Thailand plans to resume international flights by November

[webfact]

File photo: An empty arrivals terminal following the coronavirus outbreak, at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun

 

Thailand plans to resume international flights by November, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Friday.

 

Mr Saksayam said he asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) to coordinate with all relevant agencies, including the Airports of Thailand Plc, U-Tapao Airport Administration and Bangkok Airways  to prepare for the resumption of international flights later this year, Siam Rath reported.

 

The resumption of international flights will coincide with Thailand’s plan to waive its mandatory quarantine requirement for vaccinated tourists visiting its most popular destinations from October.

 

Earlier this week, the government said it expects 3.5 million foreign tourists to visit Thailand by the end of year.

 

The plan to reopen the country to foreign tourists is dependent on the government being able to inoculate 70 percent of the population in each of the provinces included in the reopening plans.

 

Phuket will be the first province to open in July and will act as a pilot for the project before it is rolled out to other destinations in Thailand,  such as Pattaya, Koh Samui, Chiang Mai, Hua Hin and Bangkok.

 

 

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[scammed]

i hate it to go back to winter, but im leaving when they resume direct flight

[bdenner]

What sort of medication is Anutin giving all these jokers, I want some!

[RotBenz8888]

There's gonna be alot of flipp flopping before November....????

[KannikaP]

13 minutes ago, webfact said:

The resumption of international flights will coincide with Thailand’s plan to waive its mandatory quarantine requirement for vaccinated tourists visiting its most popular destinations from October.

So 'From October' coincides with 'by November'. Well I guess so!

[herfiehandbag]

Where are they going to fly to?

 

Anywhere they don't owe money!

 

Should limit the destinations!

[AlfHuy]

2026

[Geoffggi]

19 minutes ago, webfact said:

Thailand plans to resume international flights by November, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Friday.

But alas no mention of which year ............................LOL

[kingofthemountain]

So they plan:

 

1\ To open Phuket to international tourists on july 1

2\ To open the rest of Thailand on october 1

 

then

3\ To resume international flights by november

 

ok, it makes perfect sense

 

TIT

 

Edited May 15, 2021 by kingofthemountain

[AlfHuy]

1 minute ago, kingofthemountain said:

So they plan:

1\ to open Phuket to international tourists on july 1

2\ to open the rest of thailand on october 1

then 3\ To resume international flights by november

ok, it makes perfect sense

TIT

 

Farangs to register for vaccine from August.

Farang to maybe get 1st vaccine in November.

Waiting for 2nd on in March 22.

All incoming foreigners quarantine for 3 weeks in state owned hotel for a friendly fee of only 8000 Baht/person/night, including a bowl of sticky rice.

[Ventenio]

Thailand plans to resume international flights by November Thailand plans to resume international flights by October

Thailand plans to resume international flights by next week Thailand plans to resume international flights by next month Thailand plans to resume international flights by July

 Thailand plans to resume international flights by 5 p.m. today

Thailand plans to resume international flights by next year

 

Just pick one.......then tomorrow pick another one........

Edited May 15, 2021 by blackcab
Bold font removed

[TheFreqFlyer]

What are these jokers smoking? 3.5 million tourists, from where? Australia's borders are likely to remain closed until mid-2022 aside from travel to New Zealand (which opened last month) and a few other "low risk" countries. These could include Singapore, Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and possibly Taiwan and later, Vietnam. Thailand has not been mentioned in the first phase and thus we can probably assume it won't be part of any Australian travel bubble this year.

 

Secondly, in a country that is proving itself to be one of the most totalitarian in the world, what with Buri Ram forcing vaccines on it's residents, Phuket fining and threatening foreigners with deportation for hosting a friend over for a beer in their OWN homes, Surat Thani fining anyone who drinks alcohol at home, and every province issuing fines of 1000-20000 Baht for not wearing a face muzzle, what makes them think tourists will put up with this nonsense?

 

Even those willing to be vaccinated, are not going to put up with this. Isn't the vaccine supposed to allow all our freedoms to return? If tourists are still going to be required to be muzzled in public, including on a Phuket beach, despite being vaccinated, then Thailand can hammer the final nail in the tourism coffin. 

 

At this point in time, there is more liberty in China than in Thailand. I can't imagine the Chinese would be interested in coming to a country where there are no casinos, where the fun police nitpick every thing you do and can potentially deport you for not wearing a face mask. It's happening in Cambodia (Chinese nationals have been deported for not wearing masks or breaking lockdown orders), Bali is doing it and Thailand isn't far behind. 

 

China has tropical beaches too (in Hainan). Aside from Phuket being warm all year-round (whereas Sanya is a little cool between December and February), there is no reason for Chinese to want to come to Thailand. 

Edited May 15, 2021 by TheFreqFlyer

[TheFreqFlyer]

40 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

Thailand plans to resume international flights by November Thailand plans to resume international flights by October

Thailand plans to resume international flights by next week Thailand plans to resume international flights by next month Thailand plans to resume international flights by July

 Thailand plans to resume international flights by 5 p.m. today

Thailand plans to resume international flights by next year

 

Just pick one.......then tomorrow pick another one........

