About 1,000 flights bound for Thailand have been canceled due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Aeronautical Radio of Thailand reports significant disruptions to flights following the US and Israel's strikes on Tehran, which began on February 28. This impact is particularly felt by Middle Eastern airlines, sharply reducing their services to key Thai airports.

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Suvarnabhumi and Phuket airports are the most affected, with 600 and 400 canceled flights respectively. Other airports, including Krabi, Chiang Mai, and Don Mueang, have also seen cancellations, representing around 3% of all incoming flights for the period. The disruption is part of broader consequences affecting global aviation due to strategic airspace closures and heightened geopolitical tensions.

Surachai Nuprom, acting president of Aerothai, expressed concerns over the limited growth in the aviation sector this year. The combination of conflict-related cancellations, restricted airspace access, and escalating energy prices are pushing airlines to increase fares, which is likely to dampen travel demand. These factors contribute to projected aviation growth of just 3% from last year.

Looking ahead, recovery in the sector may hinge on the stabilization of the Middle East region and a resolution to the airspace challenges. As airlines adjust their operations and pricing strategies, the tourism-dependent Thai economy could face further challenges. Industry watchers will be closely monitoring developments to gauge the potential long-term impacts on passenger traffic and regional connectivity, reported Bangkok Post.

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It seems that Thailand is the only country that has issues of the Iranian war... They have no clue that the problems are the same in the rest of the world

Blame the Iran war for loss of flights. Once its over see how quick the prices rise for the loss of Tourism.

19 minutes ago, BarraMarra said:

Blame the Iran war for loss of flights. Once its over see how quick the prices rise for the loss of Tourism.

My return flight to BKK has risen by 300AUD from OZ

Most european nations have direct flights to Thailand that do not fly over the areas in war.

The issue would rather be that fewer foreigners want to come to Thailand for say 3 or 4 month stay due to the over high Bhat and all the visa red tape.

What im refering is to the TAT thinking they have dodged a Bullet with a good reason Tourists are staying away, but there still using the old border conflict again as back up. They just won't admit there wrong and believe everything is the same such as " Were expecting high numbers this season up on lasts years nonsense " Even domestic flights will be priced up never mind International flights.

8 hours ago, still kicking said:

My return flight to BKK has risen by 300AUD from OZ

My Return flight to Per has reduced by AUD100.

Very happy

8 hours ago, Sigmund said:

Most european nations have direct flights to Thailand that do not fly over the areas in war.

The issue would rather be that fewer foreigners want to come to Thailand for say 3 or 4 month stay due to the over high Bhat and all the visa red tape.

Pakistan and Afghanistan are really peaceful right now...

https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-513791ef82fb8c2e4acce08c2b80c41a

And British, French, Danish, Finns, Norwegians, Germans, Austrians and Swiss are not "Most european nations".

We can all thank that clueless, incompetent, serial lying idiot Donald Trump for the current state of the world. For those non-Americans who didn't think what Trump was doing mattered to them, time to think again. Every day, the war keeps escalating. In the beginning, oil infrastructure, no matter what country, was off the table. Now, it's being bombed--and when one country's is hit, they are hitting back, with more escalation the result. And, Trump not caring a bit the chaos he is causing--he and his idiot sons are raking in the money. The Grifter Grand Master soldiers on.

No end in sight Guys - it's simply getting much worse !

Trump and his equally barmy Crew are a shame on the USA and all those MAGA who supported them.

The Middle East and the wider World will not recover from this madness for a decade or more.

Good luck to all . . . peace !

It won't stop the Indians from coming 😁

The amount of chaos Trump has caused for the entire planet with his unnecessary forever war is astounding. It was sich a bad choice and the timing could not have been worse, as the world economy is already challenged enough. This means nothing to him as his wealth continues to grow through massive corruption.

What did they think was going to happen with the strait and why did they think they could handle the consequences of this recklessness.

Trump deserves severe punishment for this act. America will be reaping the blowback for years to come and nobody knows how long the chaos will last.

Dumb and dumber. Pure Don style stupidity and staggering levels of ignorance and hubris.

The only good that can come from this is if MAGA devotees finally realize what a dunce they supported and rise up against this street trash pig president.

40 minutes ago, newnative said:

We can all thank that clueless, incompetent, serial lying idiot Donald Trump for the current state of the world. For those non-Americans who didn't think what Trump was doing mattered to them, time to think again. Every day, the war keeps escalating. In the beginning, oil infrastructure, no matter what country, was off the table. Now, it's being bombed--and when one country's is hit, they are hitting back, with more escalation the result. And, Trump not caring a bit the chaos he is causing--he and his idiot sons are raking in the money. The Grifter Grand Master soldiers on.

