Just got off a half empty plane from Manchester to swampy and I can't believe how quiet it is got through imigration I kid you not 5 mins 

3 minutes ago, SERGERAMOS said:

I can't believe how quiet it is got through imigration I kid you not 5 mins 

Lol. Going back home might end up with a 14 day quarantine.

Seen the news lately?

Have a good stay.

Not been asked why you stay so long in Thailand?

How everything suddenly changed....

Beats waiting in a que with other, cough, cough, achu, achu ????

 

Strange how we haven't heard of not one immigration officer coming down with his, especially when hospital staff have, don't know about here though.

more clickbait people.  

 

There is no direct flight from Manchester to Swampy.

 

9 minutes ago, AussieBob18 said:

more clickbait people.  

 

There is no direct flight from Manchester to Swampy.

 

No you are totally wrong!

 

Etihad Emirates Quatar to name 3

HE DIDN'T SAY NON STOP there's a difference between direct same airline and non stop ...funnily enough  no stop

yes, i arrived around 8 pm on Friday night from Penang, omg, never seen it so quiet. no queues or any think, 5 min's or less i was picking my bag up.

7 minutes ago, AussieBob18 said:

more clickbait people.  

 

There is no direct flight from Manchester to Swampy.

I doubt this was clickbait, just a little misleading. He started his trip in Manchester, and arrived at Swampy. There are many airlines providing cheap tickets with one stop. Many people do not regard their intermediate stop on a flight from home to Thailand as significant.

Really want to go, seems like regardless where you are, there is a chance getting the virus.

48 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Seen the news lately?

Have a good stay.

I just read that UAE have put a travel ban(?) to Thailand for their people.

That would be another hard hit.

Love the internet.   Let's say i go out at 4:00 a.m. and it's very quiet.  What will I do????????????? Run back and start a thread on TV!!!!

 

I get it.  It's only when you find nirvana and can see everything from the outside looking in.  YouTube comments on someone winning a championship..."When I was 11.......".    Really?????????????

 

nobody cares about your life and why on a youtube comment?? lol.

 

Note:  i was just at the local market and I've never seen it so busy.  Everyone told me, "Farang, this is the busiest in history!!! You are part of history!!!"    

2 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

Love the internet.   Let's say i go out at 4:00 a.m. and it's very quiet.  What will I do????????????? Run back and start a thread on TV!!!!

 

I get it.  It's only when you find nirvana and can see everything from the outside looking in.  YouTube comments on someone winning a championship..."When I was 11.......".    Really?????????????

 

nobody cares about your life and why on a youtube comment?? lol.

 

Note:  i was just at the local market and I've never seen it so busy.  Everyone told me, "Farang, this is the busiest in history!!! You are part of history!!!"    

Really???????????????????????????????????

Not visa or extensions related. Moved to here.

15 minutes ago, denb said:

yes, i arrived around 8 pm on Friday night from Penang, omg, never seen it so quiet. no queues or any think, 5 min's or less i was picking my bag up.

No no no. Don’t say things like this. Many posters here still want to believe that the Chinese are arriving by the thousands daily. 

3 minutes ago, Gweiloman said:

No no no. Don’t say things like this. Many posters here still want to believe that the Chinese are arriving by the thousands daily. 

No we dont

Never seen it so quiet

Ah, you are one of those special people who hears with his eyes....Cool

1 hour ago, Vacuum said:

Lol. Going back home might end up with a 14 day quarantine.

Might be 30 days quarantine soon.  Chinese man found that did not get sick for 27 days after exposure

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-incubation/coronavirus-incubation-could-be-as-long-as-27-days-chinese-provincial-government-says-idUSKCN20G06W?fbclid=IwAR0myKNyYXXfUVrXE2i03GrQvLaSrZ92tCgXzvgG1s82LKoNe_uzQfHbCgg

1 hour ago, Vacuum said:

Lol. Going back home might end up with a 14 day quarantine.

Which is GREAT if you are living in a pub!

Makes sense that airports are quiet, many people cancelling trips. Soi Buakhao is the same as previous few years. Beach road is empty of Chinese which is great, has a different feel now

Zzzzzz

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Never seen it so quiet

It's so quiet that you just might get your very own BMW Smart Car shadowing you for the duration of your trip

18 hours ago, SERGERAMOS said:

Just got off a half empty plane from Manchester to swampy and I can't believe how quiet it is got through imigration I kid you not 5 mins 

You should travel more.

Its the same all round the world

17 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:

Strange how we haven't heard of not one immigration officer coming down with his,

You know even after you post a message you can go back to edit or delete it. Double negatives tend to take the edge off your startling revelations.

 

17 hours ago, Gweiloman said:

Many posters here still want to believe that the Chinese are arriving by the thousands

Yes. What everyone is really interested in in reading about is how someone was on a plane that wasn't full.  Incidentally, I doubt even in the best of times that 1000's of Chinese tourists flew to Thailand from Manchester every day.

Swampy has been quiet for some time now - well before the virus scare. Its only people who travel infrequently who comment on the 'quietness'. Regular travellers already know this, and appreciate it.

20 hours ago, SERGERAMOS said:

Just got off a half empty plane from Manchester to swampy and I can't believe how quiet it is got through imigration I kid you not 5 mins 

 

Ah....so when they announce the February tourist arrival figures we can expect a year on year increase of 5% on account of tourists being attracted by the efficient airport immigration officers.

I agree with the airport being low on travelers. I took the Corona express from DMK to Singapore yesterday. Most noticeable was the lack of Chinese tourists (also noticed that the noise level was down) The flight which is usually close to full was about 25%. Singapore airport also had a lack of travelers.

I have been predicting a dramatic drop in tourism for a few years now. Of course, I had no idea that something like this would cause an overnight drop. Just expected the quality tourists who spend the real money to continue dropping. Thailand is facing a dire emergency situation. I estimate somewhere between 5 and 8 million Thais are in businesses that are either tourism related, or peripherally connected to tourism. That is a world of hurt. Tourism was already suffering from the "quantity over quality" policies of the TAT, and the super lame army administration. Now? With incompetents like Anutin and Pipat leading major ministries, who have to deal with this situation, it is quite a perfect storm. Guys who do not have one iota of experience in the fields, that their ministries they are heading. What does that say about the utter disregard for the common Thai people, that this administration has? 

 

So, we might see an attitude adjustment from the racist ministries, and especially from the feckless immigration people. It is long overdue. How about apologies for years of regressive behavior? 

 

Did you see the silly post about the tourism numbers being up in January? The TAT will do and say anything to save face. What can one say?

21 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

I just read that UAE have put a travel ban(?) to Thailand for their people.

That would be another hard hit.

I had booked a flight from Dublin to UAE /bkk . I then read UAE are stopping all flights for their citizens to Thailand and Italy.  Now 12 dead in Italy and who knows how many have died in Thailand. 

I've reluctantly canceled my flight , personally I'm more worried about picking the virus up along the way and transmitting it to my young son in thailand then having problems getting home again .... more countries will follow suit I think , making travelling virtually impossible . 

22 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Not been asked why you stay so long in Thailand?

How everything suddenly changed....

Very few visitors are ever asked that.