BANGKOK, 14 May 2021: The Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand issued a cautionary note this week to all airlines serving the country to check the Certificate of Entry (CoE) of foreign passengers before they board flights to Thailand.
The National News Bureau of Thailand said the order came
after the foreign ministry suspended the issue of CoEs for foreign arrivals
from Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan after a Thai returnee from Pakistan
contracted the highly contagious Covid-19 strain that is spreading across
India.
The CoE is a letter issued by a Thai embassy or consulate
that allows a foreign visa holder to enter Thailand aboard a special