What is the best affordable airline with big seats and good service from New York to Bangkok?

@Vincent **********

yes I have flown with EVA in the past

@Calvert ******

Singapore does not disappoint 👍

@Jeff ********

The economy seats are good?

@Calvert ******

yes , I sit in emergency exit as I’m tall. Used to fly to Australia with them, and lots from Australia to Thailand etc. warm towels great service 👍 airports unreal 😳

@Vincent **********

I was actually thinking of flying to LA for a day but the extra time and expense problably isn’t worth it.

I booked premium economy with AA points I have.

The seating is larger, food is better and it’s two abreast instead of 3 in a 787 configuration.

Dollar wise buying outright it costs 60 % more in now season .

Points wise it’s 50 k points for premium vs 35k points for coach.

Regards premium seating, Korean air lets you pick seats when you book and for $100 each you can get bulkhead or exit row.

Much nicer than coach seats alone for foot room.

These seats comparably world cost about $200 and up many American Airline. Talking one leg here, one way upgrade.

Consider upgrading the pacific longer leg to Hong Kong and or Japan.

I don’t upgrade short legs.

I don’t like Cathay Oacific because seat selection is a mess withheld until 24 hours before flying.

Otherwise they have great routes and service and planes

@Vincent **********

how did you get the seat upgrades, I just booked and there wasn't an option to upgrade anything.

Maybe the seats were sold out when you booked.

I always book 3 months before flying and you get options to purchase better seats in coach

@Vincent **********

i fly out of dfw and can always get $700 return even in high season. Yesterday it was $724

That is really good.

My 500 flight is to LAX then I use points to get the short leg to Albuquerque

@Vincent **********

just had this one pop up.

Good safety record

I don’t know the Chinese airlines but I’m not impressed by the airports I went through

@Vincent **********

yeah, went there as well , they landed at different airport 30 kms away because of fog, noone on plane understood what she said except Chinese. Noone on ground to help found transit bus by luck I figured they'd transfer my luggage, they foew it in 10 hours later . Philippines is cheap ish from l. A. One connection in manila

Montaque A Dubs Airport was brand new, service was great on and off the plane and there were plenty of free seats while I was waiting for my connecting flight at the airport. Are you sure it was China Southern you flew with?

@Gabriel *******

why would you tell

me two completely different things than i was talking about? june is

not august.

and in one of my other comments i even posted a specific travel itinerary from NYC to BKK in january. 3 weeks. peak high season. return for 630€.

while june price are listed at 850+. july around 900.

@Richard *******

what exactly do you try to tell me? as i said, the prices are not much effected by thai season and more by your departing countries season.