Thai Airways Operates Third Repatriation Flight from London Heathrow

Thai Airways has operated its third repatriation flight from London Heathrow.

Working with the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Royal Thai Embassy in London, the airline flew stranded Thais back home on a special flight.

A total of 251 Thais who had registered with the Royal Thai Embassy in London traveled on a Thai Airways Airbus A350 - TG917 - from London at 21:17 on 25 June 2020, arriving in Bangkok at 14:30 the following day.

Each passengers’ temperature was taken after the two meal services, and hand sanitizer gel was offered to passengers.

The cabin crew also complied with the COVID19 safety measures while providing onboard services.

TravelNewsAsia.com did contact Thai Airways to ask for clarification whether stranded British nationals in Thailand were able to make use of any of the outgoing repatriation flights ex-Bangkok.

In pre-COVID19 times, the airline would operate two flights per day between London Heathrow and Bangkok in the northern winter schedule, one with an Airbus A380 and the other a Boeing 777.

The reply we received from Thai Airways states, "According to the most recent post concerning special flights for stranded Brits in Thailand on UK's Embassy Facebook Bangkok-London direct flights are operated by EVA Air."

We have asked for clarification whether those currently holding tickets on Thai Airways can freely change to EVA Air, also a Star Alliance member, or not. We will update this page once we hear from the airline.

When asked whether Thai Airways plans any more repatriation flights from London, we were advised to send a DM via the Royal Thai Embassy in London's FaceBook page.

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