@Lee ***********

Bang on for both legs.

Ok, interesting. That does surprise me. I've naively thought the planes may be nowhere near full. I guess time will tell......

@Garrett **********

Unfortunately with Etihad there's no option to buy business class off the bat - otherwise I would and have done in the past.

They now have this "bidding system" where anyone who wants to fly business has to bid, from the outset. You book economy, then put your bid in. I therefore placed my bids when booking economy, there was no other option.

I feel like todays emails are just an automated system and way of getting those who wish to fly business class to pay a bit more....

Surely the planes aren't rammed full with 15 people bidding over the last 4 seats in business class....

Mine was under an hour. I believe I got very lucky.

Qatar have just told me I now have to fly MAN - AUH - HKT - BKK. Only a short stop in Phuket, hoping we don't get off the plane, but still an added couple of hours. Anyone else done this flight?

I asked the same questuon last week and was told to put my own passport pic in. It did the trick.

@John ********

I am indeed a bafoon. Thanks mate.

@John ********

Thanks mate. Apologies for sounding like an utter bafoon but where on earth do I find the declaration? I don't see it on the E-Visa page?

What did you guys put for the declaration? Some of these questions and requirements are so unnecessary.

In having no problems with it. I believe it's down for maintenance on December 10th, not November. I'm baffled with all the legal BS and documentation they want to prove I am a resident in the UK, and the ID of people I'll be staying with in Thailand. Madness.