Travellers heading to Thailand queue for immigration clearance at a border checkpoint in Hat Yai district of Songkhla. SONGKHLA - Despite the decision by airlines to end direct flights between Indonesia and Hat Yai, the city remains a popular destination for well-off Indonesians - and particularly those seeking cosmetic surgery. That was because Indonesians liked to travel on to other provinces in Thailand, and then fly back home from there instead of returning to Hat Yai first. Even so, the discontinuation of direct flights had resulted in the number of Indonesian visitors to Hat Yai falling by only 5-8%, he said. There were currently 20,000 to 30,000 Indonesian nationals visiting Hat Yai each year.

Source: Bangkok Post July 04, 2017 03:33 UTC