Arriving during May

[at15]

Who has flight plans to arrive in Thailand during May? interested to hear how others are doing if you have been cancelled or not ...

 

Currently I have a flight with Philippine Airlines, 22 May--Osaka to Bangkok (transit in manila). 

 

Edited April 26, 2020 by at15

[PatOngo]

Swimming in under the cover of darkness may be the only way!

[petermik]

My son was due here from UK 21st May....absolute waste of time I,ve told him...Qatar will allow him to change to August/September when things will have improved a little...hopefully....at15 I urge you to do the same

[spidermike007]

Where are you coming from? Nobody from the US will be able to get into Thailand in May. Likely no American tourists until this is over. At the very minimum you would have to have a Covid free health letter, and that is impossible to get in the US. Maybe some other countries may provide them. But, they will likely continue to be required for some time, and you will likely face a mandatory quarantine of 14 days in a hospital, if you are allowed in so soon. At your expense. And I have not heard of any plans to allow incoming international tourist flights next month. Have you? 

Edited April 26, 2020 by spidermike007

[jimmjam]

No chance, all foreigners in thailand have been given a automatic visa extension until the end of july, so maybe after that,

But thats a very strong maybe.

[at15]

9 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Where are you coming from? Nobody from the US will be able to get into Thailand in May. Likely no American tourists until this is over. At the very minimum you would have to have a Covid free health letter, and that is impossible to get in the US. Maybe some other countries may provide them. But, they will likely continue to be required for some time, and you will likely face a mandatory quarantine of 14 days in a hospital, if you are allowed in so soon. At your expense. And I have not heard of any plans to allow incoming international tourist flights next month. Have you? 

Its from Japan, i have not been to the US in years. The flight ban ends 30 April so thats all we have to go on at this point. 14 day quarantine is fine with me and if they actually allow foreigners in, i would expect self quarantine. If the flight stays on schedule for 22 May it it also means Philippines must allow transit passengers at that time.

[at15]

2 minutes ago, jimmjam said:

No chance, all foreigners in thailand have been given a automatic visa extension until the end of july, so maybe after that,

But thats a very strong maybe.

They are giving the stuck "covid foreigners" time to make arrangements to get out of the country by the end of july. Nothing to do with new arrivals. 

[Captain Monday]

Don't worry about canceling your itinerary Philippine Airlines will do it for you! KIX-MNL sector certainly wont be happening.

[at15]

1 minute ago, Captain Monday said:

Don't worry about canceling your itinerary Philippine Airlines will do it for you! KIX-MNL sector certainly wont be happening.

what makes you say this? also once we hit June 1st are things expected to improve? 

[Dunc]

You have next to zero chance of being allowed into here in May. You also have to be incredibly stupid to travel for leisure at this time unless you have a wife here who you desperately want to bang.....just forget your plans and rebook for later in the year

[jimmjam]

46 minutes ago, at15 said:

They are giving the stuck "covid foreigners" time to make arrangements to get out of the country by the end of july. Nothing to do with new arrivals. 

So you think new arrivals will be here in may?

Thats my point on the topic. Its not going to happen.

[at15]

1 minute ago, jimmjam said:

So you think new arrivals will be here in may?

Thats my point on the topic. Its not going to happen.

maybe not May, but June looks promising. 

[NCC1701A]

let me know when i can get a haircut without getting arrested. thanks. 

[NanLaew]

45 minutes ago, Dunc said:

You have next to zero chance of being allowed into here in May. You also have to be incredibly stupid to travel for leisure at this time unless you have a wife here who you desperately want to bang.....just forget your plans and rebook for later in the year

Maybe it's not a wife?

[Surelynot]

Won't you have to go straight into 14 day quarantine? then come out.....no bars....no restaurants.......no night life....no travel.......what is the point?

[treetops]

4 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

. . . . and you will likely face a mandatory quarantine of 14 days in a hospital, if you are allowed in so soon. At your expense.

Hotels.  At Government expense.  If you believe this from the site we're not allowed  to quote:

 

The Public Health Ministry would initially pay for the accommodation of returnees at hotels and the Defence Ministry would help sponsor it later, he said. In the future, there might be different classes of quarantine hotels for returnees who could afford to pay, he said.

