I approached the Thai check-in counters to check-in. The check-in staff greeted me Sawadeekap which is Welcome in Thai. After I got my BP I decided to check out the lounge as I'm a KF gold.
I proceeded to Immigration which was very swift, and in a moment I was on the Aerotrain bound for the gates. When I first entered the lounge, I noticed that it was quite colourful, the food selection was rather average. 15 minutes to boarding, I proceeded to the gates but only to find the 1320 departure time brought back to 1340
A while later we started to board. This was my first time on a 346, and was looking very forward to this flight. It looked very large outside. At the door we were warmly greeted by the Thai FAs, or as I call them, the Thai girls My seat was 41A. A pleasing yellowish colour seat. There was no warm towels on offer, but the safety video was impressive
Seats were equiped with foot rests. I found the cabin to be about 70% full. By 1349, the engines were in full thrust, and we were air-bourne 30 seconds later. I found the IFE system to be touch screen, somthing I never seen before A drink service wad followed by a snack- a sandwitch. Some 1.5 hours later we started decending from 340000 thousand feet. As we decended into the rainy Thai skies, the fllight became bumpy. The captain announced that there is heavy rain in BKK, and 1 runway was closed. I could not recall his exact words, but it was soemthing like that. We entered a holding pattern for 20 minutes, and finally touched down at the land of a thousand smiles(or rather a 1000 protesters
) with a bang. In total, we were delayed for nearly an hour, but with my 3.5 hours transit time, it was no big deal. However I also saw many flights including a SIN bound SQ flight being delayed.Part 2 to come
Anyway I'm sure many of you always take Thai or go to BKK, so my pics won't be really special.
The FAs made the boy feel comfortable by giving him toys and a drink before takeoff. He gets a pre-flight drink, why dont I?
After doors closed we were still waiting for a long time, so I guess we were waiting for more luggage. There seemed to be a few Thai young ladies on the middle seats next to me, and were making a WHILE lot of noise. Frequently they opened the overhead compartments taking their stuff before we took off during taxi. 
The FAs frequently checked on the boy behind. Every now and then drinks were offered. It was an evening flight, and were scheduled to arrive DXB at 2130. Night flight all the way! Another meal was served 2 hours before landing, and this time it was either Pasta or chicken. I chose the chicken which was slightly spicy and nice.
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