@Paul ******

Cost me all up $1000 to have a cancerous spot removed from my face in Australia and got nothing back on Medicare because it is regarded as a cosmetic operation! It's precisely the sort of problem that would be better to have done in Thailand assuming that you paid significantly less than I did. I had a femoral hernia operation done in Cambodia in 2019 for $US450 because I knew I would wait 6 months back home and the condition was uncomfortable, as well as a bit dangerous to travel with in SEA. Not that any of this discussion helps answer the OP's question. My query would be does overseas health insurance cover such conditions as skin cancer or treat it as a known condition as with hernias and travel insurance.

@Ned *******

True. If it's serious enough you'll get seen quickly.

@Ned *******

And going on a waiting list for many months before seeing a specialist then another long wait for an operation. If you have private insurance, sure it's quick and world standard. If you ar reliant on the free health system, it's not so much fun.

@Metta ******

I made the same 'low season' trip at the same time for about the same price last year and the planes were full.

@Jake ******

Thai doctors tend to employ what my Australian doctor described as a scatter gun approach, not properly diagnosing and aiming medication at a variety of possible causes. Got to a dermatologist and insist on a test.

@Terry *******

I just read that Changi is the only airport that does the security check at the departure gate rather than prior to immigration. Did not realise there were two of them!

@Paul ********

Only 2 weeks - 29 June to 14 July. First thing I checked.

@Allan ********

Just checked out Singapore Airlines and they have several flights which are cheaper than Thai in June, though mainly leaving early in the morning from Melbourne, and with maximum stopover times of 2 hrs. The one airport I would not mind checking out is Singapore, so a stopover there would not be so tedious. Good suggestion.

@Aaron ******

It's not that much higher given it flies direct from here and has meal and alcohol service. I am 70 now and like to consider the flight as an enjoyable part of a holiday, without hanging around airports on stopovers or paying inflated prices for rubbish food and luggage with Jetstar, the only other airline flying direct. I'd rather pay the extra now for a bit of comfort and convenience, and it's nice flying a Thai airline into Thailand.

Love all the quick replies from everyone which give me food for thought and prompted me to explore other options, or at very least pay more than I had hoped to do! Travel insurance isn't exactly cheap anymore either - cost me a bunch last time with motorcycle accident coverage.