Namaste & Swadee Khrap !
Once again another Thai AirAsia flights however this time its actually one of my most special flights because its the first time that I got to fly in one of the special liveries of Thai AirAsia known as "Shades of the River" livery and actually its my first flight aboard any special liveried aircraft so Im super excited to share this one.
YOUTUBE link of this Flight Report
https://youtu.be/hlh5xnfc_eI?si=P2d_l7A0b0ol-ca5
By now, everyone from my YT fam to Flight-Report fam, knows that my most favourite and frequented International route is between my homebase, Lucknow to my second home, Bangkok and Im glad to have gotten this special liveried aircraft on one of my flights back in 2023 when I was flying from LKO to DMK with Thai AirAsia Flight No. FD147 Reg. HS-BBA and the aircraft is A320-214
Actually its quite rare now a days to have the opportunity to fly aboard one of the retro A320s with wingtips so everytime I get a chance to fly on board one of these older models I always thank God for that.
Also this flight was operating out of my homebase's older International Terminal T1 which was a very small terminal building so Im glad I have these videos and photos to show the world how much we have grown as a city with better infrastructure and to always remember our humble roots.
As the T1 was just a single floor terminal we didn't have aerobridges on it so all international flights had shuttle boardings and this was no exception and despite not being a fan of a shuttle boarding I kinda enjoyed this one as I got to not just walk next to this beautiful aircraft but even take great pics of it.
The cabin was pretty much same as the other A320 fleet cabins of Thai AirAsia but yes the seats were definitely more comfortable with respect to cushioning which felt like the newer fleet of A320Neos and A321Neos seem to have gotten thinner.
Seat pocket contents includee basic safety instructions card along with a Santan Cafe pamphlet with a promotional booklet.The legroom as always ample and good for me.
The pushback and departure was on time and during that time our current terminal building T3 was just getting its final touches so I got took a pic of it too as we taxied to RWY 09 for departure.
Following the takeoff the seat belt signs were off and the crew began its inflight services of which I had'nt booked any so I took a nap for some time as the cabin lights were dimmed following the onboard services and after about 2 and a half hours into the flight crusing at 35000 FT the captain briefed us about the descent and arrival into DMK.
Soon we were flying over the huge outskirt areas of Bangkok and maneuvered our way into DMK and landed on time.
Post landing we exited the runway to park on the tarmac adjacent to the terminal and overall another good flight with Thai AirAsia ofcorse onboard this special liveried aircraft.
I hope you all enjoyed this Flight report and stay tuned for more.Thank you for flying with me.
