No plans to open Thai skies yet: Aviation authority

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No plans to open Thai skies yet: Aviation authority

By The Nation

 

 

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) has yet to consider allowing international commercial flights to enter Thailand but was monitoring the improving Covid-19 situation in many countries, said director-general Chula Sukmanop.

 

It will need to consult with the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) before deciding whether to open Thai skies to international traffic, he added.

 

CAAT has given the green light for certain groups of foreigners to enter Thailand from July 1.

 

The11 groups permitted to fly into the country range from Thai nationals to foreigners and their carers seeking medical treatment in Thailand (except for Covid-19).

 

All arrivals will be tested for Covid-19 and must follow CCSA and Department of Disease Control rules, including mandatory two-week quarantine.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392823

 

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[tribalfusion001]

It's going to be a long wait, Q1 or Q2 2021.

[oompie69]

Maybe as soon as a certain national airline has been given assurance that creditors will not attach its planes when they make use of airports in other countries.

17th August has been mentioned as as a very auspicious date. Might take a week post that date to get it all sorted out and then the most important phase will begin- the mooting and mulling  We might even be surprised with a starting date of as early as November 2020. Of course this could be also 2021 0r 2022. Who knows.

[Somtamnication]

Disaster, complete disaster. There are only so many Thais who have the funds to staycation, no matter what deduction schemes this govt comes up with.

[mrfill]

So the CAAT has given the green light for some foreigners to enter but they have given the red light to commercial aircraft landing.

 

I believe that is what we call a paradox

[david_dyer]

Delaying air travel for me is not an issue as i fall into married and have child......the delay in getting home is the financial cost of getting from sydney australia to nakhon si tammarat. Having been quoted $16,500 for a 1 way flight, still waiting 2 months now for australian boarder force permission to travel, and its impossible to get a covid19 test done within 72 hours of flying.

Yes there is a cheaper flight that has a stop over in china....for australians it is a do not travel zone due to the changes in the laws............

[RR2020]

Meanwhile countries with a sensible attitude to the virus have mostly open borders and open skies.

 

Live with the virus - people die all the time.

 

50 people die on average every day on Thailands roads.......should Thais be banned worldwide from driving motorbikes and cars and lorries ?

 

UK, USA, Europe.......open skies and borders..........life is going on, economies are recovering.  

 

Cases rise but deaths continue to fall, soon everyone will see................the virus is weak, and only kills the very weak. Just like flu, pneumonia and all the other diseases there are.  Median death age worldwide is over 80 years old.

 

 

[steven100]

1 hour ago, Somtamnication said:

staycation

what does this mean ?

[steven100]

COVID19 has caused an absolute world disaster. It has exasperated the suffering of the poor.

It has expedited the suffering of the lower class and middle class income earners.

It has cost millions upon millions of jobs worldwide.

It has or will cause families to lose homes, cars and other worldly possessions.

As confirmed, this disaster was initiated & instigated by China as such they are responsible for all of the above.

[Matzzon]

37 minutes ago, mrfill said:

So the CAAT has given the green light for some foreigners to enter but they have given the red light to commercial aircraft landing.

 

I believe that is what we call a paradox

No they call it security. As well as they also grant privilege to certain groups out of work and family reasons. That´s not a paradox. That´s pure control based on necessity.

[Matzzon]

9 minutes ago, steven100 said:

what does this mean ?

That´s the brand of the new hand lotion. It even washes away things like corruption and greed.

[Pattaya Spotter]

37 minutes ago, david_dyer said:

Delaying air travel for me is not an issue as i fall into married and have child......the delay in getting home is the financial cost of getting from sydney australia to nakhon si tammarat. Having been quoted $16,500 for a 1 way flight, still waiting 2 months now for australian boarder force permission to travel, and its impossible to get a covid19 test done within 72 hours of flying.

Yes there is a cheaper flight that has a stop over in china....for australians it is a do not travel zone due to the changes in the laws............

The rules and regulations are in place to control the import and spread of Covid-19 in Thailand...not to facilitate travel to the country.

[LEKPHUKET]

These  people are big gangsters.  This is hijacking people in the country where they live and pay taxes. Totally against the basic human rights!

Happy to see that people start to mobilize to kick out this useless government leaded by military in nice suits. 

[Pattaya Spotter]

28 minutes ago, RR2020 said:

Meanwhile countries with a sensible attitude to the virus have mostly open borders and open skies.

 

Live with the virus - people die all the time.

 

50 people die on average every day on Thailands roads.......should Thais be banned worldwide from driving motorbikes and cars and lorries ?

