CaptainKiiNiaw Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 With all the recent reports of regular visitors to Thailand being rejected over the last few months, I think it would be useful to share info about which airports have immigration officers who regularly deny entry. My impression: Don Mueang: One of the worst. Suvarnabhumi: Quite bad but better than DMG Phuket: Quite bad. Maybe as bad as DMG Chiang Mai: Quite good. Few rejections I'm interested in reports about Hat Yai and Pattaya. Feel free to share your experiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritTim Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Indications are positive as far as Pattaya is concerned, but there is limited data. There have been some negative reports about Krabi. Would be interesting to know about Chiang Rai and Samui, as well as Hat Yai. Surat Thani would almost never be used by posters here, as it only seems to have flights from China. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cornishcarlos Posted May 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2019 Krabi is my regular airport since working in Singapore. Twice arrived on visa exempt and twice pulled aside by the super friendly, smiling lady boss (sarcasm alert). Both trips I was here for less than 10 days and had return tickets and cash on me. This time, 2 days ago, arrived on a Non Imm O. Not pulled aside but took forever as the guy scrutinized every page of my passport !! Never seen one of them smile but I think that's standard in LOS ???????? 4 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mr_lob Posted May 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2019 Krabi is my home airport also. There is a sign above the immigration desks "Lively town, lovely people". Don't know who they are referring to...surely not the mardy ogres seated underneath 4 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted May 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2019 15 minutes ago, mr_lob said: Krabi is my home airport also. There is a sign above the immigration desks "Lively town, lovely people". Don't know who they are referring to...surely not the mardy ogres seated underneath You should point to the sign and ask 'khun jai-dee yu nai?' and get yourself some special treatment. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Teenie Posted May 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) I arrived yesterday morning at Suvarnabhumi traveling from Yangon. Arrived in the immigration Queue at 10:45 and collected luggage and was out through customs by 10:59 an efficient service throughout. Edited May 15, 2019 by Teenie 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3stan Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 "Chiang mai : few rejections" Is that just random/shoot from the hip kind of assessment. How many rejections do you know of? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 22 hours ago, BritTim said: Indications are positive as far as Pattaya is concerned, but there is limited data. Presumably you're referring to U-Tapao Airport? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 5 hours ago, OJAS said: Presumably you're referring to U-Tapao Airport? U-Tapao being as small as it is, isn't really comparable to DM or "Swampy" - most, though not all of the flights in and out of UTP are national anyway so Immigration isn't an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJPom Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Krabi is far from the most friendly, lots of checking and very few smiles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 On 5/14/2019 at 11:08 AM, BritTim said: Indications are positive as far as Pattaya is concerned, but there is limited data. There have been some negative reports about Krabi. Would be interesting to know about Chiang Rai and Samui, as well as Hat Yai. Surat Thani would almost never be used by posters here, as it only seems to have flights from China. They have a Pattaya International airport where you can enter Thailand from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 2 minutes ago, bbi1 said: They have a Pattaya International airport where you can enter Thailand from? Did you not bother reading the comments about U-Tapao above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Suvarnabhumi for the 1st time ever asked a number of questions a few weeks ago when I arrived with a visa. 1st commented if it was a new passport which I said yes (old one expired). 2nd commented "tourist visa" and I said yes again. Then said wow you stay here very long based on based on the 60 days I put on the departure card. Then asked where I will fly to next and I told him. Then he finally stamped me in. Never ever been questioned before in the past or had any comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackThompson Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, bbi1 said: They have a Pattaya International airport where you can enter Thailand from? It's between Pattaya and Rayong - called U-Tapo. I recall one report w/ TR Visa and no problems - a year or so ago, and a one-off - so no way to know the "general" policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, bbi1 said: They have a Pattaya International airport where you can enter Thailand from? Pattaya has an airport? why do I have to fly to Suvarnabhumi when I come from overseas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Just now, White Christmas13 said: Pattaya has an airport? why do I have to fly to Suvarnabhumi when I come from overseas You don't! Depends WHERE you start your journey though. Google "flights to utapao" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbi1 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 3 minutes ago, VBF said: Did you not bother reading the comments about U-Tapao above? I did, after replying to BritTim's post and scrolling down further. But anyway, it wasn't BritTim that commented about U-Tapao was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 I am lost I know that airport U-Tapo but I am coming from overseas and I have to stop at Suvarnabhumi I am much faster taking a taxi the wait for a connecting flight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 minute ago, bbi1 said: I did, after replying to BritTim's post and scrolling down further. But anyway, it wasn't BritTim that commented about U-Tapao was it? So? I didn't say it was - I replied to YOU. Suggestion: start at the beginning of this thread and read it all, then you'll understand why I said what I did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said: I am lost I know that airport U-Tapo but I am coming from overseas and I have to stop at Suvarnabhumi I am much faster taking a taxi the wait for a connecting flight Exactly! That's WHY most of us don't fly from our home countries to U-Tapao. The choice of flights and airlines is very limited if you fly direct from, say, UK to UTP So flying to BKK and getting a taxi IS definitely faster and possibly cheaper than connecting. I believe that quite a few of the Russian charter flight do go to UTP, and you can certainly fly to other parts of SE Asia from there. So...it is international but very small and limited in which airlines use it. Edited May 15, 2019 by VBF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, VBF said: You don't! Depends WHERE you start your journey though. Google "flights to utapao" well I fly with Thai which only goes to Suvarnabhumi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said: well I fly with Thai which only goes to Suvarnabhumi And I with Emirates, the same. I was merely outlining what can be done though UTP not what I necessarily do. What exactly is your point? Edited May 15, 2019 by VBF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 8 minutes ago, VBF said: And I with Emirates, the same. What exactly is your point? My point is posters tell me Pattaya has an airport no it has not U-Tapo is about 40 km of Pattaya Suvarnabhumi is about 85 so why should I change planes in Bangkok and wait for the connecting flight for maybe hours if I can get a taxi and drive to Pattaya for about 90 minutes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 12 hours ago, Teenie said: I arrived yesterday morning at Suvarnabhumi traveling from Yangon. Arrived in the immigration Queue at 10:45 and collected luggage and was out through customs by 10:59 an efficient service throughout. Yeah... but you're a newbie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 minute ago, White Christmas13 said: My point is posters tell me Pattaya has an airport no it has not U-Tapo is about 40 km of Pattaya Suvarnabhumi is about 85 so why should I change planes in Bangkok and wait for the connecting flight for maybe hours if I can get a taxi and drive to Pattaya for about 90 minutes OK - UTP is 40km from Pattaya so is local to and serves Pattaya and is popularly known as Pattaya airport. It's a small international airport. Suvarnabhumi is local to Bangkok and also serves Pattaya Suvarnabhumi is a BIG international airport and you have MUCH more choice of flights. Got it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Yeah... but you're a newbie. What newbie ? I lived in Thailand for many years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted May 15, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2019 5 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said: My point is posters tell me Pattaya has an airport no it has not U-Tapo is about 40 km of Pattaya Suvarnabhumi is about 85 so why should I change planes in Bangkok and wait for the connecting flight for maybe hours if I can get a taxi and drive to Pattaya for about 90 minutes Watch my avatar. Closely. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Just now, White Christmas13 said: What newbie ? I lived in Thailand for many years Yes, and you're not Teenie either. Are you watching my avatar yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 4 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Watch my avatar. Closely. no need to 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBF Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 minute ago, NanLaew said: Watch my avatar. Closely. Couldn't have put it better ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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