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Why are flight prices to Thailand so high right now?

Paul *******
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Every else. Booking shortly to go to Thailand next month. Last two searches on Thai Air show prices of £2000 for economy. Most I’ve paid is £1200 for a Christmas flight. In April paid £850. Anyone know why?
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The user is observing unusually high flight prices to Thailand, with quotes reaching £2000 for economy class. Several commenters explain that high prices are common during the European summer holiday season due to increased demand. They suggest booking flights well in advance, using comparison sites like Skyscanner, and considering stopovers or flights from nearby countries to find better deals. Many agree that airline pricing practices, including dynamic pricing and supply-demand factors, contribute to the inflated costs.
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Ricky ********
Ricky ********
Corporate greed.
Paul *******
Paul *******
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Got one for £1400 by moving dates a bit. Will do it earlier next time. FYI the xmas flights under £900 still. Gonna book that soon.

Thanks for commenting
William **************
William **************
Try Skyscanner may be an option
Tina ********
Tina ********
July n August flights are very pricey. Have to book 3 months before to get a good price n that is also expensive. Last minute booking is super expensive.
James ********
James ********
BA showing £950 for early august yesterday. Are you deleting your cashe for the search platforms you are using ? It should make a difference to the prices offered 🥴🤦🏻‍♂️
Carl **********
Carl **********
Opted to stay at home this year, however friends from Thailand are Iver in Switzerland. Thought I would visit (only short journey from London)bloody hell the prices astronomical. So staying in the UK it is.😥
John ****
John ****
Thai air are too expencive after covid
Gareth *******
Gareth *******
Try cristal travel they are good
Tom ************
Tom ************
Not so many flights since covid, most flights are full, so price high
Ivan *********
Ivan *********
@Tom ***********
I went to Bangkok last October , The price was realistic . I had my my usual stop in Doha.
Ed ********
Ed ********
Any news on 60 days visa exempt yet??
Greg *********
Greg *********
Need to book earlier
Peter ********
Peter ********
TG. I don’t know what the deal is with TG. I suspect they get shot of seats through agents or sell to Government travelers. And then some people pay a fortune and it’s nice margins for them. Who knows.
John *********
John *********
Peter ********
Peter ********
@John ********
Thai Airways flight numbers like QF123
John *********
John *********
Stefan **********
Stefan **********
Use the app skyscanner
Adam ******
Adam ******
Just back from UK last week Bangkok-Doha-Edinburgh-Doha-Bangkok. 64,000 baht for two of us in economy. Just under £1500.
Darren ******
Darren ******
If U use the same device to search then return to a flight , it logs u so they see u are returning.

Try the same flight in a new device / IP address it will be cheaper
Alan *******
Alan *******
eva 700
Charlie ********
Charlie ********
There’s an ap called Cheap

Flights .com , it compares all airlines and helpfully the calendar is colour coded green/ amber / red. I’ve found south very good cheap flights.
Peter ********
Peter ********
@Charlie *******
Google flights the same.
Ron **********
Ron **********
Simple price gouging
Andy **********
Andy **********
Simple....... because you're being robbed by a bunch of thieves, before covid flights were between £350 and £450 for low season, and between £450 and £550 for high season return!! at the end of covid when they announced the world would be opening again, flights just doubled and trebled "over night" blaming the Russian and Ukrainian conflicts for fuel prices, complete and utter BS, they knew they could charge whatever they wanted, and people would pay it, because they was desperate to go on holiday again, as long as everyone is paying these ridiculous prices they will never go down again.
Detlef ***********
Detlef ***********
Yeah Paul , we have the same" price gouging" here by airline & in particular THAI & PAL airlines
Chris *******
Chris *******
Supply and Demand
Andy ************
Andy ************
Try ASAP tickets there showing $
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right now
David **********
David **********
I just flew from Australia for Aus $600 only booked a few weeks ago.
David **********
David **********
Bit hard to say as you assume that we know where you are flying from.
Nigel *********
Nigel *********
Clear your cache, restart your router. Use a VPN to take you to Thailand, wear a tin foil hat. They track your searches.
Craig *******
Craig *******
Try looking at china eastern
Jim *******
Jim *******
Try for September flights seem good prices
Ricky ********
Ricky ********
Here in Australia prices have gone up too .
Andy **********
Andy **********
Check another day
Ken ***********
Ken ***********
Before I moved to Thailand, I would visit in February and September/October because the fares were lower and Thailand was less crowded. July airfares are always higher.
Ben ********
Ben ********
Looks like prices go up for end of June then start dropping by end of July , I had to pay double what I normally do to fly tomorrow
Mike *******
Mike *******
Welcome to the free market economy! With dynamic ticket pricing, travel during the European peak Summer season is almost always expensive.
Douglas *******
Douglas *******
KLM
Stuart **********
Stuart **********
Because they are ripping the public off
Joseph **********
Joseph **********
September I fly from LHR to BKk via Muscat Fl -£521
John ********
John ********
@Joseph *********
I flew OmanAir from Manchester back in 2018. Very pleasant flight. Cabin crew very polite and professional, unfortunately for whatever reason they no longer fly from Manchester I believe.
David ********
David ********
@Joseph *********
I won't do stopover I.like direct
David ********
David ********
I fly eva economy 720
Michael ********
Michael ********
@David *******
me too early September
David ********
David ********
@Michael *******
stop off pattaya to get driving licence and bank account then isaan
Andy **********
Andy **********
I google search school holidays , & fly in term time , usually cheaper . Plus if you do a stop over ,its cheaper as less tax ( departure only ). So try a quick stop in europe or the middle east.
Jonny *******
Jonny *******
Yeah I found one last August for £650 you just have to keep looking on Skyscanner until you find a price your happy with
Rob *******
Rob *******
It’s allways going to be expensive if you book a month in advance, 3-4 months would make it cheaper
Paul *******
Paul *******
OP
@Rob ******
true. I normally book way ahead👍
Bob *********
Bob *********
Whenever the kids are out of school prices will double or triple
Henrik *****
Henrik *****
supply and demand
Christopher ********
Christopher ********
Ticket prices are based on a couple of factors from time of day to dates. It's also like playing the lottery and you need to keep checking constantly.
Ivan *********
Ivan *********
@Christopher *******
I agree . I start looking Months ahead of my rough departure dates. If you go at short notice you just have to pay the price or vary your schedule .
Christopher ********
Christopher ********
@Ivan ********
I've bought so many plane tickets now I've kinda learned a pattern. I use Expedia for all my purchases. There is typically a "busy traffic " time for purchasing tickets and if you see that the ticket says one price and then go to purchase and suddenly jumps up hundreds then you've hit that time. Definitely a bad time to purchase. Also people tend to cancel so often and I guarantee if you keep checking more tickets will pop up eventually.
Dave **********
Dave **********
From Paris, economy is around 850 euro
Frank-Steven ***********
Frank-Steven ***********
Summer holiday season just started in Europe. Flights are expensive until mid to late August now. People spend more money on traveling than ever before. And Thailand is one country with too much of that mass tourism. Try neighboring countries for flights / open jaw flights, e.g. Malaysia, Vietnam … and then hop over.

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