THAI Smile cancels flights to Hong Kong

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THAI Smile cancels flights to Hong Kong

By THE NATION

 

 

THAI Smile Airways has temporarily cancelled flights to Hong Kong from March 13-28 due to the Covid-19 situation.

 

The folliwing round-trip flights have been cancelled:

 

Phuket-Hong Kong route WE608 / WE609 (codeshare TG2608 / 2609) flights, effective from March 13-28.

 

Bangkok-Hong Kong Route. WE630 / WE631 (codeshare TG2630 / 2631) flights, effective from March 16-28, or until further announcement.

 

For passengers affected by flight cancellations on that date, THAI Smile will offer a full refund, without additional cost.

 

Passengers who still wish to travel during such period will be transferred to Thai Airways flights.

 

Passengers who wish to change their trip and / or change routes, can do so within the ticket validity or extend the travelling period up to December 15, 2020. Fees will be exempted.

 

The change must be made before the date of travel as specified on the ticket, in accordance with the conditions set by the company. Passengers can contact any of 13 Smile Service Centre nationwide during operating hours or Call Centre 1181 or 02-118-8888 for 24 hours.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30383914

 

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[alex8912]

Seems stupid. Hong Kong is probably one of the safest places in Asia. They closed borders and monitored this since January way ahead of others. Every man woman and child wears a mask. Hand sanitizer and masks are available everywhere. I don’t get why anyone would cancel flights and why Thailand is being strict with entries ( as I see again) Cathay Pacific went from about 56 flights a week to it seems just 5 this week and just one flight a day through April.  Lumping Hong Kong with the mainland of China is just plain old wrong. 

[zhounan]

Wow, just in time! Hongkongers are now safe from Thais.

Edited March 13, 2020 by zhounan

[Stargeezr]

Yes  the save our face  first country is just trying to catch up.

What else can be said.

[KhunBENQ]

119 cases in Hongkong are not significant?

That other airlines cancel or adjust their flights to HK gone unnoticed?

Ever thought that the flights might simply be near empty?

 

https://www.businesstraveller.com/features/which-hong-kong-flights-are-cancelled-from-coronavirus/

Edited March 13, 2020 by KhunBENQ

[KhunBENQ]

To/from/within Europe routes are served with near or totally empty planes to full-fill some "80/20 rule". The rule says an airline must serve 80% of it's schedule or loose their assigned airport slots which would be terrible.

Better?

Edited March 13, 2020 by KhunBENQ

[ThaiBunny]

1 minute ago, KhunBENQ said:

To/from/within Europe routes are served with near or totally empty planes to full-fill some "80/20 rule". The rule says an airline must serve 80% of it's schedule or loose their assigned airport slots which would be terrible.

Better?

This rule was suspended earlier in the week

[KhunBENQ]

Just now, ThaiBunny said:

This rule was suspended earlier in the week

You are up-to-date. I just read that is under discussion.