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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->If you want to avoid the hassle of Macau an have some flexibility, try >airlines that have less than daily service between the 2 ports.  Fares >are said tyo be very cheap in HKG.  Finnair (AY) serves BKK-HKG 3x >weekly (and 3-4x weekly for SIN-BKK).  Supposedly the best business >class on the route.  Kenya Airways also has the HKG-BKk route. > Kenya Airways recently got rave reviews on that route in an > article down here. Dirt cheap, even for J class and rarely used > (obvious reasons – who would expect such a option exists!) > Got me interested enough to make mental notes next time I > need to fly that segment as a stand alone fare.

do you have any indication of BKK-HKG r/t n BC?

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> do you have any indication of BKK-HKG r/t n BC?

It was a consolidator fare, but USD290.00 return in Business. 3 day min 30 day max stay. (TG & CX are normally up around USD500-600 r/t in J on a consolidator ticket). KQ J cabin has 1 x 2 x 2 seating with 58" pitch and lay flat cocoon beds. PTV and all the rest of it, so sounds quite good. The report mentioned the service in particular as being fresh and genuinely warm etc.

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> > do you have any indication of BKK-HKG r/t n BC? > It was a consolidator fare, but USD290.00 return in Business. > 3 day min 30 day max stay. > (TG & CX are normally up around USD500-600 r/t in J on > a consolidator ticket).

ex-BKK or ex-HKG? > KQ J cabin has 1 x 2 x 2 seating with 58" pitch and lay flat > cocoon beds. PTV and all the rest of it, so sounds quite good. > The report mentioned the service in particular as being fresh > and genuinely warm etc.

I flew KQ BC JNB-NBO-JNB. 737 service which ws a bit like U.S. service.   FAs disappear after the meal.

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Thanks! dan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Do you happen to know approximately how long the Hong Kong-Macau transfer takes? > The info about that in the AirAsia site doesn’t give any indication of that > –unless I am blind! > My memory is weak, but I recall it being a bit over an hour. There aren’t > that many buses (though the ferry goes all the time); if you’re not around > when one of the buses is going then you have to take a taxi between the > ferry port and the airport (unless you can figure out another bus > arrangement): >    http://www.macau-airport.gov.mo/express.php > miguel > — > Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

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> > Do you happen to know approximately how long the Hong Kong-Macau transfer > takes? > The info about that in the AirAsia site doesn’t give any indication of that > –unless I am blind! > My memory is weak, but I recall it being a bit over an hour. There aren’t

And it’s a great, scenic ride (not to mention all the history in that area).

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> Help ! > I plan to fly on a free UA ticket BOS-HKG and then SIN-BOS. > In between that I would like to fly HKG-BKK, stopover and then fly > BKK-SIN and stopover. > My question is this —- what is the best/lowest cost ticket to do the > HKG-BKK-SIN part?  WHich airline gives the best deal on this kind of > thing?

As I recall, I think that Cathay Pacific offered this kind of HKG-BKK-SIN package (ticket plus accomodation) starting for around US$500, but I don’t know if they also offered the same type of package in Hong Kong. I do know that from looking at Cathay Pacific’s website it cost around US$800 for a Bangkok package (round trip ticket plus 2 nights accomodation) plus a Singapore package (round trip ticket plus 2 nights accomodation) if you are travelling alone from Hong Kong. http://www.cathaypacific.com/chl/eng/packages/0,,77255__eng,00.html > Thanks so much for your help! > dan

As for AirAsia. They’re based in Malaysia, it would be best to use them if you’re travelling near Malaysia. But since you start with Hong Kong, I suggest doing the travelling with an airplane company that is based in Hong Kong, like Cathay Pacific that I once mentioned.

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> As for AirAsia. > They’re based in Malaysia, it would be best to use them if you’re > travelling near Malaysia.

Macau-Bangkok-Singapore would be on Thai AirAsia which is somehow a separate company. > But since you start with Hong Kong, I suggest doing the travelling > with an airplane company that is based in Hong Kong, like Cathay > Pacific that I once mentioned.

How weird. Why? Why not, for example, Thai Airways? Or Singapore Air? What is the significance if the home base of an airline in choosing flights? Wouldn’t a rational person choose based on price, schedule, and service? miguel — Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

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I appreciate the information Miguel, thanks. Do you happen to know approximately how long the Hong Kong-Macau transfer takes? The info about that in the AirAsia site doesn’t give any indication of that –unless I am blind! Thanks again dan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->> If you’re willing to take the ferry over to Macau rather than flying >> straight from Hong Kong, and you book in advance, you can do the whole thing >> for as little as about US$50 on AirAsia (www.airasia.com). There’s a >> bus/ferry combo called Express Link that is streamlined for Hong Kong >> travelers using the Macau airport. > Thanks!  I’ll check it out! > Just a little more about AirAsia – I use them every few weeks and it’s > always worked out well. You have to book online (I guess you could do it by > phone but that seems slow and error-prone) and pay by credit card, and they > email you a confirmation (like any discount e-ticket airline). When you show > up at the airport you just need your passport. There’s no free food or drink > on board; you have to buy it. It’s very cheap by western standards (a couple > dollars US for lunch) but on a flight as long as Macau-Bangkok you’ll surely > want to make sure you have cash on you for sustenance. The afternoon flights > sometimes run a little late, as they schedule 30-minute turnarounds which is > often unrealistic. > miguel > — > Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

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> Do you happen to know approximately how long the Hong Kong-Macau transfer takes? > The info about that in the AirAsia site doesn’t give any indication of that > –unless I am blind!

