Situation in Thailand :: For Tourists

28/05/2557

A nationwide curfew has been imposed from with effective date from 22 May 2014, and martial law to remain in effect until further notice as announced by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).

From 28  May  2014 onward, the hours of the curfew are as follows:
from 00.01 a.m. until 04.00 a.m. instead of  22.00 p.m. until 05.00 a.m. Businesses, public services and transport services throughout Thailand are operating, but have adjusted operating hours to comply with the curfew. Skytrain-BTS, underground-MRT and Airport rail link will be available from 06.00 a.m. -23.00 p.m. , according to the new curfew time. Boat service : until 20.30 pm The curfew exempts all air passengers with arrival and departure flights scheduled during curfew, allowing them to travel to and from the airports at any time as usual. The following measures are advised for travellers travelling to Bangkok and the immediate vicinity:

• Individual travellers are advised to keep their passports and other travel documents, including air tickets, on their person at all times, in case they are required for inspection by the security authorities.
• Group travellers on tour coaches will be taken care of by their respective tour leaders when passing through any security checkpoint.
• Taxi services at the Suvarnabhumi Airport are available 24 hours. These taxis have the Suvarnabhumi Airport stickers displayed on the front windscreen. Security checkpoint officers will allow access for these vehicles.
• Survarnabhumi Airport Call Center Tel: 1722 is ready for assistance if tourists need more information. Suvarnabhumi Airport has set up a Passenger Assistance Center, located near Entrance 7 of the Arrival Hall (2nd Floor), to assist passengers with travelling enquiries during the issuance of a curfew order.

The Center is opened 24-hours. Tel: 02 132 9996-7, Fax: 02 132 9998 Tourists can continue to apply for visa as usual as the NCPO has called for civil servants at all ministries and government agencies to carry on with their normal duties. In the meantime, tourists can contact the following numbers for information and assistance:

TAT Call Centre 1672
Tourist Police Call Centre 1155 Traffic Police
Call Centre 1197 BMTA (city bus and van service)
Call Centre 1348 BTS Hotline +66 (0) 2617 6000
MRT Customer Relations Center +66 (0) 2624 5200
SRT (train service) Call Centre 1690 Transport Co., Ltd.,
(inter-provincial bus service) Call Centre 1490

AOT (Suvarnabhumi Airport) Call Centre 1722
Don Mueang Airport Call Centre +66 (0) 2535 3861, (0) 2535 3863
Thai Airways International Call Centre +66 (0) 2356 1111
Bangkok Airways Call Centre 1771
Nok Air Call Centre 1318 Thai AirAsia Call Centre +66 (0) 2515 9999
Source: http://www.tatnews.org/    


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