National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 7 signed a credit deal – worth total of VND4 trillion (US$173.7 million) – with three commercial banks, which are expected to weather the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has been certified with the highest 5-Star COVID-19 Airline Safety Rating for the safety measures and improved hygiene processes introduced by the firm to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
The Vietnam Airlines Corporation and the Southeast Asia Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SeABank) have signed a credit contract worth VND2 trillion (US$87.24 million), part of which will be disbursed by the bank in early July.
VOV.VN - A Vietnam Airlines flight on July 1 successfully brought home more than 250 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines’ Boeing 787- Dreamliner touched down at Cam Ranh International Airport early on June 25, bringing back 240 Vietnamese citizens left stranded in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines is anticipated to receive an initial capital injection of VND4 trillion through a support package with an interest rate of 0% in July as part of efforts to overcome a serious impact caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a representative of the national flag carrier.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has received a Foreign Air Operator Certificate (FAOC) issued by the Transport Canada, allowing it to operate flights to the North American country.
Vietjet Air has piloted the IATA Travel Pass, developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), making it the second carrier in Vietnam to pilot using COVID-19 vaccine passports, said Dinh Viet Phuong, managing director of the air carrier, on June 10.
VOV.VN - Competent agencies in the United States have granted licenses to national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines to conduct 12 repatriation flights this year in order to bring home Vietnamese citizens currently in the US.
VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will work in co-ordination with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to launch a pilot scheme for the digital health app IATA Travel Pass, with the project set to get underway on June 1.