snoop1130 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 More stranded Russians fly home from Phuket By The Phuket News Russian tourists check-in to board the special flight home yesterday (Aug 4). Photo: Phuket Consulate-General of the Russian Federation PHUKET:-- The special flights to fly home Russian nationals left stranded in Phuket due to the COVID-19 pandemic continued at Phuket International Airport yesterday (Aug 4). A total of 265 Russians and “6 foreign citizens” boarded Aeroflot Fight SU275 bound for Moscow at 11:04am, reported the Phuket Consulate-General of the Russian Federation. As is now tradition, the passengers were seen off at the departure terminal by airport staff, immigration police and health officials, holding cards spelling out the message “See you again” in Russian language. Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/more-stranded-russians-fly-home-from-phuket-76909.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-08-05 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 "See you again" cards...are you kidding me? This would be the last time they come to Thailand I bet.....come for a 2 week holiday and stay 4 months.....probably with no assistance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, ChrisY1 said: "See you again" cards...are you kidding me? This would be the last time they come to Thailand I bet.....come for a 2 week holiday and stay 4 months.....probably with no assistance! Unlikely they were ordinary tourists, much more likely they were working here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 33 minutes ago, stevenl said: Unlikely they were ordinary tourists, much more likely they were working here. Until last month there were still about 5000 tourist stranded on Phuket island according the immigration records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted August 6, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, merijn said: Until last month there were still about 5000 tourist stranded on Phuket island according the immigration records. What percentage were stranded as opposed to those reluctant to leave and happy to enjoy the amnesty? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, Old Croc said: What percentage were stranded as opposed to those reluctant to leave and happy to enjoy the amnesty? Good question ???? I'm afraid that the majority are now just happy to stay here as long as possible as there are flights available to most countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 As is now tradition, the passengers were seen off at the departure terminal by airport staff, immigration police and health officials, holding cards spelling out the message “See you again” in Russian language. I can imagine what some of the Russians would have been saying when they saw that, anyway Natasha and Svetlana come back soon I miss you 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 1 hour ago, merijn said: Until last month there were still about 5000 tourist stranded on Phuket island according the immigration records. How many of those 'according to immigration records tourists' are really tourists? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, stevenl said: How many of those 'according to immigration records tourists' are really tourists? Nobody knows ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 16 hours ago, snoop1130 said: holding cards spelling out the message “See you again” in Russian language These would be my signs to Thailand as a UK tourist leaving Phuket:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 12:15 PM, Burma Bill said: These would be my signs to Thailand as a UK tourist leaving Phuket:- Good post. Recognising your own shortcomings is always a good thing, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now