Thailand starts checking foreigners' passports on domestic flights

Tighter rules to prevent visa overstays as tourism rebounds

20240116 Thailand Airport REUTERS

Tourists wait to check in for flights at the Bangkok area's Suvarnabhumi Airport. © Reuters

KOSUKE INOUE, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Foreign nationals must show passports or other valid identification before flying domestically in Thailand, under a requirement that took effect Tuesday.

A foreign passenger must hold the original passport with the name matching that on the boarding pass in order to board a domestic flight, the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand said. Those who lost their passports can board with a temporary passport, or with a non-Thai ID card or a driver's license issued by the Thai government.

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