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.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently ordered the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATMC) and domestic airlines to equip with Mode S transponders to improve the quality of aircraft detection, identification and altitude reporting information.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to resume the operation of direct flights from Vietnam to the United States in order to meet the increasing travel demand between the two countries.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese aviation industry continues to take the brunt of three global waves of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with the industry forced to cut ticket prices to stimulate demand, leading to airlines facing unprecedented consequences and losses in the peak season.

VOV.VN - The tourism sector in the southern province of Binh Thuan has made great strides in recent times to upgrade tourism products and provide visitors with a fresh experience in an effort to attract greater numbers of domestic tourists, especially those travelling from the northern region.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is preparing to co-ordinate efforts with competent agencies to research, build a vaccine passport testing scheme in the step-by-step roadmap aimed at restoring the international flight network.

VOV.VN - A number of domestic airlines have increased the frequency of flights to major tourist attractions nationwide in anticipation of a huge influx of travelers during the upcoming national holiday, a sign which indicates the tourism industry is gradually getting back on track after being impacted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

Vietjet is offering millions of vouchers worth VND100,000 and VND50,000 in appreciation of passengers who return to the sky and fly safely with the carrier.

Vietnam Airlines has offered to transport domestically free of charge 5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine (11.5 tonnes) supplied by COVAX Facility - a mechanism set up by the World Health Organization (WHO), from March 15.

VOV.VN - Vietnam brought home 390 citizens from Myanmar on two flights operated by Vietnam Airlines, both of which departed on March 4.