How Much To Fly To Bangkok? 

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That's the place you'll find the easiest flights. LAX stinks, but who cares. Get on over here.

EVA is a great airline. That's a pretty good non-stop fare from London

You're lucky you flew a Japanese route. They all work together. Try that in China. You'd be sitting for 2 days until the plane was fixed. Enjoy a drink Friday. I believe Sat & Sun the bars are closed for Buddha day. I'm running around with the girlfriend this weekend, but I'll be around Monday to Thursday. Shoot me a comment. Maybe a beer Monday evening at O'Shea's. I leave town Friday morning for at least a week. Maybe longer. Depends on how good the dives are. Heading to Malaysia. Remind me what your first name is. Have a smooth flight.

@@EagerExpat yeah I’m not even calling this a headache the service has been exceptional.

Missed your “read more” there. Have a safe trip as well. My first name is Nate. I’ll be on the lookout for a video on Monday.

@@Marinate305 Hey Nate. I'm meeting another subscriber at O'Shea's on Sukhumvit Soi 33/1 at 5:00 this Monday. Stop by if your free. A few days later, I'm heading to Malaysia for a week or so. Have a great trip.

@@EagerExpat Awesome! Thanks for the heads up. Seen you then.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) or Air Canada? The BKK to YVR on Air Canada route was announced and then switched to seasonal only. It's just around the holidays and high season. Plus I think they changed it to three days a week. I'm not sure of the cost, but my Canadian buddy didn't take it. He said it was twice the price of having a layover. He was going to Toronto anyhow. I'm not sure about different prices at a travel agent. The price is controlled by the airline. It is what it is. Now if you search the same BKK to YVR for 10 hours in a row, they do use cookies. They might tweak the "flight choices" and prices to that customer. Just clear the cookies or go incognito browser

Yes, I also showed the London to BKK non-stop. Eva is a great airline. I flew them LAX to Taiwan few times. They used to all (Japan, ANA, Eva, etc..) fly Freedom between LAX and NYC. Today the new planes are much more efficient. You can make Taiwan to NYC. It's just a matter of passenger flow.

Short layovers are worth a little extra. Still, however you get here, Thailand is great.

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Sounds like a plan

That's good to know. I saw the Finnair plane in Sydney recently.

I've used AA Miles (and Alaska) two dozen times booking JAL flights. You need to create a JAL account. Once you get a ticket at AA, you go to JAL and pick a seat. You will see the AA locater and JAL locater on the booking. It's not the same. JAL can care less about AA's number. I have no idea if you can get an economy award and then pay to upgrade to an exit row. I only used miles for a business seat. But getting a center section seat on the aisle would be a 100% option. Once I secured that, then call and ask how much more for an exit row. Call Japan. You asked them before you had a ticket. So they just passed the buck. But, at least you won't have to worry about a middle seat. Don't fly Fri or Sat with all the business people. Don't fly back Sat or Sun. These are full planes. You might get a row to yourself if you fly on off times. All airlines have the section, maybe row 15 to 25 that cost more than row the free row 26. Row 26 to the back is jammed full. I had a buddy pay $55 for Hong Kong to Seattle in row 17. They blocked off the other two seats. Poor mans first class is nice. You have enough miles to fly one-way in business class. I think it's 90k for a saver award. Not easy to find, but worth the hunt. The other option is to buy AA Miles. $29 for 1000. Top off your 110,000 for a round trip in premium economy. I'm not sure what it cost. Let's guess 150,000 rt in PE. 40k more miles would cost $1160. A rt in PE might be worth $3000 plus. So that may be a good option. Go back and watch my video on searching one-leg at a time for award space. You can search DFW to BKK. You will have zero results. Search LAX to Tokyo. Then add in DFW to LAX. You might get coach on that leg, but an aisle seat is easy to get. It's the 11 hours across the ocean that's important. Same with the 6 hours Tokyo to BKK. Coach might be fine. If you search DFW to BKK, you are looking for 3 planes that have Premium Economy. The flight from DFW to LAX doesn't even have premium economy. So guess what the search result will be? You got this. Good luck.

Yes I've did business or first class maybe 20 times. Of course, I never paid. I love my airline miles. I've did every airline in both directions. From California, nothing compares to Tokyo. Nice easy 10.5 hours, then 6.5 hours to BKK. Plus a 1 hour connection. This always works for me. But, if I can't get Tokyo for free, I'll take what I can get. Except China. I wouldn't waste points on Air China, etc.. Really old, dirty planes. I'd rather go coach on ANA or JAL.

Try premium economy. Singapore’s Flight to NY (EWR) and return to SIN, which has seats in Premium Economy & Business only 💺

Yes, the school holidays have always been a key factor. I showed some cheap fares about 7 days out. Same price at 6-8 weeks out. So it's not impossible to find a last minute deal. You just need to be flexible. Everybody wants to fly Friday evening and return Sunday morning. I fly Tuesday. Of course I fly in business for free, so Tuesday is fine.

That's the correct way to do it. You paid $269rt TPA/LAX. Or you can book TPA/BKK and spend $1269 extra. The airlines love people that do that. That extra $1000 can pay for some nice hotel rooms.

