Bangkok to London Flights

[roger101]

Does anyone have updated information on when these flights will start.

[Don Mega]

July 1st would be my guess.

[Upnotover]

EVA still flying direct weekly, otherwise can go Lufthansa via Frankfurt, KLM via Amsterdam or Qatar via Doha.  

Edited May 29, 2020 by Upnotover

[steve187]

haven't stopped just a restricted service

 

[KhunBENQ]

Next Eva Air is on Sunday, May 31.

Seems like they have reduced to one per week?

They have. Only on Sundays.

 

Still a couple of flights to other European destinations like Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt.

[CorpusChristie]

I have some friends who last week flew back to Amsterdam (From BKK) with KLM with recently purchased tickets , quite sure you could get a connecting flight to London from Amsterdam .

[KhunBENQ]

8 minutes ago, CorpusChristie said:

quite sure you could get a connecting flight to London from Amsterdam .

And also from Frankfurt.

Just make sure/inquire whether you will stay in transit as leaving the transit area might cause problems.

 

BTW, nice coincidence with this thread (Bangkok - London on Lufthansa):

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1166156-flight-bangkok-to-london-on-lufthansa-this-evening/

 

Edited May 29, 2020 by KhunBENQ

[treetops]

Get in quick if you want to avoid the "quarantine" starting on June 8th.

[jimn]

Another OP who doesnt bother to investigate properly before opening a topic. The flights never stopped as quoted above.

[ronaldo0]

I have a friend leaving on eva tomorrow and I’m on the one next week. 
Swiss air are doing the route with one short stop in Zurich for a hour or so but it’s half price of eva flight which is 20000bht for economy.
British Airways are due to start same route direct in July . Although they advertised it for last 2 months and cancelled them all. 

[Proboscis]

21 hours ago, steve187 said:

haven't stopped just a restricted service

 

Agreed. The flights never stopped. For instance, Eva Air still runs about one per week, as I understand it. The flight holds are probably full of freight, given that the number of freight flights are very limited. For instance, there appears to be only one flight for DHL running from Bangkok to Vientiane when before Covid there was one per day.

[Jumbo1968]

18 hours ago, treetops said:

Get in quick if you want to avoid the "quarantine" starting on June 8th.

It’s not an enforced quarantine like Thailand, you have to give the address you are staying at, they can check up to see if you are there but impossible to police as hundreds of thousands of people fly into the Uk everyday, through the the Channel Tunnel and arrive by ferry.

[Jumbo1968]

I enquired when B.A. flights will resume, they said ‘scheduled’ for the 1st of July ?

[roger101]

1 hour ago, jimn said:

Another OP who doesnt bother to investigate properly before opening a topic. The flights never stopped as quoted above.

This wasn't for me but a friend who doesn't have internet. He was booked for a flight on the 7th June with Eva. When he went to the agent they couldn't at the time find any information. So when he told me a  few days later I said I would look on the net. I tried Eva website but no joy. Looked at another couple of sites, still no definite information. So yesterday I tried the font of all knowledge and got the info that he needed. OK

[KhunBENQ]

28 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

I enquired when B.A. flights will resume, they said ‘scheduled’ for the 1st of July ?

Specifically to Bangkok?

This magic date is discussed intensively but the details seem to be unclear.

The hopes that unlimited touristic travel TO Thailand will be possible seems rashly.

[RichardColeman]

19 hours ago, treetops said:

Get in quick if you want to avoid the "quarantine" starting on June 8th.

Lunacy. Imagine all the people you could infect on public transport getting home on your bus and 3 trains before isolating

[fgmr]

23 hours ago, Don Mega said:

July 1st would be my guess.

My flight was cancelled and the airline have offered me a return to Heathrow on the 1st July. 

 

 

[Don Mega]

3 minutes ago, fgmr said:

My flight was cancelled and the airline have offered me a return to Heathrow on the 1st July. 

 

 

So, July 1st then !!

