Due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Russians are stuck in tourist destinations in Thailand.
Associated PressAccording to Russia, flight cancellations and credit card payments have been suspended as sanctions and countermeasures once morest Russia. He said he mightn’t pay and mightn’t return home.
Approximately 6,500 Russians remain in beach resorts such as Phuket and Surat Thani.
Following the invasion of Ukraine, European countries banned Russian aircraft from entering the airspace. Russia has banned European airlines from flying in their own airspace as a countermeasure.
Due to these effects, the return flight of the airline used by Russian tourists has been suspended.
On the financial side, credit companies such as VISA and Mastercard have suspended card payments in Russia. As a result, the credit cards of the two companies issued by Russian banks have also been suspended, which seems to have affected the payments of Russian tourists.
The top of the Ministry of Tourism of Thailand isAssociated Press coverage“There are airlines flying to Russia, but travelers have to transit in other countries. We are arranging and looking for flights to them,” he said.
The president of the Phuket Tourism AssociationArchyde.com news coverage“We are trying to get the stranded Russians back on a Middle Eastern airline or arrange a repatriation flight.”
They are considering allowing the use of cryptocurrencies to pay for hotels, flights and other services.
In addition, because the airport in Ukraine cannot be used under the invasion, regarding 1000 Ukrainians are said to be stuck without being able to return home.
