London To Bangkok One Way Ticket

[falang4flange]

Hi There, I am a UK passport holder and have been to Thailand many times.

I want to fly from London to BKK in October (this will be on standard 30 day tourist entry stamp). I want to fly on a one way ticket.

Technically i beleive it is not allowed, having said this i have flown from Singapore to Bangkok, KL to Bangkok Vientian to Bangkok all on single tickets and have never been asked to prove I have a return ticket from Bangkok to my home country (UK).

Does anyone have any experience with airlines asking for proof of return ticket? Will i get asked in London, fined in Bangkok? Deported?

I am also considering applying for a "journalist" 1 year mulitple entry think its called a non-immigrant M visa (not as I do some amateur photography and write for a few magazines for free. I dont believe I would need a work permit after getting this one yar multiple entry non imm M visa.

Is it allowed to fly to BKK from Lon on a 1 way ticket if i have a 1 year visa?

Does anyone know any airlines that are unlikey to ask me if i have an onward ticket home

THanks

[oldoldgit!!]

Flew from LHR in August 2003 on a one way ticket to get settlement visa for my wife and bring her back to UK, no problems at all. visa done in a day!

[chonabot]

I have had problems with having a one-way ticket ( even with a visa) with Phillipine airlines, Quantas and Thai airways. No problems with Eva air.

The check in desk will challenge you , and you will have to buy a ticket out of the country ( Thailand) before they will allow you onto the flight.

Their reason is because , if you get turned away from Immigration arrivals in Don Muang, the airline will be liable to pay for your return flight to UK on refusal of entry. Every time I have arrived at Don Muang ( over 30 times) I have NEVER been asked to show onward flight details.

Another option is to book a train/coach ticket out of Los , I'm sure these days this is possible from the net....

[Up2U]

I have had problems with having a one-way ticket ( even with a visa) with Phillipine airlines, Quantas and Thai airways. No problems with Eva air.

The check in desk will challenge you , and you will have to buy a ticket out of the country ( Thailand) before they will allow you onto the flight.

Their reason is because , if you get turned away from Immigration arrivals in Don Muang, the airline will be liable to pay for your return flight to UK on refusal of entry. Every time I have arrived at Don Muang ( over 30 times) I have NEVER been asked to show onward flight details.

Another option is to book a train/coach ticket out of Los , I'm sure these days this is possible from the net....

Quite right, Chonabot. It is the airline taking you into the country that is concerned, because they will have to fly you out (at their cost) if you are refused entry.

The best way would be to buy a ticket LHR-BKK-KUH (Kuala Lumpur) or similar. It should be the same price as a LHR-BKK ticket and it shows you are going on to somewhere else. I've used this method several times in the Middle East, when I knew I could get a cheaper return ticket at my destination.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Hi There, I am a UK passport holder and have been to Thailand many times.

I want to fly from London to BKK in October (this will be on standard 30 day tourist entry stamp). I want to fly on a one way ticket.

Technically i beleive it is not allowed, having said this i have flown from Singapore to Bangkok, KL to Bangkok Vientian to Bangkok all on single tickets and have never been asked to prove I have a return ticket from Bangkok to my home country (UK).

Does anyone have any experience with airlines asking for proof of return ticket? Will i get asked in London, fined in Bangkok? Deported?

I am also considering applying for a "journalist" 1 year mulitple entry think its called a non-immigrant M visa (not as I do some amateur photography and write for a few magazines for free. I dont believe I would need a work permit after getting this one yar multiple entry non imm M visa.

Is it allowed to fly to BKK from Lon on a 1 way ticket if i have a 1 year visa?

Does anyone know any airlines that are unlikey to ask me if i have an onward ticket home

THanks

If you have a Thai visa, you can fly to Thailand on a one way ticket. Generally. the airlines will refuse to board you without either a confirmed outbound ticket, or a visa.

[Davidcharles]

I am told that Etihad Airline will take you to BKK for about £250.

Book them through www.trailfinders.com. for this price.

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Etihad David. Where does that outfit hail from ?

[Axel]

Etihad Airways is new National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Wonder if they are better than Mahan Air, where in Teheran for transit all female passengers get a head scarf that MUST be worn.

