About Thais returning from abroad
In addition to all the dramatic news about the number of infections and deaths during the Corona crisis, we also receive many facts and stories in the media about people all over the world who want to return to their homeland. A lot has been published about returning to Belgium and the Netherlands in recent months, including on this blog, but what about the Thais who return to Thailand from abroad?
Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working around the clock to repatriate stranded Thai people
Director-General Chatri of the Department of Consular Affairs (MFA) told the Bangkok Post that the Foreign Affairs staff worked long hours to bring Thai people back to their homeland. A charter flight for Thai stranded in Wuhan was the toughest rescue mission, but it "taught us a lesson and became a model for subsequent flights."
THAI deploys 18 flights to pick up stranded citizens
Thai Airways International (THAI) will pick up stranded Thais in Europe and Asia with eighteen special flights. These so-called repatriation flights are used to prevent Thai citizens from returning to their home country.
Reader Submission: Arrived in Thailand
As reported earlier in a response to Jan's info on returning to Thailand, I have gone through the entire process as indicated on the website of the Thai Embassy in The Hague, right column Info on Covid-19 for visitors to Thailand.
Prime Minister Prayut has ordered the Foreign Ministry to speed up repatriation flights after a Thai student in Egypt died of the corona virus.
Very nice that Thais are allowed to travel to the Netherlands again. My girlfriend has a multiple entry Schengen visa and can therefore board the plane to Schiphol in no time. But the big question is how will she get back? So far there are only repatriation flights for Thai stranded abroad. You also have to arrange a lot for that, all hassle and asking permission at the Thai embassy, health certificates and I don't know what else.
Latest news for foreigners stranded outside Thailand
According to the latest posts on the Facebook page “Thai expats stranded overseas due to Covid-19 travel restrictions”, the situation for stranded foreigners who want to go to Thailand is as follows:
More Thai airports have been given permission to handle special international flights between 7.00:19.00 and XNUMX:XNUMX every day, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) said.