Third repatriation flight for Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine lands home safely
VOV.VN - A third flight bringing home Vietnamese people evacuating war zones in Ukraine successfully landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on the morning of March 17.
Flight VN88 was operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and financed by Sun Group, carrying 215 Vietnamese citizens and departing from the Romanian capital of Bucharest.
The flight represents the last one to bring home Vietnamese people who fled conflict areas in Ukraine to Romania.
This comes after Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son talked over the phone with his Romanian counterpart Bogdan Aurescu on March 7 to discuss citizen protection measures for the Vietnamese people and their families who evacuated from war-ravaged Ukraine to Romania.
In line with this, Romanian authorities has helped Vietnamese people with lodging facilities and facilitate the procedures for their repatriation flight.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Romania Dang Tran Phong said Romania's valuable assistance has contributed to further strengthening the growing friendship and all-round co-operation ties between the two countries.
Previously, the first and second repatriation flights carrying Vietnamese people evacuated from war zones in Ukraine landed at Noi Bai International Airport on March 8 and March 10, respectively.
