One Way Ticket

[shonka]

hi there

me and the wife are visiting thailand in may for 3 months ,we have a non immigrant type o visa ( 1 visit )

reading various forums i am led to believe they could be problems with the airline with a 1 way ticket,

so our travel agent phoned up the check in desk for eva airlines ( who we have booked with ) and asked the question will they be a problem , they said you can enter with a 1 way ticket however he also said it could depend on the actual person working on the day he wouldnt actually say it would be ok he said be prepared to answer some questions

the thai embassy said we can enter but the airlines dont like it .

we plan to tour south east asia after our stay in thailand so we cannot show them a flight ticket out

can anybody give us advice ?

or point us in the right direction

any feedback would be appreciated thankyou jez

[Monokuro]

It does depend on who is at the desk at the time.

The first time I did it, I did actually have an ongoing ticket but hadn't brought it with me - after a bit of uming and ahing I was let onto the plane.

Last week I came here on a one way ticket with Air Asia - they didn't even ask.

[beano2274]

EVA Air offers 1 year tickets and open return tickets, easy to purchase one.

[Colabamumbai]

Usually they do not ask to see a ticket out. If they do ask you if you have funds to leave the country show them some cash or credit cards.

[shonka]

thanks for the replys

[lopburi3]

There is no requirement for onward ticket if you have any type of visa for Thailand. It is clearly stated in the IATA guidance to airlines. If any employee blocks you request a supervisor. But that should not happen as it is clearly spelled out in the rules now.

- Those travelling to Thailand with a visa issued prior to

arrival, are permitted to travel on a one-way ticket.

https://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp

[paulandmaneerat]

A few years ago I was returning on the second part of a return ticket bought in Bangkok. The person in front of me had the same it would appear. The check-in girl refused boarding on the grounds of a 'single' ticket. After some fuss a representative from the airline let it go. I placed my 'single' ticket on the desk and got the go ahead too, but it was an anxious moment.

P&M

[lopburi3]

Previously it was not officially allowed so airline could ask - it happened several times to me and was always allowed to board by supervisor or station manager. But now it is clearly mentioned in the IATA rules so should not be an issue.

[Thongkorn]

You Will find it very expencive to book a flyt home from Thailand , Maybe better tyo book an open ended return air ticket.

[lazygourmet]

It happened to me once with Emirates, in Paris they didn't want to let me board the plane having no visa and being on the return leg of my ticket.

But after a bit of discussion, they made me sign a document indicating that if I was refused at -that time- Don Muang, I would have to support the cost of repatriation.

Of course, nothing happened!

[Groongthep]

I come in and out of Thailand about 3 or 4 times a year. Since the demise of the paper ticket years ago no immigration officer has ever asked me to show him an onward or return ticket.

[andrew55]

Ooh ooh - pick me - I know this one.

Fly in and out of LOS few times a month.

Up to check in personnel. Have been queried departing Syd and told my problem will be at immigration BKK end but never queried this end.

50 or more times checking in at Sing. budget terminal(Tiger) never been asked for onward ticket. Changi main terminal always queried. If I'm on Thai flight I've a Gold card and they don't bother me(Sir). Once at Changi on Jetstar they refused to check me in without onward. Had to go to nearest I-cafe and buy cheapest onward I could which I later tore up.

I don't know what class my visa is called - it's the one they just stamp when I enter.

Best to bluff at check in - my PA or secretary has it - flying out cargo etc. Lot of flights and bluffing has worked all but once. That said I am a very charming man with my mother's honest face...

Groongthep - I haven't found paperless tickets to have made any difference to this, and I do have a big sample. I think they have the same info with or without paper.

[lopburi3]

The 30 day stamp is not a visa and by regulations does require proof of onward travel. In most cases only the airline will check but Immigration can and occasionally do check people on some flights.

If you have any kind of visa there should not be an onward ticket requirement by airline or Immigration. Although some Consulates will require it to issue a visa.

[tombkk]

There is no requirement for onward ticket if you have any type of visa for Thailand. It is clearly stated in the IATA guidance to airlines. If any employee blocks you request a supervisor. But that should not happen as it is clearly spelled out in the rules now.

- Those travelling to Thailand with a visa issued prior to

arrival, are permitted to travel on a one-way ticket.

https://www.delta.com/planning_reservations...ation/index.jsp

Never mind about Delta, but your advice is correct. I always enter Thailand on a ticket ending here (my tickets are BKK-Somewhere-BKK), as I live here. Invariably, the check-in staff for the flight back to Thailand is searching my passport for my visa (which they are supposed to do). Once I point it out to them, they will issue the boarding pass.

Either you have an onward ticket out of Thailand in which case many western passport holders are exempted from a visa if they intend to stay less than 30 days. Or you want to stay longer or don't have an onward ticket, in which case you need a visa. It's really not difficult.

[ALFREDO]

Visaruns with no onward ticket for 30 days Visaexemption to Kuala Lumpur on Malaysian A. + Air Asia and

Same with Tiger Airways to Singapore,

Never any problem, but sometime a question when check in.

Never a flight denied.

But I heard from storys where it happened, special when the people lack language skills and are confused.

[thaiphoon]

With short haul flights within the region the airlines tend to be less fussy, as with many flights/spare seats is not seen as a major issue for them if traveller is denied entry and airline has to pick up cost of departure travel. But there have been reports of some regional airlines tightening up on procedures. For long haul flights airlines often follow Thai immigration requirements more carefully, as cost of repatriation can be expensive for them and, on full plane, seat can represent lost revenue.