Some 'sandbox' scheme visitors in Phuket face cancelled flights

Thailand has implemented stricter domestic travel and movement curbs in Bangkok and 12 other provinces. - AFP

BANGKOK (The Straits Times/ANN): A two-week holiday in Phuket has hit a snag for some travellers as new restrictions on domestic flights and land travel have ruffled nerves and sent a handful scrambling for alternative travel options.

For one Thai national who entered Phuket under the Sandbox reopening scheme and plans to visit her aged parents in Bangkok, this means resorting to a two-day road trip to the capital as her domestic flight next week was cancelled.