VOV.VN - After serving over one million passengers last week the nation is now among the world’s top ten aviation markets, according to the latest statistics released by OAG, a global travel data provider based in the UK.

All passengers have to make e-health declaration before boarding flights at airports across Vietnam as requested by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), part of efforts to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

The Vietnam Airlines Corporation has said it is planning to invest nearly VND10 trillion (US$434.78 million) in Long Thanh International Airport, which is now under construction in the southern province of Dong Nai.

Vietnamese airlines have no longer used Boeing 777 aircraft since four planes of this type were sold in 2017-2018, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Aviation staff in direct contact with passengers will have to wear transparent face shields and will be frequently tested for SARS-CoV-2 as part of the efforts to stop infections after two clusters in two major international airports were detected in Vietnam's latest community infection wave.

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed that the Ministry of Transport extend the closure of Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh until early March as part of efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to refuse serving passengers who fail to fill in health declarations and follow pandemic prevention and control regulations.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently issued a document requesting the aviation sector to enhance COVID-19 prevention measures before, during and after the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

All staff members working at four international airports of Tan Son Nhat, Cam Ranh, Can Tho and Lien Khuong, along with Vinh airport have tested negative for the SARS CoV-2 virus, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has sent an urgent dispatch to airports, directing them to strictly follow COVID-19 prevention and control measures after community transmissions of the coronavirus were reported in the northern provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh.