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If I fly out of Vietnam (not sure if that's possible but it might be) to Bangkok to take another flight same day to, say, New Delhi, am I subject to 2 weeks quarantine in Thailand? I will probably have to endure quarantine in India but if I have to do it in Thailand too, that's just too much and I won't make the trip.

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You currently cannot transit through Bangkok or any Thai airport. Transiting means flying into an airport on an international flight and leaving on another international flight without entering the country. Hong Kong and Singapore just recently started to allow transiting passengers. 

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14 minutes ago, JerseytoBKK said:

You currently cannot transit through Bangkok or any Thai airport. Transiting means flying into an airport on an international flight and leaving on another international flight without entering the country. Hong Kong and Singapore just recently started to allow transiting passengers. 

Do you mean transit or transfer? Transit means to return to the same plane after a stopover, transfer is to catch a connecting flight.

 

"You are in transit if you return to the same aircraft after your brief stopover at the airport and continue on your journey. In such cases, usually only one ticket is issued. It is a transfer if you change planes or airlines".

 

https://nowboarding.changiairport.com/discover-changi/10-commonly-confused-air-travel-terms-to-get-straight.html

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Transit for international passengers is the term that the airlines use. 

 

See https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm where they use the term repeatedly.

 

Also "From 1 June 2020, air transit services at Hong Kong International Airport resumed in phases. Passengers will be able to transit through Hong Kong if:" from the Cathay site: https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_TH/travel-information/travel-preparation/travel-advisories/travel-restrictions-for-passengers-travelling-to-transiting-through-hong-kong.html

 

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12 minutes ago, JerseytoBKK said:

Transit for international passengers is the term that the airlines use. 

 

See https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/international-travel-document-news/1580226297.htm where they use the term repeatedly.

 

Also "From 1 June 2020, air transit services at Hong Kong International Airport resumed in phases. Passengers will be able to transit through Hong Kong if:" from the Cathay site: https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_TH/travel-information/travel-preparation/travel-advisories/travel-restrictions-for-passengers-travelling-to-transiting-through-hong-kong.html

 

I'm afraid that's not correct, but I am not going to get drawn into a long debate about the subject, the airlines and IATA of all people know what airline terminology means, the problem is the way readers interpret them. You only need to google the question, the difference between transit and transfer and there are pages from different courses to confirm what I've already quoted.

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Trillian, congratulations for finding one site that inaccurately contains information that is contrary to accepted norms. Meanwhile 99% of official sites use the term transit the way I described it. 

 

IATA is the International Air Transport Association. It's the official assn of the airline industry.

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7 minutes ago, JerseytoBKK said:

Trillian, congratulations for finding one site that inaccurately contains information that is contrary to accepted norms. Meanwhile 99% of official sites use the term transit the way I described it. 

 

IATA is the International Air Transport Association. It's the official assn of the airline industry.

That's beyond sad that you wouldn't bother to check and to continue to mislead but whatever rocks your boat.

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The answer to this is probably not. Only Thai nationals and approved foreigners may currently enter Thailand. I note that you plan to transfer to another flight, so technically you are not entering the country. However, it's still likely that you would not be allowed to deplane.

 

And even if you were it would mean you will probably have to collect your baggage and check it onto your next flight. To do that you would have to pass through immigration and that's something you definitely cannot do.

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https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/travel-info/covid-19/

 

If the original poster wants to know what airports he can travel through, he needs to search on "transit" information for official permissions and criteria relating to transiting that airport/country. 

 

You're confusing terms and originally listed a site that's meant for travel for newbies.  Also, many airports have signs that point to "transfer for international passengers". They don't say transit because the general public doesn't know that term. However, the definition I used is the generally accepted definition for transit and that's what the OP needs to search for to get the correct answer from official sources and not some confused blogger on the internet. 

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Transfer or Transit

There is a difference between transferring to another flight and making a transit through the USA. A transfer is commonly understood as: leaving the plane with which you arrived in the USA and boarding another plane to continue your journey to another country. A transit is understood as: not leaving the plane with which you arrived in the USA; you stay inside the cabin until you can continue flying to another country on the same plane. 

https://e-visa.co.uk/usa/transit

 

Transfer passenger is someone who has a layover (stopover) between the origin and final destination and then board a connecting flight with the same or different airline. Often "transit passenger" is used as a synonym of "transfer passenger". It is useful to mention that as per official definition of some airlines, "transit passengers are such that board a connecting flight with the same flight number. 

 

http://www.connectionreview.com/blog/connecting-flight-meaning-and-definitions-useful-information-for-passengers-31

 

If you are taking a connecting flight at Hong Kong International Airport, please pay attention to the steps below. Transfer / Transit Procedures

 

https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/passenger-guide/transfer-transit/#1

 

https://www.miracletransithotel.com/

Thailand's only Transit hotel.

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The first 2 links you posted are commercial sites and use terms meant for inexperienced travelers.  

 

The HKG site says Transfer / Transit. I have frequently traveled thru HKG and know that they have signs with Transfer to keep things simple, especially for non-native English speakers. 

 

Once again if the OP wants to find official sources about what airport/country he can transit, then he needs to search on the term transit. I can post links to dozens of airlines that use the term transit as I have used it. You can continue to insist that your definition is correct but I hope the OP doesn't try to fly based on your expertise.

 

https://www.koreanair.com/global/en/2020_02_TSA_detail.html?fbclid=IwAR0JnLH-Ldp2UOzSLXX0cq65rtfLnVPYeRdpPXWMNhtpouIJiD7V5olpBK8

"Foreign nationals who have visited or transited in 111 countries in the past 14 days"

 

https://www.airnewzealand.eu/new-zealand-entry-and-transit-requirements 

"If you are transiting through New Zealand to your final destination "

 

The airlines post official requirements because they are following their goverment's orders.

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This information is currently not accurate due to Covid restrictions, but from the Thai Embassy site: http://www.thaiembassy.org/telaviv/en/services/685/17388-Entry-to-Thailand.html

 

Foreigners, who travel via Thailand to other destinations from the same port of entry, are allowed to transit without a visa. In this regard, the Thai Immigration Division is authorized to instruct the airlines or persons in charge of the transit to ensure that the transit passengers remain in a prescribed area. Should the transit passengers be forced for any reason to remain in the prescribed area for a period longer than expected, the Immigration Division may allow such passengers to do so under guarantees by the airlines or persons in charge of the transit.

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Please stop quibbling about terminiology, does not help the OP

 

OP are you sure the flight route you envision exists? There is a complete ban on inbound international commercial flights to Thailand until end of June and it is likely to be extended

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34 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Please stop quibbling about terminiology, does not help the OP

 

OP are you sure the flight route you envision exists? There is a complete ban on inbound international commercial flights to Thailand until end of June and it is likely to be extended

It seems that India has a similar ban to Thailand. No commercial flights until June 30 and if OP qualifies, then must go through Indian embassy/consulate to get on a repatriation flight.

 

If India lifts the ban, then Singapore and Hong Kong now allow international transit passengers so OP could fly through those airports.

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The OP may find the following useful:

"Guidelines for international arrivals in India

Indian nationals from abroad can only enter the country through flights arranged by the Ministry of Civil Aviation through the Vande Bharat Mission. Passengers with an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card can enter provided they are coming to the country due to an emergency, such as a death in the family. University students whose parents are Indian nationals living in India can also enter".

https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/international-air-travel-in-india-and-the-world-6430963/

It appears the issue is not whether you can fly from Vietnam to India via another country using flight transfer or flight transit but whether the flight into India was arranged by the Ministry along with the passengers own nationality.

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