Trump is our warrior fighting against the globalists. He is considered a Masada warrior fighting for the God's chosen people. Well, very simple to explain. There is an agenda called Agenda 2030. They do not want you to air travel anymore, except for the private Lolita expresses for billionaires, save the environment. They do not want you to eat meat and drink milk, so Israel is our hope creating those "wonderful" lab meat and some "delicious" milk and chocolate, yummy! They do not want you to be dependable of fossil fuels, it harms the environment. And the last one, they destroyed the world economy in 2020 with a mysterious bat lab virus from China,...yes, China, America's great enemy was somehow in bed with Faucci and Gates. Their local university received a few donations from Bill Gates, that wonderful man that stopped wars to have the children "vaccinated", what an act of love for the children. And if you are vaccinated and planning to start a family, I will wish you good luck.

This war will only have a small effect on Thailand dont worry, famous last words of your PM!.

Mr PM this is a disaster.

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Looking ahead, recovery in the sector may hinge on the stabilization of the Middle East region and a resolution to the airspace challenges. As airlines adjust their operations and pricing strategies, the tourism-dependent Thai economy could face further challenges.

It is a mixed bag with each airline dealing with the problem differently. Some airlines such as Emirates and Air Arabia are not that far short of back to normal, while others like Qatar and Gulf Air are struggling. The media will always focus on the lame duck.

The real elephant in the room for the future is energy cost, a double whammy with people facing a reduction in disposeable income along with a rise in air fares. Not looking good for long haul tourist dstinations in general.

So they are trying to say this is the reason it's very quiet in tourist areas .

When in fact it probably to do with the cost of coming here and the fact people will be waiting until songkran to come , although I predict that will be a damp squib tourist numbers wise.

Well at least TAT has a solid excuse for missing it's arrival projections for 2026. The sporadic airspace closures are one thing, but with 25% of the worlds maritime oil traversing the Strait of Hormuz, and most of it destined for Asia, jet fuel (as well as diesel, LPG and CNG) storages and severe price increases are right around the corner... You ain't seen nothing yet (if this continues) beyond April

It's not clear what period the 600 cancellations to Swampy refers. Does it mean over the last few weeks, or going forward to end of April or May? Also, 3% isn't that big a figure - almost all of the flight cancellations must be to/from the Gulf States over a period of weeks.

Singapore Air and Cathay Pacific are just flying around the conflict zone. I guess THAI is doing the same on its nonstops to Europe. Running low on jet fuel is the much bigger concern. Qantas says it has only 30 days in reserve.

2 hours ago, GoodieAfterDark said:

Trump is our warrior fighting against the globalists. He is considered a Masada warrior fighting for the God's chosen people. Well, very simple to explain. There is an agenda called Agenda 2030. They do not want you to air travel anymore, except for the private Lolita expresses for billionaires, save the environment. They do not want you to eat meat and drink milk, so Israel is our hope creating those "wonderful" lab meat and some "delicious" milk and chocolate, yummy! They do not want you to be dependable of fossil fuels, it harms the environment. And the last one, they destroyed the world economy in 2020 with a mysterious bat lab virus from China,...yes, China, America's great enemy was somehow in bed with Faucci and Gates. Their local university received a few donations from Bill Gates, that wonderful man that stopped wars to have the children "vaccinated", what an act of love for the children. And if you are vaccinated and planning to start a family, I will wish you good luck.

2 hours ago, GoodieAfterDark said:

Trump is our warrior fighting against the globalists. He is considered a Masada warrior fighting for the God's chosen people. Well, very simple to explain. There is an agenda called Agenda 2030. They do not want you to air travel anymore, except for the private Lolita expresses for billionaires, save the environment. They do not want you to eat meat and drink milk, so Israel is our hope creating those "wonderful" lab meat and some "delicious" milk and chocolate, yummy! They do not want you to be dependable of fossil fuels, it harms the environment. And the last one, they destroyed the world economy in 2020 with a mysterious bat lab virus from China,...yes, China, America's great enemy was somehow in bed with Faucci and Gates. Their local university received a few donations from Bill Gates, that wonderful man that stopped wars to have the children "vaccinated", what an act of love for the children. And if you are vaccinated and planning to start a family, I will wish you good luck.

2 hours ago, GoodieAfterDark said:

Trump is our warrior fighting against the globalists. He is considered a Masada warrior fighting for the God's chosen people. Well, very simple to explain. There is an agenda called Agenda 2030. They do not want you to air travel anymore, except for the private Lolita expresses for billionaires, save the environment. They do not want you to eat meat and drink milk, so Israel is our hope creating those "wonderful" lab meat and some "delicious" milk and chocolate, yummy! They do not want you to be dependable of fossil fuels, it harms the environment. And the last one, they destroyed the world economy in 2020 with a mysterious bat lab virus from China,...yes, China, America's great enemy was somehow in bed with Faucci and Gates. Their local university received a few donations from Bill Gates, that wonderful man that stopped wars to have the children "vaccinated", what an act of love for the children. And if you are vaccinated and planning to start a family, I will wish you good luck.

