16 Sep – 21 Oct 2026 · India → Thailand → Vietnam. Tick things off as they get booked — saved centrally, same list on every phone and laptop.
The long-haul anchor is locked in both directions and the India tour is agreed. What's left is the middle of the trip — the Delhi → Bangkok → Samui night flight (everything in India hangs off its date), the Udaipur hop that feeds it, the Samui → Hanoi leg, plus visas, insurance and paperwork.
Both flights of the Delhi handover day are now ticketed. The India tour end date is locked.
| AI1897 | 15:55 → 17:20 | Udaipur → Delhi Terminal 2 · A320neo · seat 14Aticketed |
⚠️ Only 20 kg checked on this leg — the lowest allowance of the whole trip, and he'll be ten days into India with whatever he has accumulated. Worth weighing the bag before Udaipur; excess is paid at the airport. Terminal 2 arrival is confirmed on the ticket, so budget 30–45 min to cross to T3.
| TG316 | 23:30 → 05:25+1 | Delhi T3 → Bangkok · A330 · seat 15A · Businessticketed |
| — | 07:10 → 08:15 | Bangkok → Samui · economy · 1h45 connectionsame ticket |
Booked in business on the long overnight leg, economy on the Samui hop — the same call as the Tel Aviv flights, and it makes the 1h45 Bangkok connection easier rather than tighter. One through-ticket, so a delay is the airline's problem. International check-in closes 22:15 at Delhi T3.
What this leaves: one flight still open — Samui → Bangkok → Hanoi on 6 Oct (~$270), plus travel insurance, both visas, the ferries and the Samui hotel night. The Delhi overnight rest question on 20→21 Oct is still unresolved.