[Captain Monday]

4 hours ago, at15 said:

what makes you say this? also once we hit June 1st are things expected to improve? 

I am in Japan now. Will you be transiting KIX alsoor are you already in Japan?

 

I have a friend stuck/sitting it out in Angeles City with his "wife". KIX is a secondary market. I would see PR back into Narita or Hong Kong before KIX, major cargo staging points, especially now. It is not clear from our latest bulletin if foreigners are allowed to transit the Philippines either. We have a plan to rapidly expand operations from last part of May guessing things will improve in June but this all depends on what various governments decide.

 

PR also has a code share with ANA. 

Check out the MNL official site you can see all the arr/dep info daily.

 

https://www.manila-airport.net/naia-arrivals

 

 

Edited April 26, 2020 by Captain Monday

[garrya]

What's this obsession with flying? Some people don't read the news? The whole world is struggling with a highly contagious virus. I don't think anybody should plan any travels before the number of infections drop to a low enough level. 

 

Edited April 26, 2020 by garrya

[Captain Monday]

22 minutes ago, garrya said:

What's this obseBecausession with flying? Some people don't read the news? The whole world is struggling with a highly contagious virus. I don't think anybody should plan any travels before the number of infections drop to a low enough level. 

 

Because families need to be re-united and people need to get on with life.  With testing and tracing apps there is no reason to restrict international flying. If a "low enough level" is exploited by Governments we will never get there and various actors will push their various xenophobic agendas by exploiting  fear. 

[garrya]

18 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

Because families need to be re-united and people need to get on with life.  With testing and tracing apps there is no reason to restrict international flying. If a "low enough level" is exploited by Governments we will never get there and various actors will push their various xenophobic agendas by exploiting  fear. 

Nope. Families no need to reunite during the world's worst disease breakout of the century. 

They should have done it before. Countries were slow enough to allow these idiots to reunite. Airlines were fairly flexible to allow passengers to amend their bookings. We had plans but hey, we managed to amend them.

I agree that we have to get on with life, but certain things should not be allowed as of now, and flying is definitely on the top of the list.

I have a really important business to do but hey, there isn't a safe way and safe time as of now. Do I want to be in quarantine? Nope. Do I want to spread this highly contagious disease? Nope. Do I want to be scared and nervous during the whole journey? Nope.

Let's just practise a bit more patience and in a couple of months time, things may get back to near normal.

[brewsterbudgen]

1 hour ago, garrya said:

Nope. Families no need to reunite during the world's worst disease breakout of the century. 

They should have done it before. Countries were slow enough to allow these idiots to reunite. Airlines were fairly flexible to allow passengers to amend their bookings. We had plans but hey, we managed to amend them.

I agree that we have to get on with life, but certain things should not be allowed as of now, and flying is definitely on the top of the list.

I have a really important business to do but hey, there isn't a safe way and safe time as of now. Do I want to be in quarantine? Nope. Do I want to spread this highly contagious disease? Nope. Do I want to be scared and nervous during the whole journey? Nope.

Let's just practise a bit more patience and in a couple of months time, things may get back to near normal.

But things are very unlikely to be "back to normal" even in a few months.  This virus will be around for a long time, at least until a vaccine is available and people have received it, so maybe, if we're lucky, in around 1-2 years.  In the meantime life has to go on.  If you're scared and nervous no-one will be forcing you to travel.  But the vast majority are unlikely to be badly affected even if they contract the virus.  We will all have to accept a new "normal".

Edited April 26, 2020 by brewsterbudgen

[garrya]

56 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

But things are very unlikely to be "back to normal" even in a few months.  This virus will be around for a long time, at least until a vaccine is available and people have received it, so maybe, if we're lucky, in around 1-2 years.  In the meantime life has to go on.  If you're scared and nervous no-one will be forcing you to travel.  But the vast majority are unlikely to be badly affected even if they contract the virus.  We will all have to accept a new "normal".

It's a virus. It won't be that bad 2 months from now. 

It's more scaremongering anyways.

