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All restrictions on passenger flights removed

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has notified aviation authorities and airlines of countries and territories of the resumption of regular international passenger flights to Vietnam.

Vietnam Airlines to resume flights to 15 foreign destinations

Vietnam Airlines is planning to resume regular international flights linking Vietnam with 15 countries and territories in the first half of 2022.

Japan responds to Vietnam's international flights resumption plan in early 2022

Only Japan has officially agreed with Vietnam’s plan to resume regular international flights starting next year with four flights a week, the Civil Aviation Authority said on December 23.

Vietnam to reopen international air routes from April 1

From April 1 to June 30, Vietnam Airlines will expand the operation of four international air routes: Hanoi - Narita (Tokyo, Japan), Hanoi - Incheon (Seoul, South Korea), Hanoi - Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City - Sydney (Australia).

Vietnam considers reopening repatriation flights

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has directed relevant offices to discuss with partners in countries with high safety factor about the resumption of commercial flights.

Vietnam yet to conduct commercial flights repatriating overseas Vietnamese: Spokesperson

There will be temporarily no commercial flights to bring home overseas Vietnamese who voluntarily pay for quarantine fees, foreign ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said on December 3.

Airlines violating Covid-19 prevention regulations will have to stop int’l flights

Airlines whose staff violate regulations on quarantine and Covid-19 infection prevention and control, causing community transmission, will have to temporarily suspend all international flights, 

Vietnam suspends 33 commercial flights to repatriate nationals

Plans for 33 commercial flights to bring home stranded citizens from Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Taiwan (China) have been suspended in line with PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s order following the detection of new COVID-19 cases in HCM City.

Aviation authorities claim repatriation flight prices not inflated

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of Vietnam has recently defended the cost of repatriation flights and related services, saying they had not been inflated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Returnees pay all in services for repatriation flights

Major domestic airlines will launch fly and stay combos to bring home Vietnamese citizens stranded in Japan, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan (China) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam to resume more int’l flights in "controlled" manner

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told the Ministry of Transport to continue to plan the resumption of more international flights, but in a “controlled” manner.

International media laud Vietnam’s potential for economic recovery

Vietnam has earned the highest trust globally in battling COVID-19, with 95 percent of respondents expressing such a belief in a recent poll by UK data analysis and market research firm YouGov.