I want to fly from Bangkok to Hat Yai ASAP. Does anyone know how I get the ATK/PCR test done for flying domestically?

 

As of last Friday, flights now require double vaccination or a ATK/PCR test within 72 hours.  My second AZ vaccination isn't scheduled until mid November, so I want to get the ATK done so that I can fly. I will need one done in Bangkok, then another test in Betong (Yala) for my trip back. 

 

I plan to fly to Hat Yai, and then drive to Betong (Yala). I want to know what the requirements are for the ATK/PCR test so that I can arrange to have it done in Betong for my flight back to Bangkok. 

 

It would be great if the self-kits were allowed, and I could just do it at the airport, but I imagine that isn't possible? I have a couple of ATK self-tests, one of the brands recognized by the Thai gov.

 

I couldn't find the info that I need on the Nok, AirAsia, or Lion websites. Please let me know if you have any leads on going about doing this.

Have you asked at your local hospital?

The Songkhla - Yala border has been closed due to the latest Covid numbers. You will not be able to enter the province of Yala.

On 10/14/2021 at 6:24 PM, MarcelV said:

The Songkhla - Yala border has been closed due to the latest Covid numbers. You will not be able to enter the province of Yala.

The border is not closed.

 

I traveled there over the weekend of 23-24 October. I had to pass through 4 military checkpoints, guys with AK47s. All 4 passengers in the van with me had to show proof of vaccination, but the soldiers hardly checked. Requirements are at the time of this email: at least a single dose of AZ, or two jabs of Sinovac or Sinopharm. 

 

Down in Betong (Yala), open-air restaurants were operating normally, but many were shutdown. 

 

>>Have you asked at your local hospital?

 

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