Foreign Office warns against air travel to Bangkok

There is conflicting advice regarding the status of Bangkok airports that is causing confusion for UK travellers headed for Thailand.

This weekend, flights at both Bangkok’s major airports are set to resume, at the start of the country’s peak holiday season, but at this time the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is advising Britons to stay away.

Protestors have left Don Mueang and Suvarnabhumi airports, and ended their siege of Government House, but an ongoing threat of political unrest remains, which has prompted the FCO to urge Britons to avoid the Bangkok airports unless their travel is essential.

The latest advice on the Foreign Office website states: “… given the protestors’ continuing threat of disruption to the airports and transport network, we advise that you continue to avoid air travel into or through Bangkok for the foreseeable future.”

It is expected, however, that major airlines, including British Airways, will resume service to Bangkok over the next few days, and passengers are likely to see normal booking conditions.

What this means is that if customers book non-refundable tickets to Bangkok, they are no eligible for a reimbursement if they cancel.

A BA spokesman could not confirm booking conditions, but did say that if service returned to normal, it would be expected that booking conditions would also return to normal.

The spokesman stressed: “There is no talk of not flying to Bangkok on the basis of the current Foreign Office advice. As far as BA is concerned there is no security issue.”

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