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3 minutes ago, Leaver said:
. . . . but those bricks sit on land that a foreigner does not have fair and equal ownership of.
In practice, he cannot be thrown off the parcel of land that his "box of bricks" is suspended above, so it's misleading to suggest it makes any real difference from owning the land too, just for the sake of argument.
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On 3/24/2020 at 3:01 AM, ChristianBlessing said:
Greetings. I am on an METV which will expire on April 17, 2020. I have a flight to return home to the US on April 1. It was scheduled to depart from Chiang Mai but has been changed to depart from Bangkok. Given the amount and nature of travel to return home and a Level 4 Travel Advisory form the US, I am contemplating cancelling the flight voluntarily. Having booked through an online agent and unable to deal directly with the airline, I have doubts about providing proof to Thai immigration officials that my cancellation is/was valid. It is also the case that with US Consulate office in Chiang Mai being closed I may have difficulty in procuring a letter to present to immigration.
I imagine there may be others in or understanding of my predicament and wonder what course of action or advice you might suggest.
Thank you.
The Global Level 4 Health Advisory advises citizens to return home immediately unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period. Cancelling a flight in these circumstances goes against the advice and wouldn't be a valid reason for Thai Immigration to extend your stay IMO.
You say the airline won't deal with you directly as you booked through a TA, but have you tried? Many airlines take over the ticket once the outbound has been flown so you might be able to go direct to the airline, but I would only advise this if you're pulling the flight forward in order to leave sooner.
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24 minutes ago, theVenerable said:
I have a flight booked back to the UK for the 28th. Lets see if It's cancelled.
Who is it with?
24 minutes ago, theVenerable said:I've nowhere to go if I get back to the UK anyway..
Where were you planning to live when you left Thailand?
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On 3/23/2020 at 2:56 PM, Tops said:
But we booked at Expedia and we can't get in touch with them. Will just charge back using MasterCard.
I've read conflicting reports about whether this will work. You paid Expedia to provide a booking service which they have done. The airlines, not Expedia, have cancelled flights so Expedia are not liable and have carried out what you paid them to do. They should pass on any refund from the airline minus their own admin fee, which could be hefty. Please let us know how you get on with any charge back claim.
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3 hours ago, sandyf said:
Someone mentioned the EU directive, EU261, not going to apply in this situation, would be declared as "extraordinary circumstances".
The "extraordinary circumstances" get out would remove your rights to compensation, but does not remove your right to a full cash refund if your flight falls under the scope of the directive.
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Unless they're some sort of "rescue" flights, the info above is at odds with Emirates' own website where it states all flights are cancelled as of today.
ETA. The suspension extends until 23:59 local time on 9th April.
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Lockdown will initially be for 1 month it seems.
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Girlfriend is telling me of a 6 point lockdown starting on 26th March just being published (Thai news source). Points include no going outside, no multi people gathering, no bad news (?), no taking cars out(?) and no inter province travel.
Some of that will be lost in translation but can anyone expand or clarify?
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19 minutes ago, 007 RED said:
To make matters worse, if you have paid by a debit card it is unlikely that the card provider operates a 'claw back' scheme.
Many EU issuers of debit cards do have a chargeback scheme covering their debit cards. I see stouricks who you were replying to was heading to Spain so if he/she has paid with a Spanish debit card they could indeed have a claim. The Ts and Cs are not the same as the legal coverage for credit card chargebacks, but the system is there and should be used if possible.
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5 minutes ago, Peter Denis said:
(I read on their web-site that if you paid using your Emirates-miles, they would NOT refund these - which is also a questionable practice).
Only if the miles had expired since booking the ticket. Not ideal, but not as bad as any payment with miles.
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2 minutes ago, 007 RED said:
What you need to bear in mind is that if you decide to use the voucher to purchase a new ticket on the same route within the validity of the voucher (e.g. 12 months from date of issue) . . . .
Another thing to bear in mind is that although the voucher will only have a validity of 12 months, it can be used to book flights approx 11 months in advance, so you can use it to fly in almost 2 years time if so desired.
