Ms Traisulee Traisoranakul who is Deputy government spokesperson of Thailand said that Thailand will not be “fully reopened to foreign tourists” except SAS (Safe and Sealed) model of Phuket. Phuket is the largest island of Thailand, which is going to be a pilot program for the reopening to the tourist who wants to visit our country Thailand but with many terms & conditions conditions and few restrictions.

She also mentioned that the Thailand government must consider many factors to prevent the spread of Covid-19, these factors are including guidelines to prevent the spread of Covid-19, screening processes and measures for the same.

She also added that Thai tourists and residents of Phuket can rest assured that as of now no steps has been taken to reopen the country and we’ll be taken the utmost precaution when the borders will be reopened.

Phuket pilot program (PPP): Minimum stay of 30 days including 14 days of quarantine for tourists from risk-free countries. Once tourists will arrive at the Phuket International Airport, and then first they will be quarantine for 14 days in a hotel that has been approved by Thai government. Tourist will be restricted to a 1 kilometre radius of the hotel. After passing the 14 days of quarantine in their 1 kilometre radius, the tourist will be free to roam around Phuket, and then beyond if they choose after another 7 days.

There is no official announcement of PPP to start although it was meant to start on 1st October 2020.

There is an announcement from Thai Airways that they’ll reintroduce flights in November. They also added that non-scheduled charter flights between Phuket and six international destinations. The six destinations are Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, England, Germany and Denmark. Thai Airways is set to start the Thai flights by the end of November.

As of now, no other airlines except Thai Airlines have made general announcements about the reintroduction of flights back into Phuket.