Thai Aiways cancels its September flights

[alyx]

The titles says it all

 

Although it was to be expected (Visa amnesty until 26 of September) Thai Airways has cancelled its flight for that month.

 

I was notified this afternoon: has anyone received the same kind of news for a later (month) flight ?

 

Still waiting for the right timing to go to Europe for a few weeks and back here without having to go through all these drastic measures. Not holding my breath though ????

[tribalfusion001]

Nok Air restructuring/bankrupt.

 

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/economy/nok-air-will-survive-despite-bankruptcy-ceo

[david555]

I was planning flight to Europe too ,but did not risked it...., so now I would call myself lucky if next year June all is a bit normal again , but I really doubt about it , think more my flight in 2022 by-by Thailand back to live home country shall be my earliest next one !

 

Only lucky to have no problem staying legally Thailand , so no worry's about that 

Edited August 1, 2020 by david555

[snairb]

Spain only has problems in the north been here 3 weeks now plenty of sunshine/wine/my 633 baht red label is 10 euros (360 baht) wine 3euros plus i can visit 26 other countries without

having to jump up and down

[david555]

1 minute ago, snairb said:

Spain only has problems in the north been here 3 weeks now plenty of sunshine/wine/my 633 baht red label is 10 euros (360 baht) wine 3euros plus i can visit 26 other countries without

having to jump up and down

Thanks to good old Europe ...????

[tomazbodner]

Thai Airways is bankrupt. All their flights (except those organised by Thai government) have been cancelled until October at the earliest, and even that might not happen.

 

Haven't you seen any news at all?

[Steven77110]

My flight to for 22 September cancelled rebooked October again if that cancelled i book November and so on... i was talking to Thai Airways it not about bankruptcy it about Thai Government wont let any one in and the Airlines need time to prepare for scheduled flights..  Thai is under protected bankruptcy.. i would not expect the Thai Government would let the main source of its holidaymakers fail and it would also be a big loss of face..

[alyx]

20 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Thai Airways is bankrupt. All their flights (except those organised by Thai government) have been cancelled until October at the earliest, and even that might not happen.

 

Haven't you seen any news at all?

nope 

That is quite surprising as you seem to have known that for a while whereas I have just been told by the company for my 24 September flight

 

Can you  link me the source as, even their staff, do not know

[alyx]

20 hours ago, Steven77110 said:

My flight to for 22 September cancelled rebooked October again if that cancelled i book November and so on... i was talking to Thai Airways it not about bankruptcy it about Thai Government wont let any one in and the Airlines need time to prepare for scheduled flights..  Thai is under protected bankruptcy.. i would not expect the Thai Government would let the main source of its holiday makers fail and it would also be a big loss of face..

Yep 

 

I have booked for June next year as it will avoid me being worried about cancellations every month ???? This way if there is an opening earlier on I will try to get on the train (plane)

[tomazbodner]

1 hour ago, alyx said:

nope 

That is quite surprising as you seem to have known that for a while whereas I have just been told by the company for my 24 September flight

 

Can you  link me the source as, even their staff, do not know

Thai Airways keeps bombarding me with messages about their bankruptcy proceedings. Not sure if only those they owe money to get the news, or their ROP members, or shareholders... but sometimes they'd send me 1000+ page court filing documents with translations... And no stop sending me <deleted>... erm, I mean unsubscribe option!

[alyx]

19 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Thai Airways keeps bombarding me with messages about their bankruptcy proceedings. Not sure if only those they owe money to get the news, or their ROP members, or shareholders... but sometimes they'd send me 1000+ page court filing documents with translations... And no stop sending me <deleted>... erm, I mean unsubscribe option!

I have got one (long) mail with the full list of proceedings when they went bankrupt 

since then only twice to update ´y cancelled flights 

But not once an official mail about them not resuming before October ( which seems, although uncertain, to be the case 

[tomazbodner]

1 minute ago, alyx said:

I have got one (long) mail with the full list of proceedings when they went bankrupt 

since then only twice to update ´y cancelled flights 

Lucky man!

