Travel Thailand Tightens Airport Rules on Liquids and Gels to Boost Safety

[Patong2021]

5 hours ago, Cabradelmar said:

 

THAI used to fly a non stop to LA. I could see that returning now that the FAA has upgraded Thailand's airport

 

How can you see it returning if you  do not know what the loads were or are projected to be? There have also been a number of changes since TG stopped flying the route;

 

1. Historically, TG did not make a consistent profit  on the LAX-TG route.  There is nothing to suggest that the consumer demand is there to support  regularly scheduled flights. It would be madness to  bring back flights as the USA teeters on a potential  recession. There are multiple reports in a diverse range of media that  highlight the concerns of consumers  in respect to  the economy and their need to watch expenses.  The Guardian  recently reported that the number of overseas visitors to the US dropped by 11.6% in March compared with the previous year, including a 17.2% decline in people traveling from western Europe, according to US government data .  Unless you live in a bubble, you will know that the volume of foreign visitors to the USA has tanked and both  US and foreign carriers are reducing capacity.   The US carriers dropped their  Bangkok routes because there wasn't enough  passenger demand. TG isn't any different.

 

2. Market Growth: The surging markets for  Thailand are Japan, Australia  and New Zealand. TG will add capacity to new destinations in Japan, and bring back capacity to  Australia and New Zealand before it goes to the USA. 

 

3. Fleet constraints; TG does not have the  equipment to support a regularly scheduled route to the USA. It can  do 2 RTs to Japan with an aircraft that would do 1 RT to the USA. Once the new aircraft starts arriving in 2027, then the USA can be considered.

 

4. Airfares  for Y class are competitive and while TG  can charge a premium for offering a direct route, consumers who are price sensitive will still select the  lower cost  airfares. TG is not competitive on  J class, and its soft product is still not competitive with  NH, BR, KE, SQ and  JL.   TG was on  the same level as Asiana and China Airlines, but Asiana will be merged with  Korean shortly and  China Airlines  is usually much  cheaper than TG.  TG will have to first  improve its  product. It has started and the  improvements are  noticeable now, but aircraft interiors are still shabby and inflight service still a noticeable notch below other  Asian carriers (except the mainland Chinese carriers)..

 

5. Even though most airlines  have  connections, the connections on the main carriers are now seamless, and people welcome a chance for a  leg stretch and opportunity to visit  a restaurant  along the way on long hauls. Air Canada now has a direct route to Bangkok, and it is carrying  a noticeable load of US pax. Some like the airfares, others don't want the  hassles of  transiting in LAX.  It is easier to transit in YVR than land at LAX and have to change terminals. Clearing US  customs and immigration in Canada is much easier and faster than landing in the chaos that is  LAX. The 2 hours saved on the TG route is easily consumed by border clearance and transit at LAX.

 

[proton]

On 4/26/2025 at 7:41 AM, Grusa said:

Fundamentally, the terrorists have won!

 

Muslims 

[grubman]

On 4/26/2025 at 9:05 AM, NorthernRyland said:

Who does this benefit? the US did this under the pretense of terrorism but what reason does Thailand have? It seems to be coming out of nowhere.

I assume that since Thai want to resume flights to the US, they need to up their safety and security measures, so i am guessing that this is one of the steps  

[blaze master]

On 4/25/2025 at 10:22 PM, Ralf001 said:

incoming or outgoing ?

 

Friend just returned from Abroad an brought 15lts of booze with him in total (5 bottles for me).

 

Your friend committed a crime to fuel your booze habit. Awesome. 

[Equatorial]

4 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Your friend committed a crime to fuel your booze habit. Awesome. 

 

I was going to speculate that it's a civil rather than criminal offense, but it may actually be a indeed a criminal offense. N.B. the word prosecution. Not worth the risk. 

 

The alcoholic beverages and cigarettes exempted from duty are listed as follows:

1. No more than 200 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco or 250g of all types combined
2. No more than 1 litre of alcoholic beverage 

The excess quantities of cigarettes, tobacco or alcoholic beverages must be dropped in the box provided by Customs,
otherwise prosecution will be carried out.

