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Passenger transport services mostly resume operation in HCM City

All taxis and ride-hailing vehicles with fewer than nine seats have been allowed to resume normal operations in HCM City after a three-week suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Major airports suspend receiving passenger flights from South Korea amid COVID-19

The Hanoi-based Noi Bai  Airport and Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City has suspended receiving flights carrying passengers from the Republic of Korea due to the complicated developments of coronavirus as from March 1.

Passengers from South Korea forced to fill out health declaration forms

Those who enter Vietnam from the Republic of Korea (RoK) have been officially required to fill out medical declaration forms amid the increase of COVID-19 cases in the East Asian country, according to the Ministry of Health.

Noi Bai Airport urges passengers to arrive early to avoid overcrowding

Noi Bai International Airport has advised passengers to arrive earlier due to over-crowding around Tet holiday.

 

Transport firms overcharge customers for Tet tickets

Several passenger bus transportation firms in HCM City are taking advantage of Tet ticket shortages to overcharge customers.

Vietnam’s airlines transport nearly 55 million passengers this year

Vietnam’s airlines have so far this year transported 54.7 million passengers and 435,000 tonnes of cargo, respectively 11.4 percent and 7.6 percent higher than the figures last year.

Explosive, detonator confiscated from air travelers

Investigators in Thanh Hoa Province have detained two air passengers for allegedly taking explosive powder and a detonator on board flight BL 565, departing from the central province to HCMC on December 9.

Ibaraki prefecture hopes for direct air route to Vietnam

Japan's Ibaraki prefecture will sign a MoU with Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways in July 2019 to jointly conduct a survey on potential passengers to launch an air route between the prefecture and Vietnam.

In pictures: Tan Son Nhat Airport packed before Tet

 Thousands queued up at the Tan Son Nhat Airport to board domestic flights over the weekend.

Railway stations to offer free wifi

Yesterday, September 9, the Saigon railway station put into use a free wifi system, which help passengers easily access to the Internet, search for information while waiting for the train and their relatives.

HCM City taxi driver praised for returning $10,000 to foreign passengers

On July 9 the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee presented a certificate of merit to Mr. Nguyen Van Phong, a driver of Vinasun Taxi, who returned $10,000 in cash and two iPads to foreign tourists.

Authorities tighten control of catering services at airports

 VietNamNet Bridge - After some passengers complained about the high prices of food at airports, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam has requested related agencies to report on the price of products and services at airports and deal with problems.

Cam Ranh airport hungry for international air routes

VietNamNet Bridge – The provincial authorities of Khanh Hoa believe that the local tourism still cannot develop well because of the lack of international air routes to the Cam Ranh airport.

Vietnam calls for investments in airports

VietNamNet Bridge – It’s still very difficult to develop the infrastructure system for the aviation industry, because Vietnam still cannot attract non-state investment sources.

Phu Bai international airport to close for 8 months

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam said it would temporarily shut down the Phu Bai international airport in the eight-month period, from 20/3 to 20/11 to repair the runway.

Demand too weak, travel firms have to sell tours at below cost prices

VietNamNet Bridge – The market appears to be gloomier than it was in the most pessimistic forecast. The demand is so weak that travel firms have to sell Tet tours at a loss.

A Vietnamese airline stops flying after Tet

A private airline may have to stop flying after Tet (February 2013), Tien Phong has quoted its sources from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) as reporting.

Part 1: The precious gem under the beauty’s pillow

While Cu Lao Cham (Cham Isle) in Quang Nam province receives thousands of tourists a day, Cu Lao Xanh (Green Isle) in Binh Dinh, also a wonderful natural landscape still cannot attract tourists.