That's great! We (and I, before getting married) 'used' to do that. But, now we fly into Saigon, visit wife's relatives, and always have used the full checked bag allotment. Then we fly on to Bangkok. The domestic-international baggage differences, possible long airport wait - or a night or 2 in a hotel outweigh the cost savings for us. One thing I've noticed is the R/T tix TPA to Saigon is usually $200-400 cheaper than to BKK. Usually the r/t tix bkk-hcmc run around $200. So, if you'd like to spend a bit in Vietnam, that may be a option. Of course don't forget to factor in Vietnam visa costs!

@@andyharwood5575 Yes, I used to always get tickets to Hong Kong. Always cheaper than BKK. Spend a few days in Hong Kong and buy a cheap Air Asia ticket to Bangkok.

I wouldn't call EVA a low cost carrier. It was once voted the best airline in the world. Your very lucky to have a non-stop under 1000 pounds on EVA. That same non-stop LAX to BKK might be 2000 pounds. Plus, a stop in Taiwan. But, yes just like everything ese in the world prices have gone up. Jet fuel especially. Hopefully, the powers that be will control the price of fuel soon. That's what controls the ticket price.

@@EagerExpat Defo a low cost carrier. I am not saying they are bad btw, just "low cost". Eva always rank at the lower end for price. Maybe you think I meant budget airline as in not a full service airline. They are fine if you want to fly on 777 and a low price with reasonable service on board. No issues with them. Coming from the UK via the regional airports to Thailand the best option is Emirates but that stop in DXB is a killer. If you live near LHR then there are many more options for direct like you say Eva is the best for direct LHR > BKK.

@@auwz66 When you say a low cost carrier in the US, you are talking about Ryan Air or Easy-Jet. I agree EVA has some great fares between London and BKK. Once again, try flying them between California and Taiwan. It can be more expensive than Singapore Airlines. The UAE carriers seem to be high on the list from the UK. Not so in the US. Most people don't want to fly JFK to the UAE. Japan is an hour less and runs like a Swiss watch.

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@@EagerExpat cool, you da man!

@@Databhoy Hope it helps

The price of jet fuel has really gone up. Hopefully, they will get that adjusted soon. Set Google flights to one-stop. Plenty of $1000 US round trip tickets. You just need to be flexible on what days you fly. I just got a buddy $700rt LAX to BKK. So the deals are still around. You just need to search.

I never heard of the leasing. Especially since I see three Qantas A380 sitting in storage at LAX. I guess those things are gas hogs.

Look it up It’s not hard to find

@@davidbuckley7809 No I believe you. I've just never seen it happen before. It would be like Thai Airways leasing a jet from Finn Air. As two dozen Thai jets sit in storage on the sides of the runway. Maybe those are 777/200 and the one they lease is a 777/300. It's all a numbers game. But, I'm sure Finn Air isn't just letting them use the plane without a high rental fee. Then again, maybe Qantas got the plane cheaper than brining another of their planes from storage. Maybe Finn Air was hurting. My ex used to handle the leases for many US airlines. Most airlines in the US anyhow, don't buy, they lease. She worked for Bank of America and would handle the switch from one airline to another when the lease expired. An American 737 might be used 10 years, then it was off to China, Africa, South America, etc.. I did a video on a crashed 727 I found down in Mexico. It started out at Singapore Airlines, moved to a few more airlines, then was a cargo plane. Last, it was a charter jet for Bob Dole running for president. Then the Discovery Channel crashed it into the ground. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uHWfu4YPyyg.html

That sounds great. I used to fly from San Diego to Ontario to shake off the rust. The $100 hamburger is probably $500 today. That's a much easier airport to deal with than LAX. It's good they have to match the LAX prices. We had a daily JAL flight San Diego to Tokyo, then 1 hour later to BKK. I think it's cut back to three days a week. Anything is better than LAX. But, that's where the flights are. San Francisco to a smaller degree.

@@EagerExpat - What do you mean by "shake off the rust"? Were you a private pilot who flew from San Diego to Ontario?

@@kevinp8108 Yes, I have my private. I love to fly, but it's been a while.

@@EagerExpat - Wow! I live next to Chino Airport. Have you ever flown into that small general aviation airport? The landing pattern for Chino Airport runs parallel to my backyard. It's fun to watch the planes fly by because sometimes you'll see vintage planes and World War 2 bombers fly by!

@@kevinp8108 I've flown into Chino once. I've hit most of the airports in SoCal.

Yes, a small backpack makes my life much easier. I avoid checking a bag if I can.

That's great. Have a good flight

Ya I Used to help people get tickets. LAX to BKK for $600 on ANA or JAL was common. Eggs, clothes and jet fuel has all gone up 30% or more. That's why I live in BKK. My rent in Bangkok is what I paid in San Diego at age 20.

I would always use the points for a business ticket. You can stay at a Holiday Inn Express for less than $50 in Bangkok.

Only one flight 3 times a week from San Diego. LAX is the way to go. Maybe a dozen choices a day.

@@EagerExpat I live in San Diego. I am a HK guy, but I really would like to come to Pattaya and back stellays bars for a few drinks to meet you.

@@harris9436 Get on over here. But, I live in Bangkok. About 80 miles from Pattaya.

@@EagerExpat joe, I have been watching you since your work in Baja. I always thought you would be retiring from the marina boat into Baja. If I remember it correctly, I think your dad is retired in Baja. I love your work and watching you. You used to show your face in your videos, but now you just turn the camera.

@@harris9436 Ya, I'm showing Bangkok. There's enough guys showing Thailand over the shoulder. It's not about me, it's about showing the area. No, my mom and dad live in California.