 

Source: https://www.customs.go.th/list_strc_simple_neted.php?ini_content=individual_160503_03_160905_01&lang=en&left_menu=menu_individual_submenu_01_160421_01

[lavender19]

On 4/26/2025 at 3:24 PM, sandyf said:

The first sentence is a gross distortion. Other counrtries are not doing away with the ruling on liquids, they are looking to install expensive machinary that when working properly will remove the need for human inspection.

The EU changed their rules when first machines installed, the machines didn't perform as expected so they changed the rules back again. It seldom pays to lead the way with new technology.

Thailand is only going to do what other countries are doing.

Many on here are more than happy when Thailand turns a bit of a blind eye in their favour, until something goes wrong

I said looking into doing away with . Did you not see that?

[Ralf001]

6 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

Your friend committed a crime to fuel your booze habit. Awesome. 

 

Up to him !

[sandyf]

24 minutes ago, lavender19 said:

I said looking into doing away with . Did you not see that?

A distorted view, the regulation will still be there.

Creating an exemption does not "do away" with anything.

Only airports with the advanced scanners will be exempt.

[watchcat]

On 4/26/2025 at 2:17 AM, JoePai said:

I can remember a time when one looked forward to flying...

 

I can also remember when  it was ok to smoke a cigarette after a meal and one could relax whithout screaming baies or kids on the flight, ah those where the days.

[Cabradelmar]

16 hours ago, rough diamond said:

I think it is the airline that has been upgraded/recertified, not an airport.

It was Thai aviation air safety that was upgraded... FAA announced upgrade of Thailand's aviation rating to Category 1. 

[radiochaser]

On 4/25/2025 at 10:21 PM, bdenner said:

Got their priorities wrong again!!!

If they had any regard for public safety they would BAN the "Power Packs". Get them OFF aircraft until such a time when they are deemed to be 100% safe.

These days most long haul aircraft have USB ports available for keeping mobile devices charged and if the punter REALLY needs a power pack = buy an el-cheapo at their destination.

 

 

I think that is a good idea.   Leave lithium ion battery packs here in the U.S. and buy what I need in Thailand.   I did when I decided to not carry a wireless keyboard and mouse back and forth to Thailand and bought them there.  

[blaze master]

7 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Up to him !

 

Of course that's your reply. 

[emptypockets]

5 hours ago, radiochaser said:

I think that is a good idea.   Leave lithium ion battery packs here in the U.S. and buy what I need in Thailand.   I did when I decided to not carry a wireless keyboard and mouse back and forth to Thailand and bought them there.  

Air Asia now require power banks to be carried on your person and not in the overhead locker. 

[bristolgeoff]

I know about battery banks if the writing on the battery ok or with paper work,water u drink or lose it everywhere the same.I,am sure many countries are strict on different things.

   I was leaving manila and they were more concerned about the cigs in the bag and 1 lighter.She said alot of cigs in the bag 2 cartoons only,The battery bank was fine and the anything else but she was concerned about a lighter and the cigs i had.Different countries and rules and they took the lighter

[tweedledee2]

On 4/26/2025 at 1:58 PM, Patong2021 said:

No. Nothing has changed the 100 ml has always been there

This is not quite true. Up until 6-8 months ago you were allowed up to 300 ml per container on Thai AirAsia domestic flights.

[PingRoundTheWorld]

On 4/26/2025 at 4:02 AM, webfact said:

ach should not exceed 100 millilitres and must fit in a container of identical capacity.

Hasn't this been the limit for, I dunno... over 20 years now? Or is Thailand different?

[PingRoundTheWorld]

14 hours ago, tweedledee2 said:

This is not quite true. Up until 6-8 months ago you were allowed up to 300 ml per container on Thai AirAsia domestic flights.

I stand corrected. I guess being in the US on 9/11 permanently locked my mind to 100ml...