Just now, wavodavo said:

My question is how do you check into your hotel without your passport which is your i.d ???

The airline is doing it for you

I'd be worried about getting to the airport the next day without my passport and everyone being completely unaware of the situation.

 

"No have passport, cannot. Sorreeee". 

In many years I have been pax on 2 flights cancelled after stamping out of Thailand and leading to another night stay  One this year In both cases there was some delay immigration delay, but no talk of passport confiscation.  Did not make big news but Asiana handled it brilliantly, A serious engine problem.

 

https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-industry/2025/01/25/54VSPLGROVDS7IKFQ3ZOY5OGS4/

 

Thai Immigration Police do not provide a new entrance stamp, They void your exit stamp!

This happened years ago at BKK airport also and in another country. 

 

 If his voiding was on ones last day of Permit to Stay would it not attract on OVERSTAY stamp and fine?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The passports were already stamped as leaving , 

One could go thru arrivals again , stamp as arrival , go to hotel,  return and go thru immigration again for the departure stamp. 

Or , leave the passport with the airline  / customs 

1 hour ago, boloaf said:

 

I loved the time I spent in Australia working on a two year contract, but I did pick up on two things. Most Aussies knew nothing about cricket and never stopped whinging. 

Unfortunately, that is the result of our forefathers genes

Some of us have honest and caring convict relatives, while others came as 10 pound poms

 

Obviously all had been processed out of the country when the flight was cancelled. Immigration of any country can hold passports of non citizens within their borders at any time. All these passengers no longer have a permit to be in the country so technically are illegal.  It can be more convienient for the airline to hold the docuents as they basically have control of the passengers.

The alternative would be to process all back in to Thailand, creating protential visa problems for some, and then process out again when the aircraft is available. A  pain for all involved.

No big deal, as a former IO I've dealt with this type of situation several times.

Although, I never had to do paperwork on the floor at an airport.

 

16 hours ago, Will B Good said:

All very professional.

Relevance? Did Thailand immigration keep your passport while away from the airport?

8 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

The alternative

What does the relevant embassy (Australia?) have to say? No mention in the article that the Australian Embassy was contacted.

1 hour ago, blaze master said:

he had made some trips to Afghanistan.

So why he went so many times to Afghanistan then?😳

2 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

What does the relevant embassy (Australia?) have to say? No mention in the article that the Australian Embassy was contacted.

They would say cooperate with local authorities.

I think you would find The Immigration Act of the country you're in, as well as their courts, will out-trump your country's passport regulations.

I took a flight a few years ago from Bangkok with Etihad.

 

Whislt seated on the plane they discovered a fault and a part had to be delivered and fitted before we could take off. This resulted in our late arrival to Abu Dhabi and many of us missed our connecting flights.

 

We were stamped into to Abu Dhabi but confined to an airport hotel until the morning. We were not free to leave the airport and this was stressed to us. An unusual sticker, with Abu Dhabi on it in English and Arabic was affixed to the back of our passports as well as being stamped in.

 

I remember it well as it was the first time I had seen or used an iris scan.

 

We were treated well, given hotel rooms, breakfast etc and picked up another flight the following morning.

 

We did not however get separated from our passports.

17 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

Relevance? Did Thailand immigration keep your passport while away from the airport?

 

Oh! Congratulations.....had no idea you were now a mod'.

 

See you next Tuesday.

22 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

So why he went so many times to Afghanistan then?😳

 

Ahhhh you should go back to your crayons. 

Simple, it´s totally illegal to take a persons passport, without a court order.

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

Simple, it´s totally illegal to take a persons passport, without a court order.

 

 

This is Thailand

17 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

To me this sounds like they had already cleared immigration (stamped out) and were "airside"?

And now been sent back to a hotel outside the premises bypassing immigration.

That would then make some sense to me...

Your probably right. I once found myself in a similar spot at Bkk airport,but still at check in. Was put up in a hotel and fed etc but was never asked to hand over passport

7 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

Ahhhh you should go back to your crayons. 

Can you post nonsense only? Your best skills?

