How can I help my Thai friend book a domestic flight from Chiang Rai to Bangkok?

@John **********

As others have said, there are plenty of flights, you could just book it for him when you are traveling together. Last minute flights are easy to get and the prices won't change that much. Right now it's cheap as chips to fly. Hopefully he can have a relative pick him up at the airport in Bangkok.

@John **********

I see, good for you, that's wonderful. If you're worried about him you could just fly him back to Bangkok yourself then fly back to CR. The flights are only 8XX baht pp per leg. If he doesn't have access to a smart phone, travel agents still sell domestic tickets, you could direct him to one in his area wherever he lives. "Counter Tours" are never far away in Thailand. But as I said, you only need his full name (his name will be written in English in his passport if he has one or his driver's license if he has one) and Thai ID number and you can book it for him. Just use AirAsia, their App is quite easy or you can use their website and they have plenty of flight options. If he does the booking he can pay at , every Thai knows how to pay for things at "Seven" this these days.

@John **********

most likely yes!

@John **********

2 weeks is plenty of time

@Paul ******

As you wish.

@Paul ******

Settle mate. All airlines are obliged to verify during check in that foreigners have an onward ticket from the arrival country and/or an appropriate visa. Every country on the planet makes the airlines do this, and the airlines use an IATA system called TIMatic. Airlines can pay huge fines for not properly checking this. It’s a courtesy to remind Pax to check, before they attempt to check in and face denied boarding.

@John **********

I see. I didn’t realise some ID’s are Thai language only (my partner’s is dual language).

@Mike ******

I’m still waiting for 7000 baht refund from Thai smile from any airline will do and you don’t need a passport for domestic flights