Fourkinnel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:59 am Can anyone confirm whether one can transit through BKK airport at this present time or seen anything re ease of restrictions? When I say transit, Manila -BKK, pick up flight same day. Supposed to be flying to UK 8th April.
It might be irrelevant for me if the UK doesn't drop the mandatory quarantine for some of the 33 countries on the black list, UAE being one where me transiting for 2 hours in Dubai would mean having to spend around £2k to stop in a hotel 20 mins from my house. Fuck that!

"Their stay at the airport is limited to 12 hours. They will be confined to a specific area in the terminal, and not be allowed to visit shops there," said Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin.

ExPenhMan wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 11:03 am

Fourkinnel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:59 am Can anyone confirm whether one can transit through BKK airport at this present time or seen anything re ease of restrictions? When I say transit, Manila -BKK, pick up flight same day. Supposed to be flying to UK 8th April.
It might be irrelevant for me if the UK doesn't drop the mandatory quarantine for some of the 33 countries on the black list, UAE being one where me transiting for 2 hours in Dubai would mean having to spend around £2k to stop in a hotel 20 mins from my house. Fuck that!

As with all Thai announcements, don't bet the house on it happening. However, it announced yesterday that among many easements of restrictions, it will allow transit passengers through Suvarnabhumi.

"Their stay at the airport is limited to 12 hours. They will be confined to a specific area in the terminal, and not be allowed to visit shops there," said Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) spokesman Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothin.

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Transit passengers at Suvarnabhumi had to show fit-to-fly and Covid-free certificates, as well as health insurance documents.

"Yacht crews and their passengers might even be allowed to swim in the sea during their quarantine period," said Dr Taweesilp.

The first shipment of the Sinovac-developed vaccine, containing nearly 200,000 doses, arrives in Thailand on Wednesday morning. The government said up to 2 million doses made by the Chinese pharmaceutical will be secured by April.

Although several media reports in recent weeks suggest that Thailand will soon allow tourists who are already vaccinated against COVID-19 to visit without undergoing quarantine, Pipat is less than committed to the idea.

“We will have to see how many Thais are vaccinated by the end of the year,” the tourism minister said. “And we will have to see whether the Department of Health can issue vaccine passports by then. If so, then we will submit the proposal.”

He gave no timeline, but said the proposal will probably be submitted to the pandemic center by “the 3rd quarter” at the earliest.

Cowshed Cowboy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:11 pm I'll stick to my 2 million forecast for tourist arrivals this year.

Cowshed Cowboy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:11 pm I'll stick to my 2 million forecast for tourist arrivals this year.