Wow! I have never seen so many conspiracy theories all thrown together in one post! You must be sitting on the edge of your bed freaking out about the "world cabal" all planned out to destroy your little world.

2 hours ago, GoodieAfterDark said:

Trump is our warrior fighting against the globalists. He is considered a Masada warrior fighting for the God's chosen people. Well, very simple to explain. There is an agenda called Agenda 2030. They do not want you to air travel anymore, except for the private Lolita expresses for billionaires, save the environment. They do not want you to eat meat and drink milk, so Israel is our hope creating those "wonderful" lab meat and some "delicious" milk and chocolate, yummy! They do not want you to be dependable of fossil fuels, it harms the environment. And the last one, they destroyed the world economy in 2020 with a mysterious bat lab virus from China,...yes, China, America's great enemy was somehow in bed with Faucci and Gates. Their local university received a few donations from Bill Gates, that wonderful man that stopped wars to have the children "vaccinated", what an act of love for the children. And if you are vaccinated and planning to start a family, I will wish you good luck.

Please tell me you are being fasishist. 🤣

4 hours ago, TorquayFan said:

No end in sight Guys - it's simply getting much worse !

Trump and his equally barmy Crew are a shame on the USA and all those MAGA who supported them.

The Middle East and the wider World will not recover from this madness for a decade or more.

Oh dear. Cracks already appearing in supplies of jet fuel. China and Thailand stop exporting jet fuel ! https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/3217823/vietnam-braces-for-flight-cuts-from-april-after-china-thailand-ban-jet-fuel-exports?

2 hours ago, Issan girl said:

Wow! I have never seen so many conspiracy theories all thrown together in one post! You must be sitting on the edge of your bed freaking out about the "world cabal" all planned out to destroy your little world.

I figured that has to be satire. No one human being can be that dumb and naive. Except perhaps the Trump.

But it does work as satire.

4 hours ago, sandyf said:

It is a mixed bag with each airline dealing with the problem differently. Some airlines such as Emirates and Air Arabia are not that far short of back to normal, while others like Qatar and Gulf Air are struggling. The media will always focus on the lame duck.

The real elephant in the room for the future is energy cost, a double whammy with people facing a reduction in disposeable income along with a rise in air fares. Not looking good for long haul tourist dstinations in general.

Got a one way ticket to Europe from Phuket next tuesday for 14 000 bahts with a Middle east big company. Really cheap. Just mean I suppose that the planes are now nearly empty on the way back after 3 weeks of disruption flying to Thailand.

I was in the Chaeng Wattana queue. There were 4000+ in line. I was 3078.

Most of these folks were trying to renew their visas after their flights were canceled.

The Brit couple next to me had their business-class ticket cancelled with no refund and quoted $13,000 for their return one-way.

4 hours ago, Issan girl said:

Please tell me you are being fasishist. 🤣

I see it as a manifestation of mental illness.

2 hours ago, BusyB said:

I figured that has to be satire. No one human being can be that dumb and naive. Except perhaps the Trump.

But it does work as satire.

No, he is serious. You should see the other nonsense he spews.

4 hours ago, Cabradelmar said:

Well at least TAT has a solid excuse for missing it's arrival projections for 2026. The sporadic airspace closures are one thing, but with 25% of the worlds maritime oil traversing the Strait of Hormuz, and most of it destined for Asia, jet fuel (as well as diesel, LPG and CNG) storages and severe price increases are right around the corner... You ain't seen nothing yet (if this continues) beyond April

But that is not the case. The oil and gas was still leaving Saudi Arabia The amount involved is around 15% of the world's supply. Factor in the Oil and gas still leaving from Iran and being sent to India, Pakistan and China. This has been acknowledged from all parties and is public knowledge. Add in the tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with their id tracking systems off and the reduction in supply is probably closer to 10% of the world's supply.

Although there is no denying that the energy supply is disrupted, I think that we will find after some time has passed, that the shortage has in large part been engineered to increase the cost of the products, thereby boosting the income of those who have investments in alternative sources.

46 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

I was in the Chaeng Wattana queue. There were 4000+ in line. I was 3078.

Most of these folks were trying to renew their visas after their flights were canceled.

The Brit couple next to me had their business-class ticket cancelled with no refund and quoted $13,000 for their return one-way.

Next week, a lot of flights one way Bangkok London at less than 15 K bahts

17 hours ago, still kicking said:

My return flight to BKK has risen by 300AUD from OZ

Airlines bump up their prices on peaceful sectors, to compensate for the loss of revenue on war-affected sectors.

You should look on it as the Trump Idiot Tax ( TIT)

Oops, I forgot that acronym is already taken.

1 hour ago, Patong2021 said:

he tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with their id tracking systems off

The use, or lack, of tracking systems are immaterial given that EVERY vessel transiting the Straights is readily detected by all the shore and small boat radars in the area!