Originally Posted by BinSabai (Post 34388931)

sorry to hear about your bad experience

but what a coincidence!
I was actually on the same OS25 flight!

my European connection was 1 hour late (due to late inbound flight) with just 25 minutes left for transit (looks like many others were delayed as well like yours)....but even we docked at the last position in the terminal, I did not run, just walked (fast as usual) as I was guessing, that OS25 will leave late as well....I even walked back to the lounge, but they closed at 2300
my luggage also made it
regarding the food: I actually prefer a slow service course by course with a different wine for starter and main meal and a coffee to pair with my dessert, rather than the cattleclass-style everything on one tray fast service like LX and LH on their late night flights
my food was ok, not great, but maybe we had different choices as starter/main and dessert; wines were good; they focus mainly on Austrian wine, which improved a lot during the last decades

and I consider the OS staff as one of the most friendly and helpful of any European, certainly better than their sisters LX and LH; anyway I felt treated well

well it shows me once more that the same flight experience can be appraised very differently depending on mindset (I was happy I made it on the long haul, as our inbound flight could have been delayed further), expectation and circumstances (my luggage made it; yours not)

Originally Posted by SKT-DK (Post 34388957)

What a coincidence!

We were told by the inbound crew to make a run for it and hope for the best - they were holding the flight but no guarantee for how long (we only touched down at scheduled departure time of the onward flight).

I too prefer a slower service if executed properly - but in this case it just felt very mis-timed in terms of having both a drink and food at the same time to go with one another. And that chicken dish was cooked to oblivion :eek: In terms of friendliness, you are right - cannot fault them for that :)

Cannot remember which wine I had (think it was Italian), but that was not bad - champagne was not cold, so quickly abandoned that in favour of red.

Originally Posted by seigex (Post 34391234)

They gave it to me on the plane, and the screen at the entrance to the immigration officer said it was required. He didn't do anything with it, iirc last time they kept the longer piece and gave me back the smaller piece to give to them on departure, but the immigration officer gave the entire thing back to me.

Originally Posted by estnet (Post 34391324)

Ha, ha, ha - how Thai - totally useless - don't keep it, but make you fill it out anyway :shrug: Maybe they want to use up all the ones that were printed before they changed the procedure:confused:

Originally Posted by BinSabai (Post 34391420)

I arrived on 30. June
we had to fill out TM6 as usual. immigration officer checked and kept the arrival part, stamped the departure part and put it into my passport as usual...

Originally Posted by estnet (Post 34391558)

This was published on June 15 in the Bangkok Post - guess you can't believe everything you read LOL

"The government will temporarily halt the need for international passengers to fill out TM 6 immigration forms to ease passenger congestion at international airports.Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday this would reduce the process for foreign visitors as they were already required to fill out many forms upon arrival. It will also help alleviate congestion as international arrival numbers have increased, he added."

Originally Posted by restlessinRNO (Post 34391497)

This is my experience last week too. I also had read Thailand was doing away with TM6 form, but I was given it on the plane. At immigration, officer kept larger arrival part and put departure part in passport. I suppose I will need it to exit Thailand. 😊

Originally Posted by BinSabai (Post 34391611)

of course I have read this, but it will only be implemented once it is published in the Royal Gazette and there was no date given (in opposite to the discontinuation of the Thai Pass which was clearly announced for 1. July)
in addition I do not think there are many other forms to fill out upon arrival...with the discontinuation of the Thai Pass for the majority of tourists, only this TM6 remains...and such an arrival form has to be filled out for many countries (incl. USA); I actually do not know any other Asian country, where you do not have to fill out such a form...

Originally Posted by seigex (Post 34392382)

i don’t think i had to in Hong Kong in 2019. it was all electronic, with facial recognition. Very modern. Didn’t even talk to an immigration person. Every other country in asia i’ve has to though, and several western ones as well.

Originally Posted by BinSabai (Post 34392543)

possible as Hongkong changed a couple of time; once you only had to fill out form, but did not get a stamp in the passport...
are you usually talking with the immigration person? Except for the USA, where I always have to answer the same silly questions (for example "are you coming to USA for business or pleasure"; answer: "for business of course; who would come to the USA for pleasure") I talk with immigration officers maybe once in 20-30 times in particular in Asia...