[nauseus]

43 minutes ago, roger101 said:

This wasn't for me but a friend who doesn't have internet. He was booked for a flight on the 7th June with Eva. When he went to the agent they couldn't at the time find any information. So when he told me a  few days later I said I would look on the net. I tried Eva website but no joy. Looked at another couple of sites, still no definite information. So yesterday I tried the font of all knowledge and got the info that he needed. OK

You mean you telephoned them?

[natway09]

They never really stopped. Qatar & Eva still have limited flights.

I see a gradual increase after end of July as there are not that many wanting to fly

[falang1969]

The strange thing is TG916 BKK-LHR is still flying almost every other day.

But you can't book a seat on it. I wonder if there is actually anyone on it or is it just empty?

[nauseus]

17 minutes ago, falang1969 said:

The strange thing is TG916 BKK-LHR is still flying almost every other day.

But you can't book a seat on it. I wonder if there is actually anyone on it or is it just empty?
 

Repatriations I think but only Fri/Sat for last week. TG916 left 30 mins ago. TG917 on approach now. Another tomorrow ( TG916 r/t).  

Edited May 30, 2020 by nauseus

[Upnotover]

23 minutes ago, falang1969 said:

The strange thing is TG916 BKK-LHR is still flying almost every other day.

But you can't book a seat on it. I wonder if there is actually anyone on it or is it just empty?
 

Been mentioned elsewhere here that they are flying cargo.

[Maejoe]

TG 916 still flying BKK - LHR  3 times per week, mostly cargo only flights,

However, passenger bookings will be accepted from 1 June

 

 

 

[Jaxxper]

Flights still available and have been through the lockdown. I agree limited options but they are available. I think EVA runs on Sundays from memory.

[VBF]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Lunacy. Imagine all the people you could infect on public transport getting home on your bus and 3 trains before isolating

https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control

 

When you arrive in the UK, go straight to the place where you will self-isolate. Your friends or family can collect you from the airport, port or station. Only use public transport if you have no other option. If you do use public transport, wear something that covers your nose and mouth and stay 2 metres apart from other people.

[Upnotover]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Lunacy. Imagine all the people you could infect on public transport getting home on your bus and 3 trains before isolating

Or perhaps more realistically Imagine all the people you could infected by.

[KhaoYai]

5 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

It’s not an enforced quarantine like Thailand, you have to give the address you are staying at, they can check up to see if you are there but impossible to police as hundreds of thousands of people fly into the Uk everyday, through the the Channel Tunnel and arrive by ferry.

Incorrect - there are not hundreds of thousands arriving every day at the moment - there are some, mostly UK residents that have been stuck abroad .  Also, is it quite easy to check you are at the quarantine address. You have to give a phone number for the address and if you don't answer when they call, you will be fined £1000 + if you are not a legal UK resident, you will be deported.

 

I hope genuine travellers don't do as you are suggesting because the government have stated that if the 'home' qurantine is abused they will either make it mandatory at a government facilty or cancel it altogether.

 

I'm waiting for the day I can travel to Thailand and see my wife again - I'll happily home quarantine when I get back. What I, and hundreds, possibly thousands of others don't need is people behaving in the way you are suggesting and causing the quarantine concession to be cancelled.

[BritManToo]

4 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Also, is it quite easy to check you are at the quarantine address. You have to give a phone number for the address and if you don't answer when they call, you will be fined £1000 + if you are not a legal UK resident, you will be deported.

Doesn't everyone just have mobile phones?

[KhaoYai]

30 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Doesn't everyone just have mobile phones?

Nope, I certainly still have a landline.

 

But to be honest, there are quite a few people that don't - especially the younger generation.  So far nothing has been said about anyone arriving that cannot provide a phone number. Obviously a mobile proves nothing. 

 

All that's been said at the moment is that some sort of declaration will have to be completed prior to departure so I guess the airline will be handing those out. People who don't complete them won't be allowed in.

 

If they are not tough enough with it, I can see the system being abused and simply cancelled.

Edited May 30, 2020 by KhaoYai