Travel

British Airways dumps passengers at military base in Portugal

Published

4 years ago

April 27, 2017

British Airways offloaded a couple from a London to Jamaica flight at a Portuguese air force base, Wednesday, after a row broke out over their demands for an upgrade to business class, military officials said.

“The pilot decided to land in Lajes in the island of Terceira because of a dispute between cabin crew and a couple.

They wanted to be transferred from economy class to first class,” an air force spokesman told AFP.

He said the couple, from Britain, had filmed the spat on a mobile phone.

“The British couple will remain in Terceira and will be questioned by police,” he said.

The Boeing 777 had left London for the Jamaican capital Kingston late Wednesday.

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Tourism

Thais encouraged to travel more to help stimulate economy

The Thai government has launched many stimulus campaigns to revive the domestic economy, particularly in the heavily-hit tourism industry.

Published

2 months ago

November 11, 2020

National News Bureau of Thailand

BANGKOK (NNT) – With more public holidays coming up in November and December, the government is encouraging people to travel to different parts of the country and use the government’s spending stimulus measures.

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Travel

Foreign embassies in Thailand issue travel alerts

Several foreign embassies in Thailand have issued alerts to inform their citizens of political gatherings this weekend, including the U.S, United Kingdom, Canada and New Zealand.

Published

2 months ago

October 19, 2020

Olivier Languepin

Foreign embassies in Thailand issue travel alerts

Several foreign embassies in Thailand have issued alerts to inform their citizens of political gatherings this weekend.

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Tourism

Thailand seeks shorter quarantine period to attract more foreign tourists

The Public Health Ministry has proposed that the mandatory quarantine period for tourists be reduced from 14, to 10 or 7 days, according to the risk level of each country.