[Up2U]

Etihad Airways is new National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Wonder if they are better than Mahan Air, where in Teheran for transit all female passengers get a head scarf that MUST be worn.

Nothing like that in the UAE - but advisable to have sleeves in the dress and longish skirt (for females of course). Is this a long stop-over trip? Have to balance the direct flight costs against the time spent in transit airports. If it is Dubai, plenty of things to spend your money on. If Abu Dhabi, squeeze your way between the passengers heading for India and Pakistan and stock up on a few paperbacks, which are half the price of BKK Airport. Gold is reasonable price in Dubai, expensive in AD. (For the b/g of your dreams)

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Etihad Airways is new National Airline of the United Arab Emirates. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Wonder if they are better than Mahan Air, where in Teheran for transit all female passengers get a head scarf that MUST be worn.

Sounds pretty bad Axel.

[Axel]

Dr. I don't know, what to do.

Mahan Air should guarantee a sober arrival to meet the non-alcoholic rules

Etihad so offers fines wines (in business class and up I guess) got a chairman with a vision and my fading memory has Abu Dhabi with alcohl-checks while in transit.

No joke, CX around 82 (?) had stop overs on the way to Gatwick with stern warnings to passengers to hide the bottles...

they soon skipped the place.

[Axel]

If Abu Dhabi, squeeze your way between the passengers heading for India and Pakistan and stock up on a few paperbacks, which are half the price of BKK Airport. Gold is reasonable price in Dubai, expensive in AD. (For the b/g of your dreams)

Agree, DXB is great but for Etihad it's strictly Abu Dhabi.

Seems going to London should be OK, one hour to change planes.

Anyway, I might not be overexcited to use them, yet, although the grapevine has it for very cheap rates to London and Munich

Just for fun picked up their web-page, no advertisement from me.

http://www.etihadairways.com/

[andyinkat]

I've got my one-way ticket from Heathrow - Bangkok with Etihad. Didn't know it was Adu Dhabi, UAE,but didn't care; cost is my only consideration.

£277 via Benz Travel - www.benztravel.co.uk

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Now we'll wait and see whether the checkin staff will let you board without a visa. Let us know

[Davidcharles]

Now we'll wait and see whether the checkin staff will let you board without a visa. Let us know

I can't see why there should be a problem with the check-in people?

After all, their Airline issued the one way ticket Doc......

Incidentally, I used never to fly anything but direct to LOS.

A few hours sitting around an airport is not my idea of heaven....

BUT, a 24hr stopover is another thing, if you are put-up ( between flights) in a nice hotel free of charge!

I will do that when I come over later this year, for sure.

[thaiflyer1]

Done the middle east route once....31 hours door to door Pattaya to Teeside (North East England) never again.......always go via Amsterdam now. The airline might of issued the ticket but the onus is on the passenger to make sure he/she meets the visa requirements of the country they intend to fly to.

[Davidcharles]

The airline might of issued the ticket but the onus is on the passenger to make sure he/she meets the visa requirements of the country they intend to fly to.

Of course!

But we were discussing whether the Airlines Check-in people would allow you to get on board.....

[Martin]

I am trying ETIHAD from BKK to AUH to LHR in about six weeks time.

They have different flight times on different days. I ended up by putting each flight in the week from BKK across the top of a big sheet of paper, and then underneath what was the connection time to LHR.

They have a flight that leaves BKK at 09:15 on Saturday, and you are only at AUH for one hour exactly (so I guess it may be the same aircraft onwards) and it arrives at LHR at 18:25 on the Saturday.

But that was not good for me as it means paying for a night in BKK in order to leave at 09:15.

When I said I wanted to go on the Monday departure from BKK at 19:40, the reservations lady said they only allowed a night in the hotel at Abu Dhabi on the way back. But, when I persisted a bit, she soon came up with the information that I could have the night in the hotel outbound at a charge of 1200 baht.

I have chosen to come back on their Wednesday 22:35 departure from LHR. This gives a day and a night (at their expense) and a day in Abu Dhabi, and arrival in BKK at 07:35 on the Saturday.

It suits me to have the full day in London, get the hire car back to Heathrow after the rush hour and to be able to get to Khon Kaen and drive home by mid-afternoon.

With no flight longer than seven hours, I think this is the way for my aging bones to go.

I'll post my findings on here afterwards.