REVIEW: THAI Airways B777-300ER First Class, London Heathrow Airport to Bangkok 

Thanks! Pre-pandemic, first class passengers could pre-order meal including lobster thermidor even if flying to Bangkok. Now, it´s only available for those departing from BKK. I love the ala carte dining in the Concorde Room ;)

Yes, I was glad I could redeem my miles and use it for this first class flight. I only paid about 200 USD in taxes 👍

I’ve also flown Thai business class and found the seats and food great, and the crew friendly. On my recent EVA Airways (business) and Philippine Airlines (economy) flight , the crew were still using masks and gloves. It could be an Asia thing.

Thanks so much for watching! I personally love the way they present the caviar complete with mother of pearl spoon and shell with ice ;)

Thai people are one of the friendliest I have met ;)

Thanks 🙏🏼

Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

Thank you for watching🙏🏼

Food was fantastic and service was impeccable too. Thanks for watching 😉

Thanks a lot ;)

Thanks. Hopefully you get to experience it one day.

Hope So@@TheFilipinoTraveler

Thanks. I am actually flying EVA Air business class from Bangkok to Europe next week so I’m looking forward to that 👍

no first class

@@clausstimpfig3803 I would have wanted to fly first class on the return flight too but there was no availability sadly.

Tack, det är det! Jag berättar detaljer nästa gång. Kram ;)

Yes, I think I saw a video of a PAL business class flight review here on youtube. PAL used to offer L´Occitane if I am not mistaken.

no first class

@@clausstimpfig3803 I think Philippine Airlines has only offered business class as the highest cabin ;)

I also think United is the best business class lounge in LHR T2. It is huge with a bar and the food offering is very good. The Singapore First Lounge is/feels exclusive and has ala carte dining. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching ;)

I know. But in fairness, 7/8 passengers in first class were Asians so I guess all those before me were able to get their desired meal. I was the last one to be asked.

Yes, it is very convenient. Sad to hear it is not the same way in Melbourne. I have taken the train from Sydney Airport to the city at least twice in the past and it was a breeze.

Don't expect much from Australian infrastructure. It's way below ther level of many other places, sadly.

@@davidlogan4329 Sad to know that. Infrastructure projects really are essential especially in big cities.

There are now 3 options. Two train services and the tube.

@@bar10ml44 Glad to know that ;)

Yes, I remember they used to have orchids next to the TV pre-pandemic. The orchids in the lavatory are gone too.

Mabuhay! Thanks for watching 🙏🏼

Hi. I actually redeemed my SAS miles for this first class flight. I thought it was very good value rather than flying in business class. I started from Stockholm so I flew Brussels Airlines business class to Brussels then to LHR, and my final destination was BKK. There was no free chauffeur like Emirates though.

I have flown once on THAI A380 in first class and really liked the first class seats. It is a different story on their B777s and B747 sadly.

I know. I would never complain 😉

@@TheFilipinoTraveler 😎👍

Thanks ;)

Haha 😄

It is, unfortunately. In Bangkok though, Thai offers buggy service to their first class passengers which is a big plus.

I noticed that. We took the Bangkok airport rail link upon arriving in Bangkok and noticed that the locals were still wearing them.

so not true, but they have used it for the last 30 years. Nothing to do with the C virus

Yes, I think it is because London Heathrow is a really big market for them and competition is tough in Europe.

It is ;)

I had to google the meaning of teabag 😉 Answer is ”No”

In fairness, I think Lufthansa has never offered free wifi to it’s first class passengers (I’ve flown with them a few times). Qatar Airways had a free wifi voucher in first class when I flew with them last time in 2016 although it could be gone too.

It was a chocolate box containing 4 pieces of pralines, one of which is exclusively made for THAI Airways.

Thanks, I appreciate it. I have thought of that many times but my speaking skills still need to be polished ;) Hopefully soon!

Lufthansa charges their first class passengers for use of wifi when I flew with them last time so I guess more and more will follow, sadly.

I know, but as I have mentioned on other comments, Lufthansa first class passengers do not get free wifi either. I have flown with them a few times in the past.

Sadly it is true even with European airlines (I’ve experienced that a few times on Turkish Airlines). I think Thai really has a problem in competing with the likes of Emirates and Qatar Airways who offer the best in the industry.

