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How can I book a sealed flight from London to Koh Samui that meets the Samui Sandbox requirements?

Michael *******
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Hello does anyone know how to book flight from London to koh samui which meets the Samui sandbox requirements (sealed flight)?
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To book a flight from London to Koh Samui that meets the Samui Sandbox requirements, you should book a combined ticket through Bangkok Airways that includes a designated sealed flight, which starts with flight numbers '51'. This sealed route must be part of an international itinerary and cannot be purchased separately. Ensure that your transit flight from Bangkok to Samui is properly included in a single PNR with your international flight to prevent mixing with domestic passengers.
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Regulations require that if Samui is your first destination in Thailand, your transit flight from Bangkok to Samui must be booked on the same through itinerary as your incoming international flight only on one of the special "Sealed Route" Bangkok Airways flight numbers which are always 4 digits beginning with "51".

The special designated "Sealed Route" flights are only for international arrivals, and are only bookable in conjunction with the international flight. This is to prevent mixing of international passengers (who have not yet had arrival covid tests) with the normal domestic passengers (who do not have such screening requirements) to prevent the risk of spreading Covid from the international travelers to domestic travelers.

The sealed route flights cannot be bought separately and can only be booked by your international airline carrier as part of your incoming single itinerary with your international flight. These special sealed route flights cannot be found for sale on the Bangkok Airways website, since they are not bookable by the public. If your flight number IS for sale on the Bangkok Airways website when you search flights, then it is a normal domestic flight and CANNOT be used for the sealed route. Any similar flight numbers do not count: for example, PG5171 is NOT the same as PG171 which also flies daily.
Stuart *********
Stuart *********
Book a combined ticket through Bangkok with a Bangkok Airways flight that starts with a 5. I believe there’s 3 a day. It must be one booking PNR.
Pui *****
Pui *****
@Stuart ********
The 3rd flight PG5175 is only during peak periods such as Christmas. They are back to 2 sealed route flights daily PG5125 and PG5171.
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Stuart *********
@Pui ****
ok thanks for that.
Michael *******
Michael *******
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@Stuart ********
thank you.

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