webfact Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 Phuket Lockdown: Tourists urged to hustle before airport closes The Phuket News Ground staff wave as the last THAI flight out of Phuket until further notice lifts off at Phuket International Airport last Sunday. Photo: THAI Airways PHUKET: Phuket International Airport General Manager Thanee Chuangchoo is urging all foreigners wanting to leave the island before the airport shuts down on April 10 to contact their embassies and make travel arrangements urgently. The airport will remain closed until at least April 30 following a formal request by Phuket Governor Phakaphong Tavipatana in the latest move to try to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Airports of Thailand (AoT), which operates Phuket airport, published the official notice of the closure on Monday afternoon (Mar 30). The closure will begin at 00:01am on April 10, the notice confirmed. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-lockdown-tourists-urged-to-hustle-before-airport-closes-75560.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-04-03 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toany Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 I can't imagine any tourist wanting to stay considering how welcome they are made to feel by immigration 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpolar Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Toany said: I can't imagine any tourist wanting to stay considering how welcome they are made to feel by immigration Can't even get my extentions on my 30days that ends on the 6th(i fly the 9th) Monday the 6th is closed, i aint going to a place with 500 foreigners a week before my departure... imagine i catch anything.. thousands and thousands of $ in tickets down the drain. Nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, bearpolar said: Can't even get my extentions on my 30days that ends on the 6th(i fly the 9th) Monday the 6th is closed, i aint going to a place with 500 foreigners a week before my departure... imagine i catch anything.. thousands and thousands of $ in tickets down the drain. Nonsense. Well if they had any sense they would let you off but knowing Phuket,you may cop a 1,500 baht fine,i think it's 500 a day for overstay please correct me if i am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearpolar Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 2 hours ago, marko kok prong said: Well if they had any sense they would let you off but knowing Phuket,you may cop a 1,500 baht fine,i think it's 500 a day for overstay please correct me if i am wrong. yeah, cheaper than the 19000 extension. Just worried about the airport immigration staff giving me a hard time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff65 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 5 hours ago, Toany said: I can't imagine any tourist wanting to stay considering how welcome they are made to feel by immigration What else do you expect, Thailand and the whole worlds in turmoil, if you hadn't noticed. No country really wants foreigners why this is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, bearpolar said: yeah, cheaper than the 19000 extension. Just worried about the airport immigration staff giving me a hard time. 1,900 Baht extension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted April 3, 2020 Share Posted April 3, 2020 1 hour ago, bearpolar said: yeah, cheaper than the 19000 extension. Just worried about the airport immigration staff giving me a hard time. If the past is anything to go by, they will happily accept your money without problems (plus a red stamp in your passport). Nothing to worry about as long as they are collecting; smiles all around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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