3 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Simple, it´s totally illegal to take a persons passport, without a court order.

 

 

In Thailand, who can legally confiscate your passport?

 

Thai Immigration Police or Thai courts if there are grounds for suspected immigration violations.

17 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Missed my Emirates connecting flight a couple of weeks ago.......faced with a 12 hour delay from 9am to 9pm.

 

Bussed straight away to a very nice hotel (10mins), massive room, free food and soft drinks. Bussed back 6pm.

 

I think it might have even been run/managed by Emirates. All very professional.

 

Same happened to me last Friday with Emirates to London via Dubai. Was downgraded from Business to Economy (technical issue in 1st Class) on the first leg to Dubai AND missed connecting flight, when we landed in Dubai all paperwork was ready and was whisked by chauffeur to a 5* hotel and room for 12 hours, free meals etc in any of the hotel restaurants.

 

I had only booked a ONE WAY flight to UK in Business Class, so was disappointing the 1st leg was downgraded to economy BUT as compensation, they gave me a RETURN Business Class Flight from Bangkok to London to use in next 12 months!

 

3 minutes ago, falang1969 said:

 

Same happened to me last Friday with Emirates to London via Dubai. Was downgraded from Business to Economy (technical issue in 1st Class) on the first leg to Dubai AND missed connecting flight, when we landed in Dubai all paperwork was ready and was whisked by chauffeur to a 5* hotel and room for 12 hours, free meals etc in any of the hotel restaurants.

 

I had only booked a ONE WAY flight to UK in Business Class, so was disappointing the 1st leg was downgraded to economy BUT as compensation, they gave me a RETURN Business Class Flight from Bangkok to London to use in next 12 months!

 

 

 

They are good!!

 

I'd be hard pressed to look elsewhere now unless there was a huge price difference.

 

And I love the A380......frequently have an empty seat next to me, so I hope they don't switch back to Boeings at some point in the future.

11 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

In Thailand, who can legally confiscate your passport?

 

Thai Immigration Police or Thai courts if there are grounds for suspected immigration violations.

Wrong, Thai Immigration do, awaiting a court order. Here it was no case!

15 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

This is Thailand

That is true! 🙂 Doesn´t make it legal, though

7 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Wrong, Thai Immigration do, awaiting a court order. Here it was no case!

Thai Immigration does not need a court order to take and hold your passport if it is for an immigration or legal reason.

 

 

Why They Can Do This? Thai Immigration Police operate under Thailand’s Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979).

8 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Thai Immigration does not need a court order to take and hold your passport if it is for an immigration or legal reason.

 

 

Why They Can Do This? Thai Immigration Police operate under Thailand’s Immigration Act B.E. 2522 (1979).

So, where is the legal reason, because a plane is delayed?

I stopped flying with Qantas quite awhile ago, below par service and food. Spirit of Australia, not any more, more like BS of Australia.

30 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

Can you post nonsense only? Your best skills?

 

Go away you're annoying. Clearly it's too difficult for you to understand what happened. I cant be bothered dumbing it down for you. 

3 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

So, where is the legal reason, because a plane is delayed?

 

I guess, in your heart, you already know the answer.......

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

 

Go away you're annoying. Clearly it's too difficult for you to understand what happened. I cant be bothered dumbing it down for you. 

Why not start your usual thumb down orgy? According to your skills?

Start now 😂

5 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

In my passport is stated that it is a state property and is not allowed to give others...So immigration can never claim to hand over your passport for whatever reason and not only immigration but also rentals, hotels, or anyone else.. State property.... 

In a case like above it is common practice to hand in yr p.port once you have been stamped out. Or you can stay airside without hotel. 

Of course Thailand could re-enter everybody by cancelling exit stamp but then you spend even more time hanging around before you get to a hotel.

Yes, I went through such a situation in Kuwait.

 

39 minutes ago, Buriramfelang said:

Your probably right. I once found myself in a similar spot at Bkk airport,but still at check in. Was put up in a hotel and fed etc but was never asked to hand over passport

Because you hadn't been "stamped out" i.e. exited.