Cebu Pacific Air...

[azza33]

I'm telling you he was pissed Lefty... its the stupid thing i ever read from Kahuna

[Lefty]

I checked also your Jetstar Asia suggestion. When I entered Mnl to Bkk, it showed "sorry no flights available." But, I found I could fly from MNL to Singapore, wait around all day, and then fly from there to Bkk. And that would not be cheaper either.
So another from your list of direct flights between mnl and bkk, bites the dust. The only places Jetstar flies directly to from mnl are Jakarta, Perth, and Singapore.

[azza33]

BKK - MNL

is thai, cebu pacific and Philippines airlines - direct flights

Fly MNL-BKK and you will have lots to choose from you just have to travel by land to get to Angeles City.

yeah right... up to 4 hrs i've spent in traffic on that trip -- no thanks!

Cebupaficic for BKK - clark is most convenient... shame those fucktards cant get the airline right.

[Lefty]

(azza33 @ May 23 2010,17:22)

I'm telling you he was pissed Lefty... its the stupid thing i ever read from Kahuna  

I sympathize with your problem with Cebu Pac, but I am still using them. If one does not have a too much baggage weight, for a simple 1 way mnl/bkk, they are acceptable. I have a friend who is a pilot for a major intl carrier based out of an Asian city. On simple RT hops between MNL and BKK, he uses Cebu Pacific, though he acknowledges they are cut rate. They tell me one 15 kilo check through and a 7 kilo carry on, and over that if part of your carry on is computer or camera equipment. My check through from bkk to mnl was 19k. The dude at the check in counter said he would only charge me for 2 kilos over. My carry on, which later I found was 15 kilos, wasn't even questioned. In MNL, where I made connections, no problems with the check through, the over had been paid. The counter dude there though saw my carry on looked a little bulky. He wanted to weigh it. 15 kilos. Then he asked me what was inside? I said, why do you want to know? He said if there is any camera or computer equipment I can exceed the 7 kilo limit. I said yes, a lap top and cameras. He said ok, no problem with the 15 kilo weight then. Off I went to catch my next flight. I'll be using them again soon/ Let's see if I get such understanding counter personnel going the other direction.

Far as I can tell, for non stop, direct flights between Manila and Bangkok, we have Cebu Pac, then for twice as much we have PAL, then for double their price we have Thai Air.

Who knows, maybe in the near future, I'll be cussing them soon.

Tan made me chuckle, calling them Cebu Pathetic. But, I'll bet anything it is the airline she always flies between the two cities, unless some generous lovestruck fan, of which she has legions, wanted to spring for a PAL ticket.  

As for Kahuna, he never drinks anything but ice cold buttermilk, so he couldn't be too pissed. He's quite the Buddy Ebsen fan, ya know.

[Lefty]

(azza33 @ May 23 2010,08:33) It's the 2nd time they have done this to me... and the last!!!

In future, if i fly to Phils, I'll use air asia...at least they can be trusted.

I do prefer Air Asia, for flights like BKK to CM or Phuket. For BKK to Clark though, you'd need to go through KL. Also they do not fly into MNL at all.

[kahuna]

(Lefty @ May 23 2010,17:15)

(kahuna @ May 23 2010,13:29)

(Lefty @ May 23 2010,12:07) Who else besides PAL and Cebu Pac goes directly between the two cities?

For starters....

Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Asia, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Air, Thai Airways

I'd bet everyone of them is more expensive and some of them at least double in price.

I just checked Cathay Pac, and their flights from mnl to bkk, all go through HK. That does not define a direct flight to me. I did not check all 7 days of the week, but checked two days, Sat and Mon, and both are that way.

You wrote direct flights...you didn't write non-stop flights...For your edfification, there is a difference...

Non-stop flight
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A non-stop flight, especially in the aviation industry, refers to any flight by an aircraft which does not involve any intermediate stops. A "direct flight" is not the same as a "non-stop flight"

Direct flight
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A direct flight in the aviation industry is any flight between two points by an airline with no change in flight numbers, which may include a stop over at an intermediate point[1]. The stop over may either be to get new passengers (or allow some to disembark) or a mere technical stop over (i.e. for refuelling purposes only). These are often confused with non-stop flights, which are direct flights involving no intermediate stops.

[azza33]

That's pathetic!!

[kahuna]

My pleasure......

[guydesavoy]

I like the jib of your gif

[EyeMahk]

Kuwait Airways flies nonstop BKK-MNL 6 times a week. Thai flies one time or two times per day, depending on the day. Same with Philippine Air. Discount airlines always have more severe baggage restrictions, so look at them before booking. Both Air Asia and Cebu Pacific Air are point-to-point, for almost all routes. No connections allowed on the same tickets. So reclaim your bag and check-in again. If you don't like that, or are carrying 40 kilos of crap around SE Asia, then pay the price and fly Thai.

Getting from MNL to Angeles City (or back) during daylight hours?  You'll wish you endured Cebu Pacific and flew nonstop from BKK to Clark!  

