Originally Posted by
flyby747
I do not think the above is true. The moment you check-in, your return date is flagged on the screen and the terminal operators are trained to ensure passengers passport or visa is validated against those (irrespective of whether its london or BKK)
If you are checking in with a Thai passport, they probably do not care.
And the fact that there isnt a great influx of brits migrating into Thailand in view of overstaying, this is probably one area the airlines and immigration officials (at BKK) might keep a blind-eye.
Even if you wave your BA ticket from BKK at the counter, thats is not good enough - it is just piece of a paper. Your entry is still controlled at the port by a ticket and passport, as long as your not a citizen where you are standing.
What I am saying is EK may ask that the return date as per their system is after 5 months as per the PNR with them.. Pax can show them the other BA ticket with earlier retn date and it should be fine IMO.. Every e-ticket is just a piece of paper and if that needs to be verified, the check-in person or someone else can easily validate that with BA / online .. Immigration IMO does not care how u return , they only care when and that is proved by the ticket they will want to see ( sometimes only)..