Brits return to Thai island Phuket as it opens to tourists for the first time since pandemic

Published date: Thu, 01 Jul 2021 15:23:12 +0700

The Thai island of Phuket re-opened to tourists today (July 1) for the first time since the pandemic started and as the country battles rising numbers of Covid-19 cases.

Footage shows the first holidaymakers - including a number of Brits - leaving their Etihad flight from the Middle East before hitting the beach.