Neil Evans flies Bangkok to Vientiane, in Laos, with Thai Smiles WE570.
Plane: An Airbus A320-200. Thai Smile is a low-cost regional subsidiary of Thai Airways. They only operate A320s, with 20 in the fleet.
Class:Economy.
Seat: 37H.
Price: You can get return Economy Class tickets for this route from $289.
How full: About half full mainly Thai, Chinese and Lao people with just a few Europeans.