Vietnam Airlines resumes international commercial flights
VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines flight No. VN5571 departing from Taipei (Taiwan) landed safely at Da Nang International Airport on March 25, marking the restart of the national flag carrier’s international commercial flight schedule after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On board the plane were over 200 passengers, mostly Vietnamese citizens returning to the homeland.
They were all required to strictly comply with relevant epidemic prevention and control procedures, including the submission of a negative certificate for the SARS-CoV-2 virus within three days ahead of departure. This is in addition to the confirmation of a quarantine location domestically, the installation of the contact tracing application on smart phones, and the fulfillment of a health declaration form.
All the passengers were also tested for the SARS-CoV-2 virus upon arrival before they were transferred to concentrated quarantine facilities.
Aircrew on the flight all underwent health examinations and were quarantined for a period of 14 days. The aircraft’s passenger sections and cockpit were also thoroughly disinfected from infection risks.
At present, all of the airline’s international flights have obeyed anti-coronavirus measures in line with the standards set by the SkyTeam Airline Alliance.
Vietnam Airlines has partnered with domestic and foreign agencies to draw up plans for reopening international routes in an attempt to meet the passengers’ travel needs and to restore tourism services as well as national economy.