Hopefully your flight does happen in the end!

[alyx]

Just now, tomazbodner said:

Lucky man!

Hopefully your flight does happen in the end!

555 well I keep postponing it hoping for a change but hope is not high 

Thanks 

[ExpatOilWorker]

On 8/1/2020 at 9:50 PM, tomazbodner said:

Thai Airways is bankrupt. All their flights (except those organised by Thai government) have been cancelled until October at the earliest, and even that might not happen.

 

Haven't you seen any news at all?

Not true, THAI still fly domestically. 

[tribalfusion001]

Why would anyone book a flight in advance to a country that has sealed borders?!

[tomazbodner]

23 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Not true, THAI still fly domestically. 

Thai Smile (WE) is not same as Thai Airways (TG).

 

https://www.bangkokairportonline.com/flight-status-arrivals-departures/

 

Edited August 3, 2020 by tomazbodner
added link to arrivals

[spidermike007]

The army's current bunker mentality is not helping. Something must be done to resuscitate the economy and bring millions back into the work force. A cautious approach. But some approach. Something. Anything. 

[steven100]

1 hour ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Not true, THAI still fly domestically. 

Thai smile ( their TG subsidiary airline )   is flying some domestic routes,  as are Bangkok airways.

[Bangkok Barry]

There is zero chance that this virus is going to be eradicated, probably for years to come, as far too many people lack the intelligence, patience and self-control to deal with it by radically changing their lifestyle.

 

Every place that has prematurely attempted even a modest return to normal has suffered a rise in infections, and last Friday saw the biggest one-day rise ever. And the more people jump the gun and try to get back to how they lived before 2020 the longer the virus will flourish.

 

Businesses of all kinds will fold, countless millions will be out of work and struggle to survive. Many will not. But that's the way it is, and wishing and pretending it isn't so doesn't work for anyone. And, the longer people take to the streets and pointlessly protest, as they have done in various places around the world, the more damage will be done.

 

Thailand has been right (and I've never written that before) in strictly controlling the borders, and they will continue to do so until the threat of the virus has been removed, no matter what the financial and social consequences. Again, there is no point in wishing and hoping the virus away. That doesn't work. Dealing with it with an iron fist might.

Edited August 3, 2020 by Bangkok Barry

[NoshowJones]

22 hours ago, alyx said:

Yep 

 

I have booked for June next year as it will avoid me being worried about cancellations every month ???? This way if there is an opening earlier on I will try to get on the train (plane)

Can I butt in and ask a question which will be of interest to this topic?

Does anyone think that the soldiers government will ever abolish this insurance farce for $100.000 for cover for Coronavirus, even when things get back to near enough normal?

[Peterphuket]

I wonder when to cancel themselves.

[tribalfusion001]

16 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

There is zero chance that this virus is going to be eradicated, probably for years to come, as far too many people lack the intelligence, patience and self-control to deal with it by radically changing their lifestyle.

 

Every place that has prematurely attempted even a modest return to normal has suffered a rise in infections, and last Friday saw the biggest one-day rise ever. And the more people jump the gun and try to get back to how they lived before 2020 the longer the virus will flourish.

 

Businesses of all kinds will fold, countless millions will be out of work and struggle to survive. Many will not. But that's the way it is, and wishing and pretending it isn't so doesn't work for anyone. And, the longer people take to the streets and pointlessly protest, as they have done in various places around the world, the more damage will be done.

 

Thailand has been right (and I've never written that before) in strictly controlling the borders, and they will continue to do so until the threat of the virus has been removed, no matter what the financial and social consequences. Again, there is no point in wishing and hoping the virus away. That doesn't work. Dealing with it with an iron fist might.