Thailand plans to resume international flights by Dec 2029. Only problem is all THAI Airways planes will be rusting away in the scrapyard by then. 

[TheFreqFlyer]

20 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

But alas no mention of which year ............................LOL

2050? 

[phills2k1]

16 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

All incoming foreigners quarantine for 3 weeks in state owned hotel for a friendly fee of only 8000 Baht/person/night, including a bowl of sticky rice.

I stayed at a prominent hotel for my ASQ in December and I swear to god, I've never had worse food in my life. They even managed to screw up toast somehow

 

Most of my meals ended up just being white rice with prik nam pla to get me by

 

Cost me 85000 baht for that privilege

[AlfHuy]

43 minutes ago, Ventenio said:

Thailand plans to resume international flights by November Thailand plans to resume international flights by October

Thailand plans to resume international flights by next week Thailand plans to resume international flights by next month Thailand plans to resume international flights by July

 Thailand plans to resume international flights by 5 p.m. today

Thailand plans to resume international flights by next year

 

Just pick one.......then tomorrow pick another one........

We would already long time be in jail for "publishing" "FAKE NEWS".

[AlfHuy]

7 minutes ago, phills2k1 said:

I stayed at a prominent hotel for my ASQ in December and I swear to god, I've never had worse food in my life. They even managed to screw up toast somehow

 

Most of my meals ended up just being white rice with prik nam pla to get me by

 

Cost me 85000 baht for that privilege

Not too bad.

Could have been worse.

[Chelseafan]

31 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said:

So they plan:

 

1\ To open Phuket to international tourists on july 1

2\ To open the rest of Thailand on october 1

 

then

3\ To resume international flights by november

 

ok, it makes perfect sense

 

TIT

 

 

To make it even worse. If you fly into Phuket, do your 7 days on the island then travel to the mainland, you need to do another 14 days self isolation as its in the red zone. That's how I understand it anyhow...

 

[ezzra]

And so the Zig Zagging continues...

[mr_lob]

51 minutes ago, scammed said:

i hate it to go back to winter, but im leaving when they resume direct flight

All of those TG planes sitting around being "maintained"...i'll let you go first

[Spellforce]

Quote

Thailand plans to resume international flights by November, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Friday.

What does it mean ? Because today we still have may internationals flights with passengers ?

Maybe is it a translation issue ?

 

Flightradar24 in real time:

 

[RichardColeman]

The flaw in this plan is that International Airlines may not want to start flying airplanes into Thailand until they can fill a whole plane up with tourists who's entry is not going to be filled with hoops and paperwork, and as Thailand has not and is not making assurances of what you will need in November, nobody will book and no airlines will schedule flights

[Jeffr2]

Don't know about how many tourists will come here, but this plan makes sense.  If you've been jabbed, have a negative CV19 test, why not allow them to come here?  The risk is really small and the money is desperately needed.

 

The fly in the ointment are the variants.  Look what's happening in India.  Could easily happen here also, especially as hardly anyone here is vaccinated.

 

Fingers crossed this works out!

[KannikaP]

1 hour ago, herfiehandbag said:

Where are they going to fly to?

 

Anywhere they don't owe money!

 

Should limit the destinations!

I took it to mean ALL international flights, not just Thai Aiways.

[phills2k1]

30 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

Not too bad.

Could have been worse.

I mean yeah, if i wanted to stay in a presidential suite at the best hotel in BKK, it could've been worse

[RobMuir]

42 minutes ago, TheFreqFlyer said:

there is no reason for Chinese to want to come to Thailand

 

Absolute rubbish.

 

Millions of them were coming before covid.

They don't care about problems that don't affect them directly.

[herfiehandbag]

6 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

I took it to mean ALL international flights, not just Thai Aiways.

Yes, you are probably right.

 

 

[madmen]

Nothing more than fake news to keep the natives from getting restless. Come November it will be replaced with new great news of a January 2022 opening etc etc... 

[Mavideol]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The plan to reopen the country to foreign tourists is dependent on the government being able to inoculate 70 percent of the population in each of the provinces included in the reopening plans.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Friday....  I would advise you to  just think about it a little longer and you may change your mind, while thinking, take a look at the UK current situation

 

https://au.yahoo.com/news/covid-fight-disturbing-turn-uk-indian-variant-101450172.html

Ruling nothing out’: Coronavirus fight takes worrying turn in UK

As Britain opens up and puts the worst of the pandemic behind it, a disturbing trend has dampened the optimistic mood.

Cases of the Indian coronavirus variant have risen by 152 per cent in the UK in the space of a week.

[SwampyThai]

45 minutes ago, TheFreqFlyer said:

Thailand plans to resume international flights by Dec 2029. Only problem is all THAI Airways planes will be rusting away in the scrapyard by then. 

You beat me too it, either rusted away or repossessed by the creditors ????????