Vietnam airlines to relaunch international flights from September 18
The Hanoitimes - Air passengers must comply with the mandatory medical quarantine requirements of the host country.
Posted at 2020 Sep 20 07:52
The Hanoitimes - Air passengers must comply with the mandatory medical quarantine requirements of the host country.
The Hanoitimes - People subject to isolation at army-run quarantine facilities would have to pay VND80,000 (US$3.47) for meals and VND40,000 (US$1.73) for other services per day.
The Hanoitimes - The cost for 14-day quarantine period at three- to five-star hotels in Hanoi city ranges from VND16.8 million to VND56 million (US$728 - 2,427) per person.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has green-lighted the Transport Ministry’s recommendation to resume commercial flights to Thailand, Vietnam's fastest growing tourist market.
A Hanoi-Tokyo flight, Vietnam's first international commercial flight after six months of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, carried over 100 passengers to Japan on Saturday, Sep 19 morning.
International students and foreign family members of Vietnamese citizens are among those allowed to enter Vietnam on commercial flights to be resumed.
Seventeen more hotels in HCMC have been designated as paid quarantine facilities, taking the total number to 25 and doubling the number of rooms available to over 2,300.
Bamboo Airways plans to open a direct regular route between Hanoi and Melbourne early next year using the wide-body aircraft Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will resume international flights by conducting one-way flights linking Vietnam and Japan from September 18, following suspension caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trains back on track to popular local tourist destinations on Friday after the second Covid-19 outbreak was deemed contained.