The BEST way to go BKK-MNL is on a Star Alliance award of 20,000 miles (30,000 for business class) for a Round-trip. Find someone with 20K of United (or some other star alliance carrier) and have them book the ticket for you on Thai Airways. The only caution is that on this award, there is no changes to the return flight once you have taken the outbound. Decide to stay longer or shorter? Your ticket is worthless.

[BlueBallz]

Heard MANY horror stories about this airline!! Caveat Emptor!!!

[azza33]

(EyeMahk @ May 24 2010,22:45) Getting from MNL to Angeles City (or back) during daylight hours?  You'll wish you endured Cebu Pacific and flew nonstop from BKK to Clark!  

Exactly which is why I was forced to book them.

and also I'm not sure why this thread has gone so far off the topic. Bangkok manila flights are not the issue here!!

[Lefty]

(kahuna @ May 23 2010,20:13)

(Lefty @ May 23 2010,17:15)

(kahuna @ May 23 2010,13:29)

(Lefty @ May 23 2010,12:07) Who else besides PAL and Cebu Pac goes directly between the two cities?

For starters....

Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Asia, Kuwait Airways, Malaysia Airlines, Singapore Air, Thai Airways

I'd bet everyone of them is more expensive and some of them at least double in price.

I just checked Cathay Pac, and their flights from mnl to bkk, all go through HK. That does not define a direct flight to me. I did not check all 7 days of the week, but checked two days, Sat and Mon, and both are that way.

You wrote direct flights...you didn't write non-stop flights...For your edfification, there is a difference...

Non-stop flight
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A non-stop flight, especially in the aviation industry, refers to any flight by an aircraft which does not involve any intermediate stops. A "direct flight" is not the same as a "non-stop flight"

Direct flight
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A direct flight in the aviation industry is any flight between two points by an airline with no change in flight numbers, which may include a stop over at an intermediate point[1]. The stop over may either be to get new passengers (or allow some to disembark) or a mere technical stop over (i.e. for refuelling purposes only). These are often confused with non-stop flights, which are direct flights involving no intermediate stops.

For your edification, you were WRONG on both counts then, rather than one.

Cathey Pacific from Bkk to MNL: Flight 750 to HK, then you change to flight 903 to MNL, for example. Go down their list of available flights and not only does it require 1 stop in HK, you change flights there every single time. So, to use them is neither non stop or direct.

Using Asiana, from BKK to MNL, another one of your fine suggestions, would mean flying through Seoul, and changing flights both. So, again neither non stop or direct either one.

I'm not going to bother checking Singapore Air, but will take a wild guess and say they also require a flight change at the stop in Singapore, which means they are neither non stop or direct.

[Lefty]

(EyeMahk @ May 24 2010,22:45) Kuwait Airways flies nonstop BKK-MNL 6 times a week. Thai flies one time or two times per day, depending on the day. Same with Philippine Air. Discount airlines always have more severe baggage restrictions, so look at them before booking. Both Air Asia and Cebu Pacific Air are point-to-point, for almost all routes. No connections allowed on the same tickets. So reclaim your bag and check-in again. If you don't like that, or are carrying 40 kilos of crap around SE Asia, then pay the price and fly Thai.

Getting from MNL to Angeles City (or back) during daylight hours?  You'll wish you endured Cebu Pacific and flew nonstop from BKK to Clark!  

The BEST way to go BKK-MNL is on a Star Alliance award of 20,000 miles (30,000 for business class) for a Round-trip. Find someone with 20K of United (or some other star alliance carrier) and have them book the ticket for you on Thai Airways. The only caution is that on this award, there is no changes to the return flight once you have taken the outbound. Decide to stay longer or shorter? Your ticket is worthless.

Thanks for the info on Kuwait Air. It appears then that we have 4 choices for a non stop and direct flight between BKK and MNL. Our learned resident gay uncle while schooling me on the differences between non stop and direct flights apparently did not take the time to find out that all the direct flights between the two cities are just the 4 non stops. There is no instance of a 1 stop direct flight that I have found.

BTW, I had another typically uneventful Cebu Pacific flight yesterday. I flew from one of the provincial capitols to MNL, then changed planes and flew to BKK. My check through bag was tagged BKK. I did not need to reclaim it in MNL and recheck it. My carry one was 4 kilos over the limit and they didn't say a word, just put a tag on it to indicate it was inspected and met the carry on requirements

If one has plans to merely pass through Manila on the way to another city in Philippines, PAL and Cebu Pacific are really the only practical choices IMO. Even if they all cost the same. If for example, I used Kuwait Air to fly from BKK to MNL, but was planning to immediately continue on to say, Cagayan de Oro, I would need to change terminals in Manila and start all over again. IMO, changing terminals in Manila is not a fun thing to do. Coming from BKK, even on Cebu Pacific or PAL, one needs to claim and recheck their bags in Manila because of going through customs, but it is a darned site easier when you remain in one terminal. Each of those airlines have their own terminals that no other airline uses.

Any time in the future that I fly between BKK and MNL, I will use only Cebu Pacific.

[Lefty]

(kahuna @ May 24 2010,08:30) My pleasure......

Yeah, right. If you are going to take pride in being the resident asshole, at least be correct while doing so.