Third-Party
Flying Thai Airways with departures between 25 August to 9 September and 2 October to 30 November 2017. All flights are via Bangkok with layover times of 1-11 hours.
•Sydney – $1,107 (20-27 August, 29 August – 9 September, 25-31 October, 2-11 November)
•Melbourne – $1,094 (25 August – 1 September, 9-18 September, 3-13 October, 7-15 November)
•Brisbane – $1,105 (13-21 October, 16-25 October, 2-10 November, 7-17 November)
The Nuts and Bolts
Thai Airways operates a mix of aircraft to Australia – Sydney is served by the B744 configured in 3-4-3 formation in Economy and offering a generous 34 inch seat pitch and seat-back IFE AVOD. While Melbourne and Brisbane are served by the B773 and B787 respectively. Both are configured in a 3-3-3 Economy formation with each seat providing a 32 inch seat pitch and seat-back IIFE AVOD. From Bangkok an A333 awaits to take you to Dubai, configured in a 2-4-2 formation with each seat giving 32 inches in pitch and seat-back IFE AVOD.
The Frequent Flyer Synopsis
Thai Airways is a member of the Star Alliance and its frequent flyer program is called Royal Orchid Plus (ROP).
The above Economy fare travels in “W” class and accrues 25% of the mileage flown. For a Sydney – Dubai (via Bangkok) round trip, this potentially earns 3,856 points. The minimum amount required for a redemption is 9,000 points for a one-way flight within Thailand (i.e. Bangkok – Phuket)
The Destination Itself
People from all over the world flock to the shimmering oasis that is Dubai. Thanks to its striking cream-colored Persian Gulf shoreline, international culinary scene and larger-than-life attractions (with more in the pipelines), – tourism plays a big part here. This is only magnified as Dubai is forever on a never ending pursuit to build something bigger and better. 5 must see attractions are –
1.Dubai Mall – A shoppers paradise and is considered the largest shopping centre in the world and houses a whopping 1,200 stores.
2.Burj Al Arab – This stunning building has wowed architecture buffs since it opened in 1999. Its curved glass façade – Modelled after the sails that have graced Dubai’s waterways all these years.
3.Burj Khalifa – Rising 2,716.5 feet above the city, the Burj Khalifa proudly holds the title of “world’s tallest building.”
4.Gold and Spice Souks – Featuring glittering displays of necklaces, bracelets and earrings from more than 300 retailers, the Gold Souk is one of the most renowned gold jewellery trading centres in the world.
5.Dubai Museum – Dedicated to Dubai’s cultural, historical and geographical landscape. Wander around and you’ll find everything from goods sold in the 1950s to information about the marine life that lies under the Arabian Gulf.
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Royal Brunei has flights including bags, meals etc. for $779 via Skyscanner from Melbourne. Example Aug-Sept. Also no long layovers, 18h 25m outbound (3hr layover), 17h 45m inbound (2hr 30m) vs. Thai 26h 10m outbound (10h layover), 17h 5m (1h 5m layover). RB Flights are in the 787 Dreamliner.
EDIT:
$999 from Sydney but that's China Eastern with at least 2 stops on the outbound. Better off Thai in that case. Same case for Brisbane as well but more stops.