Albert Zweistein Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, oldhippy said: TROLL Yes but the EU has something like 500 millions of inhabitants, LOL 70 million. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beano2274 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 25 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said: If you search Skyscanner there are loads of airlines scheduling flights to Thailand not just Thai Air albeit they will be cancelled to the lockdown. all flight booking sites still have flights from Europe to Thailand and vice versa available, but the reality is that none are flying, the only airline that will be making any money will be Thai Airways, which if I am not mistaken is now mostly owned by the Thai Government!!!!! Great impartial work from the Government,,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tso310 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 1 hour ago, beano2274 said: all flight booking sites still have flights from Europe to Thailand and vice versa available, but the reality is that none are flying, the only airline that will be making any money will be Thai Airways, which if I am not mistaken is now mostly owned by the Thai Government!!!!! Great impartial work from the Government,,,,,, Hang on, Thai Air making money ! Actually the Thai Government gave up its majority share holding on May 27 https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30388364 this allowed it to go into protective bankruptcy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMill Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 2 hours ago, beano2274 said: all flight booking sites still have flights from Europe to Thailand and vice versa available, but the reality is that none are flying, the only airline that will be making any money will be Thai Airways, which if I am not mistaken is now mostly owned by the Thai Government!!!!! Great impartial work from the Government,,,,,, Reality is actually that KLM is, and always has been flying. I recently got back to Amsterdam on a KLM flight. You can even google the flight nr and see that there are daily flights scheduled, and actually leave on time. In this age its not rocket science to try and track flights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scammed Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Yinn said: Er. I think everyday In 2018, around 23 400 persons were killed in road accidents in the EU: 45% of the fatalities were passenger car drivers or passengers; 21% were pedestrians. EU has a population of 0.5 billion, compared to thailand 70 million, so for an apples to apples comparison you would need to multiply thai road accidents with 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkv Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, beano2274 said: who is talking about 3 flights per month, if Europe and other countries open up to Thailand then the Thais will want to travel and Thai will be the only airline actually flying in and out of Thailand. Europe can open all they want to Thailand, no Thai tourist will travel to Europe for the time being, even if they felt "adventureous" to leave the "covid free" Kingdom, because they would be quarantined upon return. Edited August 13, 2020 by lkv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickBradford Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 8 hours ago, AgentSmith said: Thais are allowed into the EU but almost no EU citizens are allowed into Thailand. How is that for reciprocity?? Same as pretty much everything else, with the notable extension of visa-free 30d travel. EU should grow teeth and start making demands, although Thailand is way down in the priority list. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 23 hours ago, Janner1 said: Thais don’t pay the same price as farang, and anyway they most probably get to quarantine at home with all of the family ?? Thais don’t get ripped off but they sure as hell see us coming Not for Covid - all quarantine is in government approved hotels direct from Airport. Thai and Farang are offered the same range of hotels. Check the Thai forums and news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varrius Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Good Luck with that. Fly out, getting in to Europe is another issue. by the way is Rwanda and Uraguay in Europe? I must sue my old Geography teacher..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSky Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 14 hours ago, scammed said: EU has a population of 0.5 billion, compared to thailand 70 million, so for an apples to apples comparison you would need to multiply thai road accidents with 6 Lets also not forget the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.. (this place alone must count for 50% or those EU accidents!!!!!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmitch Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 As stated in the last paragraph of the article, this is old news. I'd planned to visit the UK and go via Germany, stay 14 days there both with friends and at hotels, then fly to London. However, hassle getting back to Thailand together with unforeseen changes to the self-isolation rules in the UK have made me decide against this. Stuck in Thailand for the foreseeable! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco100 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 15 hours ago, GeoMill said: Reality is actually that KLM is, and always has been flying. I recently got back to Amsterdam on a KLM flight. You can even google the flight nr and see that there are daily flights scheduled, and actually leave on time. In this age its not rocket science to try and track flights. Also Lufthansa on Frankfurt does as KLM . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco100 Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 19 hours ago, AgentSmith said: Thais are allowed into the EU but almost no EU citizens are allowed into Thailand. How is that for reciprocity?? good quest ? Wonder EU is asking reciprocity to Cina and not to Thailand ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuketitnet Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 9:56 AM, trucking said: Not so. They have to go into government quarantine or if they have deep pockets they can do it at a government appointed 5 star hotel. Very expensive. It's not really that expensive when you look at the normal daily rates of the places in question. Taking into account the 3 square meals per day, COVID testing, airport pickup, etc... it's not that bad a deal. Admittedly, far less enjoyable than normal I'm sure and certainly not something I'm looking forward to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Nick Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 11:47 PM, Yinn said: Er. I think everyday In 2018, around 23 400 persons were killed in road accidents in the EU: 45% of the fatalities were passenger car drivers or passengers; 21% were pedestrians. Oh Yoda... EUROPE (as in: many countries) vsTHAILAND (as in: one country) Are you now starting a debate on Thailand and road- safety? Please tell me, you are not that...uninformed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misab Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 4:20 PM, Anton9 said: Safe Thailand is a myth, unless you think people only die of Covid nowadays. Plus there have been multiple imported cases from Thailand in other countries showing the virus is still here. Do you have proof of that? Or is just something you heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo1968 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, PatrickC said: Not true at all. Many airlines are running repatriation flights arranged by the embassies. The repatriation flights from the U.K. are all Thai Air, 3 in August all full and you to have a Certificate of Entry from the Thai Embassy in London. There are flights from Thailand to other destinations though. Edited August 14, 2020 by Jumbo1968 Mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo1968 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 20 minutes ago, PatrickC said: The UK is just 1 country. There are many other countries where repatriation flights come in from. Mine was Emirates. Other posters have talked of ANA. Etc. It is not about handing a monopoly to Thai. It is about which airlines can fly the route at the repatriation prices and not make a loss, given the flight will be empty in one direction. Sure there are other considerations as well, such as moving cargo. You flew back to Thailand with Emirates, which country did you fly from, did you have a Certificate of Entry from the Embassy of that country and spend 14 days mandatory quarantine on arrival in Thailand ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 How easy is it fly to Munich I am told Bavaria is the place to go, Oktoberfest coming up and some super hotels. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 9 minutes ago, nong38 said: How easy is it fly to Munich I think its much easier if you have your own plane..maybe even pilot it. ???? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo1968 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 25 minutes ago, PatrickC said: Australia - Thai embassy there uses them for some repatriation flights. Yes of course had a COE and am currently in ASQ. My point is/was that it is not just Thai Airways running repatriation flights. Thanks for the info, flying with Thai Air from London only Single Fare available just under £700, fares are normally around £500 return. They are not flying empty from Thailand either as people are returning to the U.K. fare same price. How much was your fare and was it only a single if you don’t mind me asking ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anchadian Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) Safe Edited August 14, 2020 by anchadian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mung Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 On 8/12/2020 at 10:16 AM, CNXexpat said: I wouldn´t leave safe Thailand for a trip to countries with an increasing number of covid cases. Beside the fact that I am not keen on a 14 days quarantine when I will come back. It's really not as bad as you think. I've been in the UK since February, and the last 2 months have felt pretty much as life as normal. The virus is a lot more benign than is being painted. It is worse than influenza but it really isn't much of an issue for the population as a whole. I personally wouldn't like to live in a fearful paranoid state during this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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