Thai evacuees leave Bahrain via King Fahd Causeway, fly home via Riyadh
Thai embassy team assists nine Thais from Bahrain via the King Fahd Causeway to Dammam, then two flights back to Thailand amid regional tensions.
The chargé d’affaires ad interim at the Royal Thai Embassy in Riyadh assigned Tanit Loipimai, Counsellor (Labour Affairs), together with Muhammad-Iffa Madthing, Third Secretary, and consular staff to travel to Dammam, Saudi Arabia, to support the Royal Thai Embassy in Manama in evacuating nine Thai nationals from Manama.
The group crossed the Saudi Arabia–Bahrain border via the King Fahd Causeway and travelled onwards to King Fahd International Airport in Dammam. They then flew to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh to connect onward flights back to Thailand.
The Royal Thai Embassy in Riyadh said it provided close care and assistance to ensure the group’s return journey to Thailand was smooth and safe.
On the same occasion, Tanit led the embassy’s consular team in surveying locations in Dammam and Al Khobar to prepare contingency areas for the possible evacuation of Thai nationals living in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, should the regional conflict intensify and spread more widely.
