VOV.VN - A large plane of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines that brings home 283 Vietnamese citizens fleeing war zones in Ukraine is expected to land at Noi Bai International Airport late Tuesday morning (March 8).

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 6 requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant agencies to give the highest priority to protecting Vietnamese expatriates in Ukraine amidst escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

VOV.VN - Approximately 800 Vietnamese citizens have been evacuated from Ukraine to Romania to get rid of the ongoing armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways announced its direct flights connecting Hanoi and Melbourne in Australia at a ceremony held on March 5, becoming the first Vietnamese airline to launch regular commercial direct flights between the two cities.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines will conduct the first flight bringing home Vietnamese citizens stranded in Ukraine on March 6, said a representative of the national flag carrier.

VOV.VN - Budget carrier Bamboo Airways announced that it will launch the first repatriation flight to bring back Vietnamese citizens stranded in Ukraine’s war zones on March 9.

VOV.VN - The first-ever charter flight carrying Vietnamese tourists to the Indian city of Gaya departed from Noi Bai International Airport at 13:35 p.m. and landed at Gaya Airport in the northeast of India at 15:50 p.m. on February 28.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has resumed international air routes to/from 20 countries and territories, and local airlines are currently considering opening up more routes to the Middle East and Turkey.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with staff members of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives from the Vietnamese community in Singapore on February 26, as part of his State visit to the island state.

VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has sent an official document to Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Bamboo Airways, and Pacific Airlines, relating to restricting and closing airspace and airports in Russia and Ukraine in connection with ongoing tensions.