Must Read Airlines still offering flights from Thailand to the UK as of 1 April

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

???? As of 1 April, the following airlines still offer flights from Thailand to the UK. As the situation changes very rapidly, please confirm the status of your flight with the airline.

 

Although most of the flights are fully booked, there is a chance for passengers to stand by at the airport as seats are usually available due to no shows. Please notify the check-in staff at least 2 hours before the counter closes so that you have sufficient time to get the tickets issued.

 

????Airlines with direct flights to the UK:

 

✈️ Thai Airways

All flights form Bangkok (BKK) to Heathrow (LHR) suspended.

www.thaiairways.com/
Contact number: ‪‪‪+66 2-356-1111, ‪‫‪+66 2-356-1122, ‪‫‪+66 ‪2-137-4605

 

✈️ British Airways

All flights from Bangkok (BKK) suspended.

www.britishairways.com
Contact numbers: ‪‫‪+66 2-1342201-8

 

✈️ EVA Air

BR67 Bangkok (BKK) to Heathrow (LHR) departs at 1230hrs.

16 business class and 10 economy class seats available on this flight.

Stand by is possible (previously approx. 20 on each flight).

No flight will operate on 2 April (Thursday). Next flight 3 April (Friday) and 5 April (Sunday).

www.evaair.com

Contact numbers: ‪‪‪+66 2-302-7288, ‪‫‪+66 ‪2-134-2521-5

 

????Airlines with non-direct flights to the UK:

 

✈️Cathay Pacific (new route)

CX708 departs tonight from Bangkok (BKK) to Hong Kong (HKK) at 1730hrs.

Connection to Heathrow (LHR) available with a 2 hour transit onto BA10 departing at 2345hrs.

Seats are available at present.

https://www.cathaypacific.com

 

✈️ Lufthansa

LH773 Bangkok (BKK) to Frankfurt (FRA) departs on 2 April at 2300hrs arriving local time at 0600hrs.

Onward connection from Frankfurt (FRA) to Heathrow (LHR) is Lufthansa flight LH900 departing at 0800hrs.

Other transit destinations in the UK are available too from Frankfurt (FRA).

 

From 1 April, operates 3 flights per week; Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Fully booked on the system for this week, however advised to standby at counter G22. No need to book online in advance but you should turn up at the airport at least 2 hours before departure and inform the handling agent.

Flights will be operated until further notice.

www.lufthansa.com

Contact numbers: +66 2-264-2400, +66 2-134-2213, +66 2-654-6800 (call centre)

 

✈️ Thai Airways

TG920 Bangkok (BKK) to Frankfurt (FRA) departs at 2345hrs tonight, arriving at 0615hrs local time.

Again there are many transit connection possibilities to the UK from Frankfurt (FRA) as above.

www.thaiairways.com/

Contact number: ‪‪‪+66 2-356-1111, ‪‫‪+66 2-356-1122, ‪‫‪+66 ‪2-137-4605

 

✈️ SWISS

LX181 Bangkok (BKK) to Zurich (ZRH) does not operate today.

Next flight 1245hrs Thursday arriving in Zurich at 1935hrs.Transit connection (overnight transit) with British Airways flight BA713 leaving at 1325hrs next day is available. Onward connections available to Manchester.

Fully booked but very good chance for standby passengers. Contact counter G24.

www.swiss.com

Contact number: +66 2-134-2095-6, +66 2-654-6800, +66 2-654-6800 (call centre)

 

✈️ Korean Air

KE652 BKK-ICH departs BKK daily at 2330hrs arriving at ICN 0655hrs+1.10 seats available today.

There will be no connecting flight to Heathrow (LHR) from Incheon (ICH) on 2 April. The KE907 will not carry passengers and instead operate as a cargo flight. From 13-27 Apr, this flight will operate on Wednesdays and Saturdays only.

www.koreanair.com
Contact number: +66-2-620-6999

 

✈️ Qatar Airways

QR837 departed BKK to DOH on time at 0210hrs. QR831 BKK-DOH also departed at 0905hrs on time.

Next available flight BKK-DOH today is QR981 departing at 1940hrs followed by the QR833 departing at 2110hrs.

Today there are 4 flights per day departing from Bangkok to Doha. From Doha, there are 1-2 flights per day to Heathrow (LHR), Manchester (MAN), Birmingham (BHX), Edinburgh (EDI) and Cardiff (CWL).

All flights today have availability in all classes.

 

Tomorrow 3 flights, with limited availability: QR837 at 0210hrs, QR831 at 0905hrs and QR833 at 2110hrs.

Standby - available to passengers who already hold previously issued Qatar Air tickets. 10% discount for one way travel here, use promo code TRAVELHOME. All bookings must be made online.