 

UK, USA, Europe.......open skies and borders..........life is going on, economies are recovering.  

 

Cases rise but deaths continue to fall, soon everyone will see................the virus is weak, and only kills the very weak. Just like flu, pneumonia and all the other diseases there are.  Median death age worldwide is over 80 years old.

 

 

Life is going on quite well in Thailand...compared to the lockdowns in many others and out of control spread in the U.S. Schools and businesses are open and internal travel is unhindered...there's no other place I'd rather be at the moment.

[aussiexpat]

World nomads lists all the countries with closed or open borders (I'm trying to find where to go since Thailand not possible)

 

Given the above news, I find it funny how nomads list Thailand as 'open' due to the 11 categories of people allowed in lol

 

https://www.worldnomads.com/travel-safety/worldwide/worldwide-travel-alerts

[ChakaKhan]

33 minutes ago, steven100 said:

what does this mean ?

Stay home and get drunk....I found a updated list as Im weighing my escape from the states aka Purge

 

https://www.traveloffpath.com/countries-that-have-reopened-for-american-tourists/

[steven100]

17 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Life is going on quite well in Thailand...compared to the lockdowns in many others and out of control spread in the U.S. Schools and businesses are open and internal travel is unhindered...there's no other place I'd rather be at the moment.

folks complain about Thailand not opening borders for a few months ....   lol

Spare a thought for other places like Victoria Australia where they are talking closure for 12-18 months.

[AndrewMciver]

I do not blame Thailand for not opening up so easily. 

 

Go look at the infection rates in some countries that have just opened up, and it's crazy. Their economies are in free fall because consumers are lacking confidence to go out, education is effected, and then of course there is the horrendous health problems people are having.

 

Keep it closed till as such time there is effective treatment and/or vaccine.

 

If Thailand opens, they will hurt the citizens by infecting them.

 

One point of call, they must keep their 'hidden' borders monitored. Go look at Vietnam, and how people sneaked in spreading the virus. 

 

 

[ezzra]

No sain politician will take on the responsibility of opening the skies and thailand borders, its a russian roulette game, just look an New Zealand after more than a 100 days with no infections now, out of nowhere there are several people found to be infected and so NZ went into a lockdown again...

[Yinn]

6 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Life is going on quite well in Thailand...compared to the lockdowns in many others and out of control spread in the U.S. Schools and businesses are open and internal travel is unhindered...there's no other place I'd rather be at the moment.

Life in Thailand start again, schools, factorys, plazas, inside restaurants, etc. only the border is closed. 

I wish it open. But can not.

 

Because selfish maskholes, anti vaxxers, anti tracing appers, anti social distance, anti rules people in many countrys. Stupid conspiracy theorys.

Some place even have covid party. 

 

because this covIDIOTS is be impossible stop. They refuse the rules then cry they loose the job, business etc. Stupid people.

 

If allow selfish people enter Thailand because “need a holiday” covid will spread again= schools, factorys, plazas, restaurants etc will close again. 

 

Thai people follow the rule= 5 weeks control covid.

Other countrys not wear mask, etc etc, 6 months already= it be worse. 

 

I want covid to end SO MUCH. But be impossible with selfish idiots. Fact. Really.

 

if not have selfish idiots= control covid about 5 weeks, same Thailand.

 

 

 

The type in the video= the type “need a holiday” 

only care themself. 

= 

[Sharp]

8 minutes ago, AndrewMciver said:

I do not blame Thailand for not opening up so easily. 

 

Go look at the infection rates in some countries that have just opened up, and it's crazy. Their economies are in free fall because consumers are lacking confidence to go out, education is effected, and then of course there is the horrendous health problems people are having.

 

Keep it closed till as such time there is effective treatment and/or vaccine.

 

If Thailand opens, they will hurt the citizens by infecting them.

 

One point of call, they must keep their 'hidden' borders monitored. Go look at Vietnam, and how people sneaked in spreading the virus. 

 

 

yeah like the first wave ...unf..kin believable over reaction based on the stats going the way of flu everyday!!!!

[kingdong]

1 hour ago, mrfill said:

So the CAAT has given the green light for some foreigners to enter but they have given the red light to commercial aircraft landing.

 

I believe that is what we call a paradox

they can always arrive on a slow boat from china,thats the punters it appears they want.

[charmonman]

1 hour ago, RR2020 said:

Meanwhile countries with a sensible attitude to the virus have mostly open borders and open skies.

 

Live with the virus - people die all the time.

