8# oh great - it is the check in desk for the operator that will decide whether you can board and the airline doesn't have a guideline on decision? welcome to Britain eh girl
friendly checkingirl is correct but it is difficult to pre-book most of the ground routes out of thailand
what airline are you flying with?
I would love to know which airlines you are all having trouble with ??? I work for a major European airline at a major European hub and we are the handling agent for Thai Airways International. It is NOT company policy to check onward / return tickets and this is NEVER done. ALL passports are checked for 6 months validity on arrival and ALL nationalities are checked for visa requirements but these are the ONLY checks. I find it incredible that any low-cost carriers or other scheduled airlines would impose restrictions that the national airline doesn't.
I dont think we can use tiger airways due to being in the UK.
Why? You won't be flying out of the UK with Tiger. On the Tiger website there's a little country flag on the top right hand side, click and select 'Thailand - English' and you'll see latest deals from Thailand appear.
OP @ #6
you get your visa at the Royal Thai Embassy
http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/newversion/index.php
http://www.thaiembassyuk.org.uk/newversion/visa/visa_main.html
or at a consulate in your city in person. the Hull consulate is here [http://www.thaiconsul-uk.com/]
its very easy, fill out the form from the website and drop it off with your passports and the fee (if there is one)
have agreat trip
Edited by: Geer37
When we flew Thai Airways from Auckland to Bangkok, if we had neither a visa or onward ticket within 30 days, we would have been denied boarding.
Hey, good thread. Lots of useful input from many sources. Nice to get friendly checkin' gal's perspective.
14# I think Aus is a lot more strict than other airlines
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=2002060&messageID=17991382#17991382
We have been having these checks in the UK but checkingirls input has alayed my concerns for EU travellers. I hope she sticks around as she is an asset to the forum.
thanks for the input checkingirl
rich
Thanks everyone! Were flying with air India, were getting a visa & I spoke to the embassy at hull & they said a one way ticket & a visa will be fine plus visas are free at the moment so bonus! Really appreciate the help everyone! :-)
Well that's all very well, #11, but you make two statements that are contradictory:
Since it's a requirement of Thailand that travellers on a way-way ticket without a visa must have evidence of onward travel if they come from the list of countries allowed 30 days entry visa-free, how do you reconcile those two statements?
The fact is that should Thailand suddenly decide to invoke the rules she generally chooses to ignore, then your airline would have legal responsibility for repatriating at your own expense any pax refused entry.
BangkokBoy, when I said that "ALL nationalities are checked for visa requirements" I meant that checks are made to make sure any nationals NOT eligible for 30 days visa exemption have the necessary visa prior to departure. Nothing more.
I do not need to reconcile my statements, the onward travel rule is obviously not a requirement at the present time. The airline is fined $3000 - $8000 per passenger should entry be refused so at those sort of prices believe me the airline would be the first to know and the first to enforce any changes in immigration rules. Thai Airways is a stickler for the 6 month passport validity on arrival, 1 day short and you will not be allowed to board, we deny boarding almost on a daily basis for this reason.
I don't make the rules, I just thought it might be helpful to pass on how it all works in practice.