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5 hours ago, Peter Denis said:
If all Dubai connecting flights to Europe have been cancelled, there will be many people in a similar situation (useless flight to Dubai and cancelled flight to next destination).
I am in that position and can't do anything on line to re-schedule. I have plenty of time and will try calling them if their office is still closed closer to the time.
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1 hour ago, KhaoYai said:
Most people here are understandably refering to flights out of Thailand. I have no idea what the rules are on those but anyone booking flights that begin in Europe/UK and are subsequently cancelled by the airline should be OK. EU and UK rules protect such situations and you do not have to accept a voucher or alternative flight. However, the maximum amount of compensation is 600 Euros per passenger and it depends on the length of the flight. I have no idea what happens if the airline goes bust though.
If you cancel the flight yourself, you will not be covered.
The EU directive gives you rights to a full refund if the airline cancels. The 600 Euros you mention is the top level of compensation for delayed flights, or flights cancelled within 2 weeks of departure. It does not remove the right to a full refund as well, if applicable.
If you're away from home, you can request the refund and being taken home I believe, but as you say, don't cancel as that removes the airline's obligation to you.
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Flights off again by order of UAE government.
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Sea view can also mean disused oil platforms, rusty old tankers, noisy speedboats/jetskis, foghorns and an offshore wind farm (all available near me). It's not necessarily idyllic, but I do like it.
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2 minutes ago, sallecc said:
It seems they retracted the news shortly (reminds me of some government we know, ehm ???? ) and then announced that they will stop "most" of the flights and still keep some destinations, at the moment...
I was about to say the same, but while I looked for the source to quote I found out that the UAE government has now banned all passengers, including transit ones, so Emirates flights appear to be off again!
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1 minute ago, theVenerable said:
. . . . UK is on that list for some reason . . . .
UK is on the list as it is a country where "Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) is now getting more serious". It's part of the preamble to the workaround being offered by Thai Immigration, which is detailed in the remainder of the document.
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Why not use the new powers to get an extension without doing a border run? They're detailed here on the forum.
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On 3/21/2020 at 9:41 AM, pdtokyo said:
First insurer not to follow these principles would go broke quicksmart.
That could be mine then as they are quite adamant that Covid-19 is covered if the policy was taken out before 23:59 on March 11th, but not afterwards. 12th March was the day the WHO declared it a pandemic. There are other insurers with the same approach.
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My understanding is that wearing a mask also protects others from your potentially virus ridden spittle and thus should be encouraged.
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There is an example given in the app that will explain it, and even shows it on a calendar with random dates IIRC.
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Curent statement on Timatic for Thailand is:
QuoteItems 1 and 2 are effective 00:00 local time 22 March 2020:
1. Nationals of Thailand must have a 'FIT TO FLY' medical certificate issued by a Thai Embassy or Consular.
2. All passengers other than nationals of Thailand must have:
- a Health Certificate and Lab Test COVID-19 to prove they are free from Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Health Certificate and Lab Test COVID-19 must be valid for not more than 72 hours prior to departure, and
- a medical insurance with coverage of 100,000 USD.You should be refusd boarding if you can't comply.
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On 3/20/2020 at 2:10 AM, Canuck1966 said:
Quite a few Brits stranded in Peru and the govt has left them to their own devices .
They have enough stuff going on over there to care about expats, + 330 billion reasons to tell us to F Off
Peru situation now sorted it seems.
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Emirates at my last count had cancelled over 100 routes - not reduced the schedule but cancelled. It's also likely that they will ground all their Airbus A380s in the next few days which may affect even more. For the UK, it means Edinburgh, Newcastle, Stansted and Gatwick are off the schedule until the end of June, and some of the possible alternatives will disappear as the A380 decision filters through the system.
I suspect there will still be ways to get there, but it won't be as simple as you might think.
Is this a good time to buy a Condo?
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And as it's a technicality that makes not a whit of difference to anyone's life, why even discuss it?