Vietnam Airlines’ Flight VN384 on its way from Hanoi to Haneda (Japan) on August 8 had to return to the departing airport after more than 1 hour and 45 minutes to provide urgent care for a Japanese boy who had a health problem.

The Vietnam Airlines Corporation is planning to raise the flight frequency between Hanoi and Dong Hoi city of central Quang Binh province to meet growing travel demand, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on June 18 released a statement regarding its flight attendants interrogated by Australian authorities, saying it was just a random examination of passengers and flight crews exiting the country.

Vietnam Airlines will add flights on eight routes connecting the country with Japan and the Republic of Korea from May 15.

The recent recovery signs of domestic and international air routes stir hope of the sector for a strong rebound this year following a bad year in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on December 18 it will cancel a number of domestic flights on December 19 due to the impact of the impending super typhoon Rai.

The Ministry of Transport has decided to allow Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh reopen from 6:01am on March 3 after the COVID-19 pandemic has been put under control in the locality and the airport is safe to transport passengers.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City police on December 3 launched a criminal investigation of a Vietnam Airlines flight attendant who violated COVID-19 quarantine rules and transmitted the virus to others.

Head of Vietnam Airlines' Cabin Crew Division Phan Ngoc Linh and deputy head of the division, Duong Quan Nhan, who is also head of the management board of the carrier’s southern boarding and concentrated quarantine establishment, have been suspended from work to clarify their responsibilities related to recent violations on COVID-19 prevention.

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded two more locally transmitted coronavirus cases closely linked to a Vietnamese teacher who had caught the virus from a Vietnam Airlines flight attendant, Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long announced on December 1.