Why should I change my lifestyle when the chances of getting seriously ill are so low, the only thing that I do is wear a bandana in a shop as it's a face covering and I'm only doing that because the UK government has forced people to do it. All of my friends here have had enough of this BS now and if people take to the streets it's because they have had enough of the control!

 

Thailand will just go back 40 years with no incoming tourist money as other methods to improve the massive drop in GDP will take years to implement.

[Peterphuket]

20 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Thai Airways keeps bombarding me with messages about their bankruptcy proceedings. Not sure if only those they owe money to get the news, or their ROP members, or shareholders... but sometimes they'd send me 1000+ page court filing documents with translations... And no stop sending me <deleted>... erm, I mean unsubscribe option!

Well I unscribe that messages recently, it is possible.

No Thai for me anymore.

[Almer]

On 8/1/2020 at 9:50 PM, tomazbodner said:

Thai Airways is bankrupt. All their flights (except those organised by Thai government) have been cancelled until October at the earliest, and even that might not happen.

 

Haven't you seen any news at all?

Seen the news this morning and Thai are arranging 2 return flights in Sept, 1 to Copenhagen  but i dont remember the other, they are flights to pick up Thai's stranded but seats are for sale, or is this the latest news that these are not now going.

[tomazbodner]

Just now, Almer said:

Seen the news this morning and Thai are arranging 2 return flights in Sept, 1 to Copenhagen  but i dont remember the other, they are flights to pick up Thai's stranded but seats are for sale, or is this the latest news that these are not now going.

Repatriation flights are going, regular service is not.

[kingstonkid]

Because Thai is in Bankruptcy and is trying to make a plan for creditors to accept the last thing it needs to do is fly a big jet half full at best to another country pay all the fees to that country and then fly back empty.

 

The only way Thai or any airline is going to fly is if it can get either enough people on the plane to pay all the bills both ways or enough cargo to offset the costs and pay in lieu of passengers.

 

As to relaxing the rules forget it.  The Thai people will revolt if there is another 14 day shutdown because of tourists that come into the country and infect people.  Even if there are no  deaths.

[khunPer]

On 8/1/2020 at 4:04 PM, alyx said:

The titles says it all

 

Although it was to be expected (Visa amnesty until 26 of September) Thai Airways has cancelled its flight for that month.

Thai Airways however still has repatriation flights to Europe.

 

I cannot link to the source, but you can try to Google this article from August 2nd: "Thai Airways arranges repatriation flights to EU and Taiwan".

[ExpatOilWorker]

3 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Can I butt in and ask a question which will be of interest to this topic?

Does anyone think that the soldiers government will ever abolish this insurance farce for $100.000 for cover for Coronavirus, even when things get back to near enough normal?

As part of phase 6 of the easing of the lockdown they are already relaxing the criteria, with group quarantine. The insurance will soon be a thing of the past.

 

"The entry is granted to foreign business representatives, specialists, diplomats, migrant workers, exhibitors, film crews, medical tourists and Thailand Elite card members. One requirement is that they are required to stay in "organisational quarantine" facilities and such facilities must meet disease control standards."

[alyx]

46 minutes ago, khunPer said:

Thai Airways however still has repatriation flights to Europe.

 

I cannot link to the source, but you can try to Google this article from August 2nd: "Thai Airways arranges repatriation flights to EU and Taiwan".

Yes I am

aware of that but it’s for repatriation to Francfort only.

on the other hands you do have flights operated by Swiss air

[david555]

3 hours ago, Almer said:

Seen the news this morning and Thai are arranging 2 return flights in Sept, 1 to Copenhagen  but i dont remember the other, they are flights to pick up Thai's stranded but seats are for sale, or is this the latest news that these are not now going.

I wonder why so many people target to Thai airways ...it is not the only airline who can bring you to your home country if wished ...more are flying ...but OUT of Bangkok only ....

Forget your vouchers from Thai .....gone ...important debt collectors shall have priority..