Bamboo Airways ready to repatriate Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine
VOV.VN - Bamboo Airways has developed plans to bring home Vietnamese citizens from Ukraine if it gets the green light from authorities, according to a CEO of the budget airline.
Preparations are underway following the Prime Minister’s February 26 telegram on the protection of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities in Ukraine where growing armed conflicts are occurring, said Huong Tran Kieu Dung, vice president of Bamboo Airways’ Board of Directors.
The PM’s telegram states that the armed conflict in Ukraine is occurring in a complicated manner, directly threatening the safety of life and property of people and businesses, including about 7,000 Vietnamese expatriates residing there.
One of Vietnam’s top concerns is to ensure the highest security and safety for Vietnamese citizens and legal entities in Ukraine, said the PM in the telegram.
The Prime Minister directed relevant ministries and agencies to carefully prepare necessary options, including repatriating home Vietnamese people and family members from Ukraine. He reminded the Ministry of Transport to direct airlines to prepare such a repatriation plan.
Currently, Vietnamese airlines operating flights to Europe have all avoided the airspace of Ukraine and Belarus when tensions are growing between Russia and Ukraine.