The Singapore Air First class lounge was a bit crowded that day, an SQ flight was cancelled thus some overcrowding. Otherwise, it is less people. Pre-pandemic I think they offered a wifi voucher.

I think the only plus in dining when flying THAI first class is you get caviar 😉 They used to offer pre-booked meals in THAI first class including lobster thermidor but they have now limited it for departures from Bangkok.

that food was first and not primitive businessclass. The caviar the lobster and that vintage champagne

@@clausstimpfig3803 Those three things as you said really make the difference: caviar, lobster and vintage champagne ;)

Yes they are. It must be something required of them. In Bangkok when we took the trains, more than 50% were wearing face masks.

Actually, I just visited the United Lounge for less than 10 minutes, same as the Air Canada Lounge. I stayed most of the time in the Singapore Airlines First Class Lounge which is the best lounge to visit when flying in THAI first class, in my opinion.

I understand. I have only flown once with SQ suites and I loved it, SQ is on another level. My favorite though is still Emirates First class on the A380 where you get to shower in the sky ;)

@@TheFilipinoTravelerThe lavatory facilities on Emirates A380s is the best feature of Emirates First Class, to me. I find the cabin itself a bit full of suites - 14, I believe. The aisle seats (2k for me) feel a little confining because of the curvature of the fuselage, particularly with the doors closed. The Arabic mezze is always top notch and some of their main courses are very nice. This cabin doesn’t appear particularly dated, to me, but maybe a bit bland. At least it’s light and the seats look very comfortable. I like the fact that the seats are parallel, unlike the reverse herringbone that British Airways uses. The footwells aren’t narrow on BA, but these appear even wider. All in all, I like the lay out, but doors would be nice - like Saudia’s suites, which are very similar to this but with sliding doors. The food to me looked OK, but I’m not really a fan of caviar. The steak main course looked like there was something missing. From the menu description, I probably would have selected the chicken Kiev. The dessert and cheese looked pretty good - a sample of each would have been my choice.😉 Nice review - I flew Thai first class from NRT to Bangkok years ago when the seats were large recliners with footrests (on a 747, I think) and they didn’t have TVs. Today, it’s much nicer (although the catering is less extravagant).

I think their cabins have not been refurbished lately the way Emirates, Qatar Airways and others have done. For the price I paid (I redeemed miles) it was worth it.

I think wearing socks and slippers on the plane could make you sweat if it is warm in the cabin 😉

@@TheFilipinoTraveler Thats NO excuse.. Never go barefoot on a plane

@@Gibbs-rq4yg Definitely, I will not ;)

I considered flying with Lufthansa first class too but since they only release award space 14 days in advance to other partner airlines, I ended up booking the last F award seat on THAI. Still a good redemption in my opinion.

How many points was it?@@TheFilipinoTraveler

@@lostmoon77 It was 195,000 SAS points Europe to Thailand with outbound in F class and inbound in J class plus 200 Euros in taxes.

?envious? This is a perfect first class product. Stay in your primitive businessclass bubble

I think it depends on which airline. I believe I saw economy class passengers on THAI checking-in bags thru the check-in desks. I understand that more and more airlines are using self check-ins to save money and that sometimes it does not work well.

Agree that QR´s Q suites is one of the best if not the best business class out there. For what I paid for in first class (I redeemed SAS miles plus about 200 USD, it was very much worth it :) Last week, we flew PAL from BKK-MNL and some of the crew were still using rubber gloves. Very different from what we have in Europe ...

Quit complaining! Why, do you have money to fly First Class!!? Maybe you're just envious.

Rubber gloves are used even in high-class restaurants, and should be used in sushi restaurants, too!

@@VickyViktoriia-tm8zn I guess using rubber gloves on planes will be here for a few more months if not years.

idiot

It is sad that some airlines are still following their routines during the pandemic when it should have been discontinued years ago. Of course in Europe it is all back to normal.

Still common in Asia as it is seen as showing respect and care for the customer.

@@neilblondell4235 I guess it is. On our Philippine Airlines flight from Bangkok to Manila 2 weeks ago, some of the crew were also using hand gloves.

@@neilblondell4235 I find it disrespectful and offensive.

you are a disgrace shut up@@nigelwilliams9307

I think it will take some time before everything goes back to normal, sadly.

why

@@clausstimpfig3803 because it's useless and stupid...