PUBLISHED : 14 Apr 2024 at 15:48
Immigration police acquired passengers on Israel-bound flights compelled to return to Suvarnabhumi airport and allowed them to remain at both a resort or the airport.
The transfer got here as Iraq, Israel and Jordan all closed their airspace, affecting flights to Israel and close by international locations from Saturday night.
Airport immigration police commander Pol Maj Gen Choengron Rimpadee mentioned on Sunday that El Al Israel Airways knowledgeable immigration police at Suvarnabhumi airport that it needed to carry two Israel-bound flights again to Thailand resulting from Iran’s assault on Israel.
The flights unable to achieve Tel Aviv have been LY82 (Suvarnabhumi-Tel Aviv) carrying 275 folks and LY88 (Phuket-Tel Aviv) with 290 folks aboard. They returned at 5.20am and 5.50am respectively on Sunday.
In accordance with Pol Maj Gen Choengron, passengers on such returning flights would usually have to remain on the airport as a result of their passports have been already stamped for his or her departure.
Nonetheless, the Immigration Bureau opted to point out leniency on this case and let the passengers keep on the accommodations organized for by their airways, particularly aged and younger travellers.
The airways will hold their passports and assure they won’t illegally keep within the nation.
Alternatively, the passengers have the precise to attend on the airport in order that they’ll maintain onto their passports and keep away from queueing up for the immigration course of once more.
