Answered5 years ago
What is the current situation regarding airplane seating and capacity for flights from Australia to Phuket?
Hello all. So travelling to Phuket from Australia in a few weeks. What's the deal with the plane seating .Are the planes full or seatings spaced out like 2,40 mts apart from each other.
Answer summary
Travelers from Australia to Phuket should expect that flights are generally not enforcing social distancing measures, leading to fuller flights with available seats being optimally sold by airlines. Many travelers report that flights are close to full capacity, with few instances of open seats or spacing. Additionally, there are concerns regarding quarantine rules if a fellow passenger tests positive, emphasizing the importance of checking travel and accommodation conditions to avoid complications.
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Sean **********
My plane was nearly full from Amsterdam to Bangkok and 5 in minibus
Ronald *****
Check with your hotel if your transport to hotel is alone, don't accept if you have to share car with other passenger cos if they are found positive, you will be quarantine 14days and have to pay
Lee **********
Be spaced out when get there lol
Bruce *****
Who gives a toss so long as you get a seat
Todd *********
Any seat they can sell wjll be sold. There are no airlines currently applying distancing
Robert ***********
If you are flying coach you should expect a semi full house. The days of seat rows to yourself are gone.
And if someone tests positive within a row of you expect to be sitting in quarrantine or opting to fly right back out as long as you are negative.
And if someone tests positive within a row of you expect to be sitting in quarrantine or opting to fly right back out as long as you are negative.
Phill ******
no , there packing them full .
Evan ********
Apparently if someone is found to test positive and they sat to your immediate left or right, you are classed as a close contact and must quarantine. Row in front or behind doesn’t matter! If you share a taxi to your hotel for 1 day Quarantine and someone tests positive same!
Christopher ********
In my experience, for international flights, more like 6+M apart - not enough passengers to do otherwise.
Lisa ********************
Most flights not as full as normal
Chris *********************
@Lisa *******************
just landed in Bangkok today via Doha not a seat left on the plane big 777 as well Manchester to Doha half empty 3 seats to myself Del **********
Course not if the plane is fully booked you sit like sardines it’s all about money for the airlines
Paul *******
OP@Del *********
so you've flown in the last couple weeks then have you? Trying to work out qht Singapore Air won't allow me to reallocate seating arrangements. Del **********
@Paul ******
Singapore airways the test must be 48 hours before wjen transmitting wjen I fly bk to Uk I don’t need a PCR test by Thailand or Uk government but some airports still require when transiting which is a pain Del **********
@Paul ******
just don’t worry fir now if the plane is empty you ca sit where you like after take off, only thing putting me off Singapore airways is the fact you need a PCR test on the way bk just to transit Robert ***********
@Paul ******
They will at the gate or check in. There won't be general boarding.Paul *******
OP@Robert **********
they have NOT given me a allocated seat. No mention at all on any document. Robert ***********
@Del *********
Not true. Airlines must provide seating info to thai authorities for tracing purposes. Seat changes on board have not been authorized.Paul *******
OP@Del *********
well I'm going to Phuket. No mention of this. But it wouldn't surprise me.Activity
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