[Captain Monday]

2 hours ago, garrya said:

Nope. Families no need to reunite during the world's worst disease breakout of the century. 

They should have done it before. Countries were slow enough to allow these idiots to reunite. Airlines were fairly flexible to allow passengers to amend their bookings. We had plans but hey, we managed to amend them.

I agree that we have to get on with life, but certain things should not be allowed as of now, and flying is definitely on the top of the list.

I have a really important business to do but hey, there isn't a safe way and safe time as of now. Do I want to be in quarantine? Nope. Do I want to spread this highly contagious disease? Nope. Do I want to be scared and nervous during the whole journey? Nope.

Let's just practise a bit more patience and in a couple of months time, things may get back to near normal.

I agree international flights spread across the wold  this virus. In the middle ages the plague came on caravans and ships from Asia. But we are taking extraordinary measures. Not sure the fear of flying itself is warranted. Not just wiping down surfaces. Disinfecting the aircraft with electrostatic spray guns. The air is pure. Somewhere between a clean room in a disk drive factory to isolation suite in a hospital. As long as somebody is not coughing on you better than going to Makro. They planes are empty and we are still blocking rows and loading gowns and plastic head capsule looking things incase somebody gets sick enroute and needs to be isolated!

 

Crew are being temperature checked at sign in. Anybody who is over 37.7c (high range of normal) is checked again after a waiting period. Then sent home if they don't pass. There is hardly any service even business class gets sealed trays of food and low quality wine in individual mini bottles. Can beer. No ice, No juice. Small water bottles only. A breakfast is like something you get out of a convenience store and microwave.

 

 

Edited April 26, 2020 by Captain Monday

[at15]

4 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

I am in Japan now. Will you be transiting KIX alsoor are you already in Japan?

 

I have a friend stuck/sitting it out in Angeles City with his "wife". KIX is a secondary market. I would see PR back into Narita or Hong Kong before KIX, major cargo staging points, especially now. It is not clear from our latest bulletin if foreigners are allowed to transit the Philippines either. We have a plan to rapidly expand operations from last part of May guessing things will improve in June but this all depends on what various governments decide.

 

PR also has a code share with ANA. 

Check out the MNL official site you can see all the arr/dep info daily.

 

https://www.manila-airport.net/naia-arrivals

 

 

thanks for your messages. Yes, I am in Osaka now. If i have to take a domestic flight to tokyo I will. Thankfully japan is smart and has never shutdown domestic flights completely. Maybe better to just avoid philippines, go direct tokyo to bangkok at that point. 

[brewsterbudgen]

3 hours ago, garrya said:

It's a virus. It won't be that bad 2 months from now. 

It's more scaremongering anyways.

I really hope you're right.  Cheers.

[Sheryl]

11 hours ago, at15 said:

Its from Japan, i have not been to the US in years. The flight ban ends 30 April so thats all we have to go on at this point. 14 day quarantine is fine with me and if they actually allow foreigners in, i would expect self quarantine. If the flight stays on schedule for 22 May it it also means Philippines must allow transit passengers at that time.

These quarantines are not self quarantines. They are state quarantines. In hotels set aside for the purpose, with guards posted. Just so you know.

 

I think May is overly ambitious and the fact that they extended the visa amnesty to July is certainly an indication that they don't anticipate travel restrictions to be lifted as early as May.

 

June, and coming from Japan, maybe - but that is just a guess and will heavily depend on what happens in Japan between now and then.

 

 

[saakura]

OP, do you have family here or are you coming to see the temples and take a cooking class, or teaching english to the natives?

[guzzi850m2]

I think us with a family in Thailand should be allowed in, equally with Thais stranded aboard.

 

I am currently off-shore working in the Middle East and if they send me on holiday, I might be forced to fly back to my country of origin where I have nothing, so will have to rent something if that happens.

[Aussieroaming]

I had a flight booked for 16th May, I received an SMS 2 days ago advising me that the flight is cancelled. 

[superal]

Correct me if I am wrong but I thought there was a new stipulation stating that all foreigners coming to Thailand will have to carry a $100,000 insurance policy against the Covid 19 virus , or has that been quashed ?