Trip report of our
Economy Class flight onboard a
Thai Airways Boeing 737-400 Classic!!
We are flying from
Koh Samui Airport (
USM) to
Bangkok´s
Suvarnabhumi Airport (
BKK). This flight review begins with us just having arrived at Koh Samui Airport by taxi from Chaweng Beach where we have spent a 3 week holiday.
The footage follows us from the check-in area of the airport where we begin by standing in the wrong check in line. It turns out that the line we were standing in was only for
Bangkok Airways flights, and our Thai Airways check-in desk was only opening in one hour after the
Firefly flight to
Penang was finished checking-in.
Finally we checked-in for our flight and our airport tour continues through this airports very unique "terminal" past security control and immigration and to our departure
Gate 6! Where then show the viewer the facilities available to
Business Class Passengers (
Royal Silk) and Economy Class passengers. Like all airports around the world Business Class passengers have a separate lounge available to them with snacks and drinks etc. In
Koh Samui the service of free snacks and non-alcoholic drinks are also provided to Economy Class Passengers, but of course not a lounge. After a walk around the departure area we are invited to begin boarding our Thai Airways flight to Bangkok.
We are driven out to the aircraft in some very cute carriages, which make an impression when one is used to be driven to the passenger aircraft by bus for tarmac embarkations. Our waiting aircraft is a Thai Airways Boeing 737-400 also known as a
Boeing 737 Classic because of it´s age. The viewer then watches the boarding of this aircraft before we taxi and takeoff from the Chaweng
Beach side of the airport flying over the
Bangrak Area wand having a nice view of the
Wat Plai Laem Temple.
As the flight gets underway we present the viewer with the "Onboard
Safety Card" for the Boeing 737-400 we are flying with, the Inflight
Magazine "
Sawasdee", show the leg room available for Economy Class passengers, the In-flight Meal and refreshment served on this short flight. Before we begin our descent to Suvarnabhumi Airport, we take the viewer to the very back of the aircraft for a view of the Economy Class passenger cabin from there, and we also have a look at the lavatory and galley area of this aircraft before we sit down and begin the approach towards Suvarnabhumi Airport. The viewer get´s to watch the approach and we then land at Suvarnabhumi Airport on
Runway 19R. After a longish taxi from the runway to our arrival gate we depart this Boeing 737 Classic and begin making our way to the
Air France KLM Sky
Lounge, where we will spend some hours waiting for our connection flight to
Europe.
Wiki writes about Thai Airways, "Thai Airways (a trading name of
Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (
THAI)) is the flag carrier airline of
Thailand. Formed in
1988, the airline has its corporate headquarters in
Vibhavadi Rangsit Road,
Chatuchak District, Bangkok, and primarily operates out of Suvarnabhumi Airport. THAI is a founding member of the
Star Alliance..."
Wiki writes about Koh Samui Airport (USM), "
Samui International Airport, also known as
Ko Samui Airport or Koh Samui Airport, is a privately owned airport on the island of
Ko Samui in Thailand..."
Samui Airport writes, "
Samui Airport, located at the northern part of the island near Bo
Phut Beach, began construction
1982 and was officially opened in
April 1989...Samui Airport is privately owned and operated by Bangkok Airways. Most flights from the island are operated by Bangkok Airways. Thai Airways international began flights to
Samui in
February 2008..."
Wiki writes about Suvarnabhumi Airport , "Suvarnabhumi Airport pronounced [sù.wān.ná.pʰūːm] (
Thai pronunciation), also known as (
New) Bangkok International Airport, is one of two international airports serving
Bangkok, Thailand. The other one is
Don Mueang International Airport...
Suvarnabhumi was officially opened for limited domestic flight service on
15 September 2006, and opened for most domestic and all international commercial flights on
28 September 2006...The airport is currently the main hub for Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways and
Orient Thai Airlines. It also serves as regional gateway and connecting
point for various foreign carriers..."
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- published: 13 Mar 2016
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