Effective 19 March, UK-bound passengers departing from Bangkok or Phuket will have to pay 1,750 pounds for a 10-day hotel quarantine on arrival – if they happen to transit through Doha. This is because British authorities have now included Qatar as a “Covid red zone” country requiring monitored isolation. The rule will apply even if passengers are merely transiting through Doha airport. Whether they are changing planes or not is immaterial.
Although the new ruling may seem minor, Qatar has dozens of weekly flights to and from Bangkok, as well as some to Phuket. Flights from Doha to Rayong’s Utapao airport are not currently available according to the official website. Qatar Airways is popular with British travellers because the airline is considered cost-effective as well as having…
