Do I need an onward flight when entering Thailand with a DTV visa?

@Andrew ******

define "decide". Whether you can fly or not is defined by rules, which are not in their control. They just need to check. "Determine" could be a more applicable word.

@Bart *************

Luckily most airlines' decide 'not to strictly adhere to the policy 👌

@Andrew ******

now that is indeed a decision :p

@Bart *************

can even depend on individual staff members on check in .....and how they feel 🤣

@Andrew ******

The decision to check it or not can (and does) depend on the staff member checking you in. The actual decision to allow you in *should* not depend on them. If you get checked, and don't qualify, normally they cannot still let you fly. I know it sometimes happens but that certainly isn't the procedure. The reverse is not possible: qualifying for entry and then getting refused. An airline is of course not allowed to refuse their service to paying customers who qualify for it.

Not sure about the "even" in your sentence. I think it depends only on the person checking you in. Airlines all have the same policy: qualifying for entry is required to be allowed to fly. Quite straightforward.

@Bart *************

I wish it was straightforward.....sometimes you may be asked by a particular airline ...at other times not asked ....seems particularly arbitrary and annoying

@Andrew ******

we agree on that.

@Bart *************

I wish there was a rule and that they'd all adhere to it ....I don't want to book onward flights if it's unnecessary ...it's frustrating and annoying . Most times I don't need to buy an onward flight but when you get to the check in counter and asked for proof it's a pain . I've always travelled with an open itinary and prefer to be flexible with my plans ....just inconvenient.

@Wayne *******

dude 😅. I'm not wrong! Yes it is the responsibility of the airline to check for entry eligibility, but who determines the rules that define entry eligibility? Certainly not the airline.

The rules are the same for all airlines.

@Arnold *********

so what? What I've said is still true. If you say I don't know what I'm talking about, it only makes yourself not know what you talk about.

I suggest you check the conditions for Thailand via exemption before telling others they're wrong.