Hundreds of Vietnamese citizens successfully brought home on repatriation flights
VOV.VN - More than 680 Vietnamese citizens were safely brought home from Israel, and 30 countries in Europe, Africa, and South America on repatriation flights carried out by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines Bamboo from September 24 to September 25 as part of joint efforts by competent Vietnamese authorities and the host nations.
The majority of passengers onboard the flights were made up of agricultural trainees who had completed their courses, employees whose contracts and visas had expired, stranded travelers, children under the age of 18, pregnant women, the elderly, students with no accommodation due to dormitories closing, and others in difficult circumstances.
Ahead of the departure of the flights, Vietnamese representative agencies in the host nations worked alongside local authorities to facilitate the travel of the Vietnamese citizens to pick up points at local airports.
In addition, Vietnamese diplomats were also sent there in order to assist all citizens with necessary pre-departure procedures ahead of their departure.
As a means of preventing the potential spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a range of epidemic prevention measures were taken during the journeys. Upon arrival in the nation, all members of the flight crew and passengers underwent a number of heath checks and were immediately placed into quarantine in line with regulations regarding COVID-19 prevention and control.
Moving forward Vietnamese authorities and relevant bodies based overseas are striving to arrange additional repatriation flights aimed at bringing home more Vietnamese citizens in the near future. Indeed, the schedule of future flights is likely to depend on both demand and the quarantine capacity at home.
