Can I book any airline to return to Thailand with a COE, or do I need a specific repatriation flight?

Travel to Thailand Certificate of Entry (COE)Repatriation Flights COVID-19 Regulations ASQ Quarantine Thai Embassy Guidelines

August 3, 2020

4 years ago

Anne ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Could somebody please clear this up for me and apologies if this has been answered or explained before but if you have the COE, and all relevant documents, can you just book any airline to come back to Thailand, within the time frame of the covid test of course? Or do you have to come in on a repatriation flight and the day the embassy gives you?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

The discussion centers around whether individuals with a Certificate of Entry (COE) can book any commercial flight to Thailand or if they must utilize a specific repatriation flight arranged by the embassy. The consensus suggests that while commercial flights may be an option, the COE may require confirmation of an ASQ (Alternative State Quarantine) booking and coordination with the embassy for flight arrangements.

Steve *******

It's booked by the Embassy. Re-pat flight.

4 years ago

Barry *******

I don’t think you will get a CoE issued without flight and ASQ booking.

4 years ago

Roger ********

@Barry ******

At the London RTE they are advising not to book ASQ prior to having COE. Its written in red on their webpage. Rules maybe different elsewhere.

4 years ago

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Roger ********

Andrew ********

As far as I am aware she needs to go through the embassy.

4 years ago

Anne ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

I am asking for a friend who wants to come down here from Hong Kong. Fortunately for me, I am here, in Phuket. As you say, she will just have to go to the Thai Embassy there, ask the questions and get on with it. Her point is that she sees Cathay Pacific’s flights arriving in Bangkok on a daily basis. So if she has all the correct relevant documents, can she just book on a Cathay flight of her choice and fly here, or does she have to accept a seat on a flight that the Embassy chooses.

Thanks again for helping with advice

4 years ago

Andrew ********

Contact the Thai embassy you have to deal where you are with to find out the details.

4 years ago

Anne ********

ORIGINAL POSTER

Thank you all very much

4 years ago

Michael ********

Join Farangs stranded abroad group its more suitable for advice getting in

4 years ago

Michael ********

Singapore they phoned me to pick up COE next morning, i had to arrange ASQ and flight to be issued COE.

For flight they told me to book an advance date one way on Singapore airlines which was September 1st they changed to July 27th the repat flight.

4 years ago

Bryan *********

repatriation flights and then ASQ quarantine needs to match with the flights too + covid insurance etc

4 years ago

Michael ********

No commercial flights need to go through embassy

4 years ago

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Michael ********

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