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Thailand's airports will remain closed to international commercial flights until May 31, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said today. 

Domestic flights are allowed and the ban on international flights does not apply to state or military aircraft, aircraft seeking emergency landing clearance, technical landings without passengers, humanitarian aid, medical and repatriation flights. Flights that have already received permission from the CAAT can still take place.

Cargo aircraft are also excluded from the ban. If the crew of a cargo flight wants to stay in Bangkok, they must also be quarantined for 14 days.

This means that foreigners with work permits or who are married to Thais, or tourists at least until June cannot travel to Thailand. If your “visa” expires during your stay abroad, you may need to re-apply for a visa.

Source: Richard Barrow on Facebook


2 responses to “CAAT extends flight ban for Thailand until May 31, 2020”

  1. walter says up

    OMG!!! One more month with my ex…!!
    Help, help…!!

  2. Lung Lie (BE) says up

    Dear readers,

    My wife and I had booked tickets (non-refundable) through the Thai Airways site for May BKK-BRU and back. The company offers the possibility to extend the validity of the tickets until December 31, 2021 (!) See:

    https://www.thaiairways.com/en_TH/contact_us/thai_special_assistance_form.page

    I have applied for those extensions and obtained new tickets through this site.

    Important issues:
    1) choose option 1 “Extend the validity of your ticket and rebook later (ticket number starting with 217-)”
    2) You must make the request for EACH TICKET separately in the booking! (ie. 2 travelers = 2 applications)


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