Only 200 people to be allowed to enter Thailand each day

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Only 200 people to be allowed to enter country each day

By The Nation

 

 

The Foreign Affairs Ministry issued a statement saying not more than 200 people will be allowed to enter the country each day. The statement came after an order that planes would be prohibited from landing until April 18.

 

The number of 200 was decided upon after discussions between related agencies in order to systematically manage entry into the country and make appropriate arrangements for people entering, especially 14-day quarantine in specified areas.

 

Relevant Thai agencies are coordinating with embassies and the consulates-general to provide appropriate information, advice and assistance to Thais abroad.

 

The ministry said it would like to emphasise that the latest travel management rules are in accordance with the prime minister’s policies to tackle the spread of Covid-19.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30385541

 

 

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[PatOngo]

Great plan? The airlines will be delighted! Would that be 200 people on one plane or 10 people each on 20 planes? ????

 

 

[Greenhill]

1 minute ago, PatOngo said:

Great plan? The airlines will be delighted! Would that be 200 people on one plane or 10 people on 20 planes? ????

But flights are suspended??!!!   Talk about a confusing situation!!!

[lopburi3]

Guess planes do not need to land.

[Swiss1960]

3 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

Great plan? The airlines will be delighted! Would that be 200 people on one plane or 10 people each on 20 planes? ????

 

 

You miss the point... the government is forcing thousands of Thai to stay abroad,  risk overstay, need for expensive hotels and meals,  unable to get home...

 

And furthermore.. who decides about priorities for repatriation... let's say Thai airways has to fly to 15 countries for repatriation... each country with 600 Thai wanting to get home.. worstcase a Thai citizen will have to wait 15x3 days.. equals 45 days stranded abroad by their government... 

[Swiss1960]

7 minutes ago, Greenhill said:

But flights are suspended??!!!   Talk about a confusing situation!!!

Governments can organize repatriation flights by taking to each other,  no matter the lockdown status of a country... Swiss government has proven that all over Asia and South America 

[offset]

How many allowed in over land borders 

[Basil B]

3 minutes ago, Swiss1960 said:

You miss the point... the government is forcing thousands of Thai to stay abroad,  risk overstay, need for expensive hotels and meals,  unable to get home...

 

And furthermore.. who decides about priorities for repatriation... let's say Thai airways has to fly to 15 countries for repatriation... each country with 600 Thai wanting to get home.. worstcase a Thai citizen will have to wait 15x3 days.. equals 45 days stranded abroad by their government... 

it could be more than 15 days, because when fights resume people may still have to wait many days for a seat... 

[KhunBENQ]

25 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

10 people each on 20 planes

Too many people per flight

Suvarnabhumi, 4 April:

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Only 1,120 people left on 37 international flights & 99 people arrived on 36 flights

99 on 36 flights. Many flights are repatriation flights coming "empty" (only crew).

I don't know whether crews are allowed to enter. Maybe they need two complete crews on board for inbound/outbound?

[tso310]

I would hate to be number 201. 

[david555]

Does that means  the "over quotas" must wait in the transit zone before immigration (if those could be even landed ) , taking ticket numbers ?

 

And how they go divide that with other airports than Suvharhnaboumi….. Thailand amaze me even after 11 years every day more & more ….????

[david555]

1 minute ago, tso310 said:

I would hate to be number 201. 

ahg..!  tomorrow another count starts..... don't loose your que ticket ...55555

[Guderian]

Why 200? They couldn't even manage to quarantine a hundred a few days ago. The number should be 20, not 200!

[Laza 45]

4 hours ago, Greenhill said:

But flights are suspended??!!!   Talk about a confusing situation!!!

If you actually read what has been said you would know that there will be some repatriation flights allowed.. 

[essox essox]

4 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Great plan? The airlines will be delighted! Would that be 200 people on one plane or 10 people each on 20 planes? ????

 

 

they have not thought of how to determine where the figure will come from HAVE THEY !!!???

[Damrongsak]

6 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Guess planes do not need to land.

Will they have to wrap themselves up in the parachute and remain where they landed for 14 days?

[jimmjam]

6 hours ago, Swiss1960 said:

You miss the point... the government is forcing thousands of Thai to stay abroad,  risk overstay, need for expensive hotels and meals,  unable to get home...

 

And furthermore.. who decides about priorities for repatriation... let's say Thai airways has to fly to 15 countries for repatriation... each country with 600 Thai wanting to get home.. worstcase a Thai citizen will have to wait 15x3 days.. equals 45 days stranded abroad by their government... 

They wont be on overstay, most countries if not all , will have a visa amnesty.

 

[Elenax]

Hope this will over soon and things get back to normal ????

[PETERTHEEATER]

I keep seeing details of airlines still flying out to Europe yet there is a flight embargo by CAA. This implies that there are aircraft parked on the ground at BKK just waiting to fill up and fly out. Confusion reigns as usual.

[Emdog]

9 hours ago, Elenax said:

Hope this will over soon and things get back to normal ????

This is the old normal: contradictory information, left hand doesn't know what right hand doing, ministries run like fiefdoms, numbers pulled out of a hat...

I think they should make the number admitted 300. Have a tie in to that movie "The 300"

[lopburi3]

38 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I keep seeing details of airlines still flying out to Europe yet there is a flight embargo by CAA. This implies that there are aircraft parked on the ground at BKK just waiting to fill up and fly out. Confusion reigns as usual.

You have to read beyond the headlines where - deep down in the text - will be exceptions mentioned.  Misleading headlines seems to be the norm from some/many sources.

[IAMHERE]

17 hours ago, Guderian said:

Why 200? They couldn't even manage to quarantine a hundred a few days ago. The number should be 20, not 200!

I'm guessing that immigration figures they can take on up to 200 and still win.

[tonray]

18 hours ago, offset said:

How many allowed in over land borders 

as many as can wriggle under the holes in the chain link fence

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Great plan? The airlines will be delighted! Would that be 200 people on one plane or 10 people each on 20 planes? ????

 

 

Could be both scenarios.

[justin case]

19 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Great plan? The airlines will be delighted! Would that be 200 people on one plane or 10 people each on 20 planes? ????

 

 

you forgot the pilot & flight attendants... so make it less

[Taco]

is Bert and Ernie running this country?

[Bangkok Barry]

Thailand admits that it is only capable of processing 200 people a day? Unbelievable.

[RichardColeman]

This is a bit daft - IF they were allowing some planes in, then how do you know you are the 201st person when boarding ? and therefore on a wasted trip or will have to sit in Burger King for a week

[metisdead]

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[UbonThani]

20 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Great plan? The airlines will be delighted! Would that be 200 people on one plane or 10 people each on 20 planes? ????

 

 

1 person on 200 planes

Proper isolation