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Release date: April 14, 2024 15:48
Airport Immigration Police Commander General Pol Majhi Chongron Limpadi (right) receives passengers from an Israel-bound plane that failed to land in Tel Aviv and returned to Thailand on Sunday morning. (Photo provided by Immigration Bureau)
Immigration police received deported Israel-bound plane passengers at Suvarnabhumi Airport and allowed them to stay either in a hotel or at the airport.
The move comes as Iraq, Israel and Jordan have closed their airspace, affecting flights to Israel and neighboring countries since Saturday evening.
Airport Immigration Police Commander Pol Maj Gen Chongrong Lingmadi told immigration police at Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday that El Al Israel Airlines had suspended two flights bound for Israel due to Iranian attacks on Israel. He said he was notified that he had to turn back.
The flights that failed to reach Tel Aviv were LY82 (Suvarnabhumi-Tel Aviv) with 275 people on board and LY88 (Phuket-Tel Aviv) with 290 people on board. They returned on Sunday at 5:20 a.m. and 5:50 a.m., respectively.
Pol Maj Gen Chongrong said passengers on such repatriation flights usually have to remain at the airport because their passports already have an exit stamp.
However, the immigration authorities took a more lenient approach in this case, allowing passengers, especially elderly and young travelers, to stay in hotels arranged by the airline.
The airline will keep your passport and guarantee that you will not be in the country illegally.
Alternatively, passengers have the right to keep their passports and wait at the airport to avoid queuing at immigration again.
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