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Some international airlines selling flights to Thailand

Ten international airlines have started selling tickets to Thailand and the first group of special tourists is set to land in Bangkok on October 20, the Transport Ministry of Thailand said.
Bangkok (VNA) - Ten international airlines have started sellingtickets to Thailand and the first group of special tourists is set to land inBangkok on October 20, the Transport Ministry of Thailand said.

All foreign arrivals will be required to follow procedures set by the Centrefor COVID-19 Situation Administration, including a mandatory 14-day quarantinein alternative state quarantine (ASQ) facilities.

The airlines selling tickets to Thailand are Emirates, QatarAirways, Etihad Airways, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa,Swissair, Austrian Airlines, EVA Air and KLM, The Nation newspaper reported onOctober 20.

According to the newspaper, a flight from Shanghai carrying Thais as well as agroup of 41 tourists with special tourist visa (STV) is set to land inSuvarnabhumi Airport on October 20 afternoon, while another group of 100tourists from Guangzhou is scheduled to land in Bangkok on October 26.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand has announced that Thailand has openedits skies, but flights are only allowed to land under strict regulations.

Thai airlines, meanwhile, have yet to seek permission for internationaldestinations as airports overseas are open under conditions that will notgenerate enough profits./.
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