Flights to/from Thailand status, news, and updates

[buksida]

Looking to book a flight with AirAsia for March before prices are hiked and have found one at reasonable price but it has this warning: "Flight is subject to obtaining government approval".

I presume this is for a new route or airport? Has anyone seen this warning? Is it safe to book? How can an airline sell a flight that doesn't exist yet?

[Dannie Boy]

This is an interesting one....

https://www.rome2rio.com/map/United-Kin ... -Hin#trips

Although when you put actual dates in, the fares come out considerably more expensive than the “from” prices indicated


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[buksida]

Looking to book a flight with AirAsia for March before prices are hiked and have found one at reasonable price but it has this warning: "Flight is subject to obtaining government approval".

I presume from the lack of response, nobody has ever encountered this. Seems a little dodgy that an airline can sell seats on a flight that hasn't been approved yet. Not taking the risk with booking and paying for flights/hotels in advance and potentially having them cancelled.

[lomuamart]

More than possibly dodgy.

Caveat emptor.

[STEVE G]

^Yes, I’ve never come across that situation before but I personally wouldn’t attempt to buy a ticket under those circumstances.

[buksida]

Found identical return flights (different city), baggage allowance, etc, on Trip.com for 15% less than booking through AirAsia directly.

Has anyone used Trip.com to book flights?

[Bamboo Grove]

Has anyone used Trip.com to book flights?

I flew Guangzhou - Kunming - Guangzhou last Christmas time and booked the tickets via Trip. All worked well. I have used Trip quite a lot for my hotel and all my train bookings in China. For the hotels, they have much bigger selection than other sites I have used or seen, in China at least. I just booked a hotel for two nights in Shenzhen for the coming weekend.

The site has always worked perfectly for me and if for any reason I have needed to cancel the booking within the time, it's allowed, I've always got my money back swiftly.

[caller]

Has anyone used Trip.com to book flights?

My friend in the UK swears by them. She has just flown LHR-Hanoi-Luang Prabang, then Vientiane-Singapore-LHR, plus all hotel bookings as well.

As a consequence, I will try them for my next trip (hotels).

[Big Boy]

I've not used them, but I have a friend in the UK saying it is working out a lot cheaper booking through both Agoda and Booking.com, which I presume is similar to Trip.com.

[caller]

I've not used them, but I have a friend in the UK saying it is working out a lot cheaper booking through both Agoda and Booking.com, which I presume is similar to Trip.com.

But I am happy to ditch Agoda.

[buksida]

Yes, have also ditched Agoda (too much aggro and bs from them over the years).

Booked the flights through Trip.com and and saved 4,000 THB - will use that for hotels going forward. Thanks for the replies.