My memory is weak, but I recall it being a bit over an hour. There aren’t that many buses (though the ferry goes all the time); if you’re not around when one of the buses is going then you have to take a taxi between the ferry port and the airport (unless you can figure out another bus arrangement):    http://www.macau-airport.gov.mo/express.php miguel — Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

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>If you want to avoid the hassle of Macau an have some flexibility, try >airlines that have less than daily service between the 2 ports.  Fares >are said tyo be very cheap in HKG.  Finnair (AY) serves BKK-HKG 3x >weekly (and 3-4x weekly for SIN-BKK).  Supposedly the best business >class on the route.  Kenya Airways also has the HKG-BKk route.

Kenya Airways recently got rave reviews on that route in an article down here. Dirt cheap, even for J class and rarely used (obvious reasons – who would expect such a option exists!) Got me interested enough to make mental notes next time I need to fly that segment as a stand alone fare.

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> Help ! > I plan to fly on a free UA ticket BOS-HKG and then SIN-BOS. > In between that I would like to fly HKG-BKK, stopover and then fly > BKK-SIN and stopover. > My question is this —- what is the best/lowest cost ticket to do the > HKG-BKK-SIN part?  WHich airline gives the best deal on this kind of > thing? > Thanks so much for your help!

I would check out some of the travel agents in HK for cheap fares.  Booking from Boston is going to be more expensive. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> dan

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> I plan to fly on a free UA ticket BOS-HKG and then SIN-BOS. > In between that I would like to fly HKG-BKK, stopover and then fly > BKK-SIN and stopover. > My question is this —- what is the best/lowest cost ticket to do the > HKG-BKK-SIN part?  WHich airline gives the best deal on this kind of > thing?

If you’re willing to take the ferry over to Macau rather than flying straight from Hong Kong, and you book in advance, you can do the whole thing for as little as about US$50 on AirAsia (www.airasia.com). There’s a bus/ferry combo called Express Link that is streamlined for Hong Kong travelers using the Macau airport. miguel — Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

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Thanks!  I’ll check it out! dan – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I plan to fly on a free UA ticket BOS-HKG and then SIN-BOS. > In between that I would like to fly HKG-BKK, stopover and then fly > BKK-SIN and stopover. > My question is this —- what is the best/lowest cost ticket to do the > HKG-BKK-SIN part?  WHich airline gives the best deal on this kind of > thing? > If you’re willing to take the ferry over to Macau rather than flying > straight from Hong Kong, and you book in advance, you can do the whole thing > for as little as about US$50 on AirAsia (www.airasia.com). There’s a > bus/ferry combo called Express Link that is streamlined for Hong Kong > travelers using the Macau airport. > miguel > — > Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

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>> If you’re willing to take the ferry over to Macau rather than flying > straight from Hong Kong, and you book in advance, you can do the whole thing > for as little as about US$50 on AirAsia (www.airasia.com). There’s a > bus/ferry combo called Express Link that is streamlined for Hong Kong > travelers using the Macau airport. > Thanks!  I’ll check it out!

Just a little more about AirAsia – I use them every few weeks and it’s always worked out well. You have to book online (I guess you could do it by phone but that seems slow and error-prone) and pay by credit card, and they email you a confirmation (like any discount e-ticket airline). When you show up at the airport you just need your passport. There’s no free food or drink on board; you have to buy it. It’s very cheap by western standards (a couple dollars US for lunch) but on a flight as long as Macau-Bangkok you’ll surely want to make sure you have cash on you for sustenance. The afternoon flights sometimes run a little late, as they schedule 30-minute turnarounds which is often unrealistic. miguel — Hit The Road! Photos from 32 countries on 5 continents: http://travel.u.nu

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Help ! > I plan to fly on a free UA ticket BOS-HKG and then SIN-BOS. > In between that I would like to fly HKG-BKK, stopover and then fly > BKK-SIN and stopover. > My question is this —- what is the best/lowest cost ticket to do the > HKG-BKK-SIN part?  WHich airline gives the best deal on this kind of > thing? > If you want to avoid the hassle of Macau an have some flexibility, try > airlines that have less than daily service between the 2 ports.  Fares > are said tyo be very cheap in HKG.  Finnair (AY) serves BKK-HKG 3x > weekly (and 3-4x weekly for SIN-BKK).  Supposedly the best business > class on the route.  Kenya Airways also has the HKG-BKk route.

You should also check out Orient Thai Airlines.  They offer very cheap fares, but fly older 747’s.

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