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phuketrichard wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 12:20 pm no, its a refundable ticket minus 20%

there are 3 options, if u bother to click thru as its a search which expires.

classic ; Non refundable, changeable (free up to $150) Modifications $35
Flexible; Non refundable, changeable mods free
Premium; refundable, changeable & mods free
Those are not the options / classes VietJet uses, you were probably shown an extra service provided by the travel agency eDREAMS at a surcharge. They're masters at masking those services and lure you in.

For those looking for onward tickets from Bangkok, forget any (more or less) refundable ticket between Bangkok and Phnom Penh for less than 100$ (more realistically: >=150$). It's a market with only a few operators and relatively high prices and unfavorable conditions.
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Kammekor wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 3:27 pm
phuketrichard wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 12:20 pm no, its a refundable ticket minus 20%

there are 3 options, if u bother to click thru as its a search which expires.

classic ; Non refundable, changeable (free up to $150) Modifications $35
Flexible; Non refundable, changeable mods free
Premium; refundable, changeable & mods free
Those are not the options / classes VietJet uses, you were probably shown an extra service provided by the travel agency eDREAMS at a surcharge. They're masters at masking those services and lure you in.

For those looking for onward tickets from Bangkok, forget any (more or less) refundable ticket between Bangkok and Phnom Penh for less than 100$ (more realistically: >=150$). It's a market with only a few operators and relatively high prices and unfavorable conditions.
ahh ok: so the $14 charge is a good deal

BUT as to few operators,
On Kayak i count 12 airlines do the flight
high prices ?? for 11-18
Bangkok-PP cheapest $44 < most expensive NON stop $102
thai airlines is only $94 refund fee is $80 LOL

and ONLY $97 PP=Phuket via bangkok
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phuketrichard wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 5:04 pm
Kammekor wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 3:27 pm
phuketrichard wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 12:20 pm no, its a refundable ticket minus 20%

there are 3 options, if u bother to click thru as its a search which expires.

classic ; Non refundable, changeable (free up to $150) Modifications $35
Flexible; Non refundable, changeable mods free
Premium; refundable, changeable & mods free
Those are not the options / classes VietJet uses, you were probably shown an extra service provided by the travel agency eDREAMS at a surcharge. They're masters at masking those services and lure you in.

For those looking for onward tickets from Bangkok, forget any (more or less) refundable ticket between Bangkok and Phnom Penh for less than 100$ (more realistically: >=150$). It's a market with only a few operators and relatively high prices and unfavorable conditions.
ahh ok: so the $14 charge is a good deal

BUT as to few operators,
On Kayak i count 12 airlines do the flight
high prices ?? for 11-18
Bangkok-PP cheapest $44 < most expensive NON stop $102
thai airlines is only $94 refund fee is $80 LOL

and ONLY $97 PP=Phuket via bangkok
Not saying what's a good deal or not, just saying there's no such thing as a 50+$ refundable ticket on that route.

Believe me, I know that route.

The low prices you quote are all excluding airport tax and other surcharges. Buy a ticket for just 11$, publish the receipt here, and you're king of the year. It's not going to happen. I know.

I'm sure there's 12 airlines doing the route on Kayak. Through Ho Chi Minh, through Kuala Lumpur, through Singapore, through Manila, through Hong Kong.... I'm talking about serious direct options for a 65 minutes flight. Not the insane one- or two stop options of Kayak.
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Someone tell me if I’m ok with doing this. I arrive in Phnom Penh on November 11th, which I really am, and planning on a trip to Thailand anyway in February or March. If I purchase a RT ticket for March 2023 between PP-BKK, would that be considered an onward travel?

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Kenr wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:53 pm Someone tell me if I’m ok with doing this. I arrive in Phnom Penh on November 11th, which I really am, and planning on a trip to Thailand anyway in February or March. If I purchase a RT ticket for March 2023 between PP-BKK, would that be considered an onward travel?
Only if it matches the validity of your current visa

If you don't have a visa yet, no, because you will be given a '1 month' initial visa and you ticket is beyond the validity of that visa.
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Kammekor wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:55 pm
Kenr wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:53 pm Someone tell me if I’m ok with doing this. I arrive in Phnom Penh on November 11th, which I really am, and planning on a trip to Thailand anyway in February or March. If I purchase a RT ticket for March 2023 between PP-BKK, would that be considered an onward travel?
Only if it matches the validity of your current visa

If you don't have a visa yet, no, because you will be given a '1 month' initial visa and you ticket is beyond the validity of that visa.
I’ve never been asked about an onward ticket before from Singapore or Eva, but then again I’ve always had a return ticket through them. Guess I’ll see what Singapore Airlines says when I get to the airport, if they say I need one at check-in I’ll just buy a cheap one at the airport.
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Kenr wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:00 pm
Kammekor wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:55 pm
Kenr wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:53 pm Someone tell me if I’m ok with doing this. I arrive in Phnom Penh on November 11th, which I really am, and planning on a trip to Thailand anyway in February or March. If I purchase a RT ticket for March 2023 between PP-BKK, would that be considered an onward travel?
Only if it matches the validity of your current visa

If you don't have a visa yet, no, because you will be given a '1 month' initial visa and you ticket is beyond the validity of that visa.
I’ve never been asked about an onward ticket before from Singapore or Eva, but then again I’ve always had a return ticket through them. Guess I’ll see what Singapore Airlines says when I get to the airport, if they say I need one at check-in I’ll just buy a cheap one at the airport.
Airport staff can be ignorant to the max, hard to predict their behavior. If I came to Cambodia with just a blank passport (no visa) on a one way ticket and no Cambodian wife or kid in tow I would take some precautions. The chances of things turning bad would be too large for me.
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Kammekor wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:05 pm
Kenr wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 9:00 pm
Kammekor wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:55 pm
Kenr wrote: Sun Nov 06, 2022 8:53 pm Someone tell me if I’m ok with doing this. I arrive in Phnom Penh on November 11th, which I really am, and planning on a trip to Thailand anyway in February or March. If I purchase a RT ticket for March 2023 between PP-BKK, would that be considered an onward travel?
Only if it matches the validity of your current visa

If you don't have a visa yet, no, because you will be given a '1 month' initial visa and you ticket is beyond the validity of that visa.
I’ve never been asked about an onward ticket before from Singapore or Eva, but then again I’ve always had a return ticket through them. Guess I’ll see what Singapore Airlines says when I get to the airport, if they say I need one at check-in I’ll just buy a cheap one at the airport.
Airport staff can be ignorant to the max, hard to predict their behavior. If I came to Cambodia with just a blank passport (no visa) on a one way ticket and no Cambodian wife or kid in tow I would take some precautions. The chances of things turning bad would be too large for me.
It’ll be good either way. Not hurting for money, just hate wasting it on nothing 😝
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ouch the thai visa is a bit of a sting now lol
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I decided screw it. I was going to wait until at the airport, then use the onward travel if need be, but decided to just book Thai Air Asia to Bangkok through Expedia for $63. That onward travel was only good for 48 hours, unless you wanted to pay more for a 14-day confirmation, so I decided to pay the extra $ for a real ticket. Better to be safe than sorry I guess.
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