Same with Finnair right now. They have a "no fee flight change" you just have to pay the flight difference.

They quoted be £230 as a flight difference when the flight I was changing to online was cheaper.

They said some rubbish about online deals done match actual flight price, but its all just a scam. They're trying to make up revenue for the losses over the past 2 years unfortunately.

Finnair seems to be the cheapest for buying extra bags. 23kg as standard than only €60 for an additional

Yes, I'll be travelling on April 1st

Aah okay! I found them, tech fail 😆 thanks for your help 🙏🙏

Yes I do

DISCLAIMER - this is what I did, you'll need to check your own requirements with relevant the consulates/embassies.

This you will need:

-Thai Charity registration documents - every page signed by owner/manager

-passport copy of Thai owner/manager

- invitation letter from owner/manager with your full name and passport number stating that you will be doing voluntary work for no monetary reimbursement and that you need a non- imm O visa type. ( this attachment should have the ID of the signer also )

- if you are volunteering in a specific field then a graduation certificate (I gave a copy my vet degree one)

- flights into and out of country

- bank statements

-passport scan and appropriate photo

In the UK I filled out the application online for a single entry non-imm O volunteer then sent all the documents to the embassy via a visa agency. Paid £65 I think.

This gives you a 90 day single entry.

You can extend to multiple entry once in country for about 3000THB and more paperwork. To extend this visa you need to apply for a work permit (that plus an extension is another 12kTHB) which gets you to 6 months total at this point.

Then another 3 month renewal until the 3re renewal when you can get an annual volunteer visa(I havent got that far yet so dont know costs).

Hope this helps and that you will be able to actually use this type of visa to get into the country some time in 2021.

@Greg *******

Nice job if you can get it!

@Greg *******

you've been through it a fair few times then! Got to love paperwork.

I'm a Vet, employed in the UK, volunteering my expertise and research skills to a charity over here 😊

@Greg *******

I expect that is the case indeed, but I have no experience of this to offer I'm afraid 😊

@MarGuyvin **

First month of the renewal period, you get a temporary Visa for a month and once they've checked out your application you get the remaining 2 months. I'm not sure if this is the case for every renewal, but it was for my first 😊

Oh and you need to get a work permit to renew the volunteer visa too - about 6000THB if I remember correctly. (And 4000thb per 3 month renewal)

Yep I'm here on a legitimate (as in I actually volunteer with them 5 days a week) volunteer visa with a local charity. Work through an agent to help with all the paperwork, it's a pretty long process and you've got to renew in 90 day increments until the 3rd renewal when you can get a year and got to apply separately for multiple entry each time. They also go to your place of volunteering during the consideration phase to check that you actually go there when you say you do.