I have never had a problem with this in the past, but have

noticed a growing number of posts regarding Airlines

enforcing this rule on incoming flights (Thailand) for passengers

who would expect to receive 30 day exemption on arrival.

I'll be passing through the LCCT in KL en route

and becoming concerned if this will be a problem.

Any recent experience?

Edited January 19, 201214 yr by ThunderDuck

now i fly airasia,,i had this same problem with tiger airways 2 weeks ago,,they denied me a boarding pass and didn,t give me a chance to buy a return ticket,my tip is to avoid tiger air completely as they are nothing but thieves....ive had discusions with airasia about oneway tickets and they have been polite and seem to have a relaxed approach..recommend air asia highly.

The airlines subscribe to something called Timatic, it is information that appears on their screen with entry requirements and they are required by law to enter certain details and yes one requirement for LOS is an onward ticket. There isn't much you can do to avoid the question upon check-in. Keep in mind the airline is held responsible for any violation so they are keen to enforce the rules.

I would suggest buying a refundable one way ticket ex-BKK within the 30 day visa free period to avoid the hassle.

We all know it is a pointless rule, so why not just modify and print an old e-ticket from a different airline?

If they ever ask at the check in counter, they just glance at it and never actually run a check on the flight and booking.

If you carry a laptop, fire it up and just show the electronic version.

now i fly airasia,,i had this same problem with tiger airways 2 weeks ago,,they denied me a boarding pass and didn,t give me a chance to buy a return ticket,my tip is to avoid tiger air completely as they are nothing but thieves....ive had discusions with airasia about oneway tickets and they have been polite and seem to have a relaxed approach..recommend air asia highly.

Why would tiger air be defined as thieves because they are following the stated rules for entry to Thailand.....?

now i fly airasia,,i had this same problem with tiger airways 2 weeks ago,,they denied me a boarding pass and didn,t give me a chance to buy a return ticket,my tip is to avoid tiger air completely as they are nothing but thieves....ive had discusions with airasia about oneway tickets and they have been polite and seem to have a relaxed approach..recommend air asia highly.

Why would tiger air be defined as thieves because they are following the stated rules for entry to Thailand.....?

Its the easy excuse for ones on lack of planning

I would suggest buying a refundable one way ticket ex-BKK within the 30 day visa free period to avoid the hassle.

Do you have any recommended carriers/routes/CoS?

I've been looking at TG and SQ, and they charge 2,000 baht, and $100 USD, respectively for cancellations on a full fare Y (Economy). They call these refundable, but with a service fee for cancelling. It seems like it is getting harder to find 'cancellable', fully refundable fares. Maybe if you purchase J or F?

Edited January 20, 201214 yr by lomatopo

flew into bangkok 3 days ago on a oneway ticket,seems my plannings not too bad

fly tiger air at your peril.

Just get an appropriate visa and the whole issue is gone.

We all know it is a pointless rule, so why not just modify and print an old e-ticket from a different airline?

If they ever ask at the check in counter, they just glance at it and never actually run a check on the flight and booking.

If you carry a laptop, fire it up and just show the electronic version.

Very smart advise if you want to get some trouble when it is not needed at all

Easy solution...get a tourist visa to enter Thailand and the whole problem is avoided.

The airlines will never question anyone with a valid visa in their passport.

A visa is the way to go. I just did that myself, then flew in and asked for a visa waiver, i.e. didn't use the tourist visa, so I got 30 days, then 60.

A visa is the way to go. I just did that myself, then flew in and asked for a visa waiver, i.e. didn't use the tourist visa, so I got 30 days, then 60.

That's great! I think it's up to the discretion of the person at the immigration counter, some people have had this done some haven't, I haven't yet.

As to the OP I was once asked even with a tourist visa but this was at Phuket airport. Every other time I've been fine and no onward ticket was required when I had a tourist visa.