For more information, refer to www.qatarairways.com

Contact numbers: ‪‪‪+66 2-1341021-23, ‪‫‪+66 2-6180499, ‪‫‪+66 ‪‪2-134-3517-8

 

✈️ Finnair

This route from BKK to HEL has now been suspended until the end of June 2020.

www.finnair.com
Contact number: ‪‫‪+66 ‪2 134 2431-2

 

✈️ KLM

KL876 from Bangkok (BKK) to Amsterdam (AMS) is scheduled to leave on Saturday 4 April at 2230hrs. 6 seats available in economy. Standby is possible.

From 1 April, there will be 2 flights a week, Mondays and Saturdays only.

For onward transfer in Amsterdam (AMS) to the UK, there are a lot of flights with KLM to larger airports and KLM Cityhopper to regional airports.

www.klm.com
Contact number: +66 2-6100800

 

✈️Ethiopian Airlines

Until the end of April 2020 3 flights per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). Next flight is ET609 departing Bangkok (BKK) on 2 April at 0120hrs, arrives Addis Ababa (ADD) at 6.20 with 18 hours waiting for next flight (ET700) to London. The airline is providing an accommodation voucher during waiting for connecting flight. Fully booked on the system but good chance for standby passengers. Highly recommended to book online in advance so that the price will be cheaper and more chances to be called on board. Please contact counter W6-W10 to notify the handling agent if you are stand-by.

www.ethiopianairlines.com

Contact number: +66 2-134-3061-5, +66 2-653-4366-8

 

✈️ Emirates

Flights now suspended.

www.emirates.com

Contact number: +66 2-664-1040, +66 2-134-3571-2, +66 2-664-1045

 

✈️Etihad

Flights now suspended.

Contact number: +66 2-253-0099, +66 2-787-3377

 

????Regional flights:

 

✈️Thai Vietjet Air

There are 3 flights from Phuket (HKT) to Bangkok (BKK) showing as operational today departing at 1230hrs, 1525hr and 2005hrs.

Chiang Mai (CNX) to Bangkok (BKK) 2 flights showing as operational; VZ105 at 1400hrs and V2107 at 2200hrs.

www.vietjetair.com

 

✈️ Air Asia

Flights from Phuket (HKT) to Bangkok (BKK) are temporarily suspended until 30 April. They plan to resume again on 1 May 2020.

www.airasia.com
Contact number: +66 2-515-9999

 

✈️Bangkok Airways

Flights from Phuket (HKT) to Bangkok (BKK): PG270 at 0645hrs, PG272 at 0935rs, PG276 at 1215hrs, PG274 at 1440hrs and the PG278 at 1910hrs are showing as operational today. This airline will suspend all domestic flights from 7 -30 April 2020.

Chiang Mai: The only flight scheduled to Bangkok (BKK) today is PG226 at 1630hrs. This airline will suspend all domestic flights from 7 -30 April 2020.

www.bangkokair.com

Contact number: +66 2-265-5678, +66 2-270-6699

 

✈️Thai Smile Air

Flights to Bangkok (BKK) from Phuket (HKT) are mostly cancelled today. WE216 departing at 1620hrs is still showing as operational.

Chiang Mai: Flight to Bangkok (BKK) scheduled to depart at 1310hrs only.

www.thaismileair.com
Contact number: +66 2-118-8888

 

✈️Thai Airways

No regional flights from Phuket (HKT) are operating.

www.thaiairways.com/

Contact number: ‪‪‪+66 2-356-1111, ‪‫‪+66 2-356-1122, ‪‫‪+66 ‪2-137-4605

 

✈️Nok Air

Phuket (HKT) to Bangkok (DMK) mostly cancelled. The DD7503 departing at 1120hrs is showing as operational from gate 9.

Chiang Mai: Most flights cancelled. DD8319 departing at 1810hrs is showing as operational from gate 5.

www.nokair.co.th
Contact number: +66 -2-900-9955

 

✈️Qatar

Phuket (HKT) to Doha (DOH) flight QR841 departs at 2040hrs. Possible onward connections to the UK from Doha (DOH).

The Chiang Mai (CNX) to Doha (DOH) flight QR823 has ceased operation.

www.qatarairways.com
Contact numbers: ‪‪‪+66 2-1341021-23, ‪‫‪+66 2-6180499, ‪‫‪+66 ‪‪2-134-3517-8

 

❗️Please note that this information is correct at the time of publication. The operational situation changes hourly. We will continue to update our #TravelAdvice for #Thailand. Check our page https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/thailand/ regularly and sign-up to email alerts.

[Jonathan Fairfield]

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