Investigation NOV 2006 Rail & Fly-Ticket
Many airlines offer a free rail ticket in connection with
the flight ticket, as a shuttle-service to the airport. Together with the flight tickets a sheet is included as a ticket for the rail journey. Make sure that the conductor rips out the correct sheet. Such a ticket is available only in Europe for the flight direction Europe to Thailand. Frequent flyer programs
Many airlines offer a so-called “frequent flyer program”. The miles flown are collected as points. Starting from a
certain amount of collected flight miles you are entitled to privileges, such as upgrade to business class or even a free flight. It can therefore be the case that a more expensive ticket with a frequent flyer program is, in the long term, less expensive than a cheap ticket. Many airlines have united into alliances. The miles can also be collected with the partners in a group. Ethnic-tariff
Spouses or children of Thais can fly at
reduced prices. The tariff is called “Sawadee” at Thai Airways international and is more commonly known as the “Ethnic tariff”. A photocopy of the Wedding certificate is sufficient as proof. On the outward flight the pair must travel together. The return flight, can however, take place separately. This tariff allows each person to take 30 kg of luggage. According to my knowledge, this tariff is available only for the flight direction Europe to Thailand. Criteria for choosing an airline company - Reputation
Is the airline generally considered as respectable, safe and reliable? Here is a list of the airlines, which the European Union has forbidden:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/air-ban/list_en.htm
First hand reports of travellers on these airlines:
http://www.airlinequality.com Skytrax
- Space available
Is the passenger space in the aircraft sufficient to travel comfortably?
http://www.seatguru.com
- Price
Apart from the actual price of the ticket, consider that even a cheap ticket can become very expensive in the following situations:
- Missed flights
When a ticket is low cost or is obtained from companies that serve primarily as charter companies, it is often the case that when the booked departure is not used or is missed, the return flight becomes invalid. The additional charges and taxes may be refunded, but usually not without a fight. For booked flights where the departure part has not been used, it is also often the case that companies will refuse to honour the return part of
the flight. This can occur, for example, when a flight has been missed, that the return part of the flight reservation will no longer be considered valid.
- Departure flight not used, return flight invalid
Some airlines insist that the sequence of the booked flights is observed exactly. So if an outward flight was not used, the return flight ticket is regarded as cancelled. However, some courts have ruled that this practice should not be
allowed in individual cases.
- Change in booking
Be sure to check if it is possible to change a reservation and if so, what the costs may be. These costs may differ considerably from airline to airline.
- Excess baggage
The handling of overweight baggage differs widely from airline to airline, with many airlines suspiciously using this situation as a welcome and lucrative source of
income.
Airports Thailand
http://www.airportthai.co.th
Bangkok International Airport (Arrivals/Departure timetable
http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/node/129 Link-Lists Airlines
http://www.airlines.de Air Passenger Rights (Euroean Commission)
http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/air/rights/doc/2005_01_19_apr_leaflet_en.pdf (PDF-Datei, 278 kB)
 You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file. [download] Outbound flight not used – return flight is lost
Some airlines companies insist upon the correct use of flights reserved in the correct order. It can therefore mean that the ticket for a return flight is not valid if the outbound ticket has not been used. Some individual cases of this type and the
practice of this rule have been declared invalid in German courts. Airline Accident and AirlineSafety
http://www.airsafe.com Traveller’s reports and appraisals of airlines
http://www.ciao.co.uk/Airlines_13496_3 ciao
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/airline dooyoo
http://www.airlinequality.com Skytrax
http://www.seatguru.com Hotel and Flight reservations
http://www.searchtravels.com an on-line travel agency in Bangkok
http://www.pattayamail.com/massictravel Massic Travel, Pattaya Hotel reservations (with illustrations and descriptions of hotel)
http://www.latestays.com/thailand Thailand Last Minute Hotels
http://www.agoda.com
http://www.atsiam.com
http://www.gothailand.com
http://www.hotels.chiangmai-online.com
http://www.hotelpricechecker.com
http://www.resorthotelreviews.com
http://www.sawadee.com
http://www.thaihotels.com
http://www.thaihoteldiscount.com
http://www.ThaiHotel24.com All data provided without guarantee!
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with the enterprises specified on Siam-Info. I therefore naturally take no responsibility for the information of the enterprises specified above. The contributions show only my personal opinion. | 
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