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Can I buy a flight ticket from Bangkok to Phuket for the Sandbox while transiting through Bangkok?

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Jan 9, 2022

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I hurriedly booked a flight from Hyderabad to Bangkok, but I want to do the Sandbox in Phuket. Can I buy one more flight ticket from Bangkok to Phuket as long as I dont get out of the airport in Bangkok?

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A traveler inquired about the possibility of booking a flight from Bangkok to Phuket after arriving from Hyderabad, emphasizing that they would not leave the airport in Bangkok. The responses consistently indicated that it is not permissible to transit through Bangkok to reach Phuket, suggesting that flights must be booked directly to Phuket.

Lyndon ************

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Bob **********

No

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Garrett ***********

No, can't transit through bkk.

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Michael ********

Has to be directly to Phuket.

I believe Samui sandbox can be done via transfer from Bangkok.

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think has to be bought on one through ticket, for Samui?

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Mitchell *******

It might have to be one of those "stay on the plane while the others disembark" deals.

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Lisa ********************

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not for Samui. Only smaller planes can land there. And Bangkok Airways own Samui Airport and have the monopoly on it.

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yep.

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Braulio *********

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Will ************

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