• Amazes me as a regular J paying passenger (my money) that the lounge experience takes up so much discussion here.

  • You can hardly call Nespresso real coffee ....

  • A rather narrow minded uninformed comment Joe

  • Review:

    Jul 14, 2017, 07:10 PM

    Curious that they have those enormous industrial type fans in the lounge.    Is the air-con so weak ?   Those tired sandwiches have been around forever.  Thai must have some supplier that can't get rid of them elsewhere, I've seen them for at least 10 years.And what a mess Suv...

  • Review:

    Jul 12, 2017, 05:30 PM

    It took some time to convert the old 4 star Imperial Queens Park Hotel to the Marriott Marquis but they sure did a great job in completely transforming a very tired group hotel to a standout.   Marriott is now a big player (maybe the biggest) in Thailand and the Marquis has also beome my fav...

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  • I’m sure the new CEO Izham Ismail will be “better suited” to the Malaysia (country) ways of doing business. He won’t be fretting too much about the interference, graft and corruption that is a part of doing business there.

  • Here's one for all you oldtimers ...

    Jul 15, 2017, 07:46 PM

    EM, before my time! Qantas Empire Airways    Congratulations Greg.   I was a travel agent back in those days, hand writing tickets.   No charges if the passenger changed a flight of date,  we just stayed back at the office writing them all over again. 

  • Here's one for all you oldtimers ...

    Jul 14, 2017, 07:34 PM

    Occasionally the airline operator flight numbers are easy to understand; SA=South African; AI= Air India; LH=Lufthansa yet some are curious.  AY=Finnair; LX=Swiss etc.   Most are historical TE=Air New Zealand (TEAL);.    We are all aware of QF = Qantas  BUT  what wer...

  • Thanks henrus for your information.   I also use a CPAP machine, and although not travelling on CX lately, I always choose daylight flights wherever I can.  (It's another reason I choose Finnair ex Bangkok which is a delightful daylight flight to Europe).  Regrettably, back from Eu...

  • SIM cards for Europe

    May 19, 2017, 03:47 PM

    Travelling in August and Prague (transit Helsinki) is first port of call.      Maybe buy the SIM at HEL airport ?

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