 

50 people die on average every day on Thailands roads.......should Thais be banned worldwide from driving motorbikes and cars and lorries ?

 

UK, USA, Europe.......open skies and borders..........life is going on, economies are recovering.  

 

Cases rise but deaths continue to fall, soon everyone will see................the virus is weak, and only kills the very weak. Just like flu, pneumonia and all the other diseases there are.  Median death age worldwide is over 80 years old.

 

 

UK, USA, and Europe ... open skies and borders? Not quite. Travellers from the US not welcome yet in Europe or the UK as far as I know.

[Dogmatix]

1 hour ago, RR2020 said:

 

50 people die on average every day on Thailands roads.......should Thais be banned worldwide from driving motorbikes and cars and lorries?

 

Yes.

[mtls2005]

Nine out of ten ASEAN countries remain closed.

 

The tenth requires a deposit, and a whole host of other requirements.

 

There are a lot of jobs available, otherwise why would there be millions of foreign workers here. Unfortunately these jobs require one to work on their feet, and not their backs, or rear-ends.

 

Time to move on from the foreign teat. What ever happened to the "Sufficiency Economy"?

 

 

[charmonman]

16 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Life in Thailand start again, schools, factorys, plazas, inside restaurants, etc. only the border is closed. 

I wish it open. But can not.

 

Because selfish maskholes, anti vaxxers, anti tracing appers, anti social distance, anti rules people in many countrys. Stupid conspiracy theorys.

Some place even have covid party. 

 

because this covIDIOTS is be impossible stop. They refuse the rules then cry they loose the job, business etc. Stupid people.

 

If allow selfish people enter Thailand because “need a holiday” covid will spread again= schools, factorys, plazas, restaurants etc will close again. 

 

Thai people follow the rule= 5 weeks control covid.

Other countrys not wear mask, etc etc, 6 months already= it be worse. 

 

I want covid to end SO MUCH. But be impossible with selfish idiots. Fact. Really.

 

if not have selfish idiots= control covid about 5 weeks, same Thailand.

 

 

 

The type in the video= the type “need a holiday” 

only care themself. 

= 

Yinn, for once I agree with you. The anti-maskers and conspiracy theorists and stupid politicians in many countries just delay the recovery for everyone else. But just so you know, it is not like this everywhere is farangland. Some places in Europe and elsewhere have been quite good at controlling it. It would be nice if Thailand could slowly and selectively and sensibly start opening its borders for foreigners who are willing to follow the rules.

[sandyf]

1 hour ago, RR2020 said:

Meanwhile countries with a sensible attitude to the virus have mostly open borders and open skies.

So you believe that countries like Thailand and New Zealand do not have a sensible approach, "sensible" only applies where there is escalating number of infections.

[AndrewMciver]

23 minutes ago, Sharp said:

yeah like the first wave ...unf..kin believable over reaction based on the stats going the way of flu everyday!!!!

 

USA is soon going to be approaching 200,000 dead from this virus.

UK is soon approaching 50,000 dead from this virus.

ECONOMIES IN FREE FALL. 

 

These rates are with some forms of 'social distance/lockdown'. Now imagine the numbers without any implementations. 

 

It's not a bloody flu. 

 

We all want to get back to normal, and hit Thailand's bars, beaches, Nana Plaza, but suggesting they should open up is ridiculous. Any benefits to their economy from a few tourists will be negated by the cost of a health care pandemic. 

[brain150]

I would really like to know where all these numbers come from.

 

According to Scientists from Universities in Germany and Canada the PCR test does not 

show an infection or the virus !!! It actually shows just genetic material which is produced by the body.

The hospitals are empty ...

 

Still people BELIEVE their very trustworthy Governments ???? or the Media like BBC CNN HSNBC ... The Nation ???? (just to name a few) who have all a really good track record of being fully trustworthy and honest ????????????

 

Facebook, Twitter, Youtube all censoring any information that says "The VIRUS" is not as dangerous as they say ...

Stupid people wearing stupid masks ... they probably also leave their pants on when they go to the toilet ....

 

The world is an insane place and gets more insane every day !

Even a 3 year old kid can see through this HOAX !!! ... maybe because the Brainwashing is not that advanced in children,

but with making them wearing masks and being super scared to infect their Grandmas they will be traumatised for life !!!

 

... what is going on and being done by Governments is plain EVIL !!! And they know it !!!

 

 

 

[aussiexpat]

Bali is apparently open for tourists from 11 September so let's hope it works to give confidence for Thailand to open up.

 

...at least let us condo owners in ????