12 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Never had Jet lag flying here from the US, but on the return flight always took 1 day to recover.

Harder going eastbound but, you always pay for jet lag somewhere. Sleep when you can.

I arrive on Tuesday, hope they have ironed out the bugs by then! 63 passengers per flight seems about right, or even hopeful. Just picked my seat and only about 10% so far booked.

I hope someone who arrives late or early posts a report of how their hotel handled the swab. Hard to imagine that process running 24/7. My flight arrives at midnight. 

3 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Something is missing, they have not mentioned how much money the 7000 "tourists" will spend.

 

the most powerful computers known to mankind have been working on just this problem, however even their massive computing power has, as yet, been unable to produce the final figure

Just now, it is what it is said:

the most powerful computers known to mankind have been working on just this problem, however even their massive computing power has, as yet, been unable to produce the final figure

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I want to give it at least a month before I go, to give them time to sort things out.   I pitty the first guinea pigs through the meat grinder. 

was thailand always the hub of stupidity or did we ignore it because of the sexy girls

3700 police to take care of the airports, holy <deleted>, like how many do they need really.

23 minutes ago, tomyami said:

was thailand always the hub of stupidity or did we ignore it because of the sexy girls

And really cheap ice cold beer ????

 

Edited October 31, 20214 yr by aussiexpat

We're now 5 hours into the "everyone will rush to quarantine free Thailand, which really means we'll lock you up until we have skimmed enough baht" 

 

Have 1500 "tourists" (5/24 of 7000) arrived to the prison scam yet?

 

And we thought the infamous jet ski scams were bad enough to make World news lol

 

Edited October 31, 20214 yr by aussiexpat

52 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

And really cheap ice cold beer ????

 

That beer has been sitting in a hot storage room for 18 months.

 

I actually saw this at the Sandbox in Patong! some people cleaning out a bar, washing the dust off the old stock of bottles. Sure to add a certain "character"

4 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

That beer has been sitting in a hot storage room for 18 months.

 

I actually saw this at the Sandbox in Patong! some people cleaning out a bar, washing the dust off the old stock of bottles. Sure to add a certain "character"

Fake news...beer was re-stocked daily where I drink

 

Edited October 31, 20214 yr by aussiexpat

6 hours ago, rickudon said:

Just picked my seat and only about 10% so far booked.

If the planes are only 10% booked - or even 63 - it wont be long before the flights are cancelled and this handing back of landing slots extended past march 

TG 921 from Frankfurt will be landing in 20 minutes. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/THA921

According to the consistent worries on this site the majority of inbound foreign passengers....

• Are not actual tourists they have work, property, or family in Thailand
• Wouldn't enjoy a holiday anyway because no entertainment, alcohol service in bars or restaurants,  or open prostitution venues or Discos. 
• Paperwork or insurance deemed insufficient sent to 14 night ASQ at own expense
• Sent to "Hospitel" for 14 nights for sitting 2 rows away a positive test passenger
• Diagnosed covid-19 positive and Hospitalized to be royally fleeced, insurance won't pay

No, actually everything is going to be fine. Immigration back to old tricks probably knock one back for "coming too many times". Customs agents will "pounce" at the slightest chance.

 

Welcome to the new normal. "Health insurance", PCR tests and 1+ night in SHA+ hotel are never going away.

 

 

 

 

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/THA921

Edited October 31, 20214 yr by Captain Monday

5 minutes ago, Captain Monday said:

 

 

Welcome to the new normal. Travel insurance, PCR tests and a night in SHA+ hotel are never going away.

They will if we don't come...seriously thinking of going elsewhere with less restrictions and I have a condo in Thailand I haven't seen for 2 years

34 minutes ago, aussiexpat said:

and I have a condo in Thailand I haven't seen for 2 years

You won't be seeing it anytime soon, there is a shopping mall now where it used to be.

10 hours ago, HiSoLowSoNoSo said:

Something is missing, they have not mentioned how much money the 7000 "tourists" will spend.

 

That's easy. Every tourist will spend the usual ฿5,000,000,000 per day while here on holidays. Accommodation, wining and dining and transport are not included in that figure. 

10 hours ago, Puccini said:

Are the massage parlours open starting 1 November?

I honestly and truly don't know and don't care. Give me a place that serves food and drinks and I'll be happy ????

10 hours ago, Puccini said:

Are the massage parlours open starting 1 November?

Seconds after posting my previous message, I started reading this article. 

So yes, it appears the parlours are open for business. 

10 hours ago, Puccini said:

Are the massage parlours open starting 1 November?

They are open now aren't they..... maybe not the body massage places. 

8 minutes ago, djayz said:

I honestly and truly don't know and don't care. Give me a place that serves food and drinks and I'll be happy ????

Any 7/11 then ????

2 minutes ago, clivebaxter said:

Any 7/11 then ????

I'm not that kind of expat. Lol

2 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

TG 921 from Frankfurt will be landing in 20 minutes. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/THA921

According to the consistent worries on this site the majority of inbound foreign passengers....

• Are not actual tourists they have work, property, or family in Thailand
• Wouldn't enjoy a holiday anyway because no entertainment, alcohol service in bars or restaurants,  or open prostitution venues or Discos. 
• Paperwork or insurance deemed insufficient sent to 14 night ASQ at own expense
• Sent to "Hospitel" for 14 nights for sitting 2 rows away a positive test passenger
• Diagnosed covid-19 positive and Hospitalized to be royally fleeced, insurance won't pay

No, actually everything is going to be fine. Immigration back to old tricks probably knock one back for "coming too many times". Customs agents will "pounce" at the slightest chance.

 

Welcome to the new normal. "Health insurance", PCR tests and 1+ night in SHA+ hotel are never going away.

 

 

 

 

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/THA921

Sitting inbound on EK378 from Dubai, landing at 12:30. Plane is a 777 and there are 264 passengers on board. Plenty tourists for sure, far more than the previous sanbox trips I made. A little surprised but it is what it is as they say.

7 hours ago, JCP108 said:

I hope someone who arrives late or early posts a report of how their hotel handled the swab. Hard to imagine that process running 24/7. My flight arrives at midnight. 

I am landing in a few hours at Phuket (around 12:30). Today the swab test are being done at the airport.  I will ask about future plans...

9 minutes ago, Rhacsyn said:

I am landing in a few hours at Phuket (around 12:30). Today the swab test are being done at the airport.  I will ask about future plans...

Thanks and welcome back from your visit outside of Thailand 

27 minutes ago, Rhacsyn said:

I am landing in a few hours at Phuket (around 12:30). Today the swab test are being done at the airport.  I will ask about future plans...

Thanks. But, I'm interested in Bangkok. I know on Phuket they do them at the airport. Completely different process for arrivals to Bangkok. 

Edited November 1, 20214 yr by JCP108

Official from the 'Land of smiles'  waiting to meet the 7000 today ????

 

 

Was planning a shopping trip to Pattaya but cancelled. The motorway traffic is probably horrendous with taxis from the airport

has the 7000 outside tourists arrived  ?  

 

Edited November 1, 20214 yr by steven100

Thailand reopens to vaccinated tourists from over 60 nations https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59115395
 

 

BBC website saying tens of thousands due to arrive today. Think they have got that one wrong.