International flight stops bringing passengers to Vietnam pending quarantine standards



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Airlines that suspend international flights bring passengers to Vietnam to await specific instructions on quarantine standards.

Vietnam Deputy Aviation Director Vo Huy Cuong said that after 2 Vietnam Airlines flights from Korea to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on September 25 and Vietjet Air on September 30, the airlines now suspend the operation of the airlines. . Regular flights carry passengers from other countries to Vietnam.

International flight stops bringing passengers to Vietnam pending quarantine standards
International flights carrying passengers to Vietnam temporarily stopped waiting for quarantine standards

The reason for stopping the flight, as Mr. Cuong said, is that the method of managing and isolating tourists from other countries to Vietnam has not been agreed.

Cuong added that foreign visitors entering Vietnam recently have clear regulations: if they test negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, have a visa, and are certified by the quarantine hotel, they can In Vietnam, the quarantine was conducted in the hotel.

However, for Vietnamese citizens returning from abroad to have management and isolation problems, the Ministry of Health is working to guide the unified implementation.

“There should be a guide for localities to uniformly implement the quarantine and quarantine process, not let Hanoi do it one way, HCM City do it another …”. Mr. Cuong said.

The Ministry of Transport consulted Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City

The Ministry of Transport is known to have consulted the Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committees on the schedule of regular international commercial flights. Based on the contribution of the two localities, the Aviation Administration will consider and grant flight permits for airlines in the near future.

The Vice Minister of Transportation Le Anh Tuan said, with the Guangzhou (China) – Ho Chi Minh City flight route is still operated by Vietnam Airlines every Friday.

Japan route operated by Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air with the frequency of 2 flights / week, route from Seoul (Korea) to Hanoi / Ho Chi Minh City with the frequency of 2 flights / week Taipei (Taiwan) route to Hanoi, Ho City Chi Minh 2 flights / week.

Vietnam Airlines operates flights to Cambodia and Laos with a frequency of 1 flight per week.

Consequently, there will be 4 flights to Hanoi every week on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday 6 (with a maximum of 1,304 seats) and 5 flights to land in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesdays (2 flights). , 4, 5, 6 (maximum 1,290 seats) carried out by Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air.

For the foreign side, on September 11, the Aviation Administration issued an official letter to the aviation authorities of four partners China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan (China) announcing the plan to reopen passenger flights between Vietnam and each partner. .

All partners agree with the plan given by Vietnam and so far, the Korean side has given a specific exploitation plan, the remaining partners have only announced the planned exploitation plan.

For South Korea, Korean Air operates flights on October 9 from Incheon to / from Ho Chi Minh City and vice versa; Asiana Airlines operates flights from Incheon to / from Hanoi on October 7 and October 21, operating to / from HCMC on October 1 and 15.

China appoints the airline China Southern Airlines (CZ) to operate the Guangzhou – Ho Chi Minh route with a frequency of 1 flight per week.

Japan designates Japan Airlines (JL) and All Nippon Airways (NH) to alternately operate from Tokyo to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City weekly with a frequency of 1 flight / week / route.

Taiwan (China) designates China Airlines (CI) and Eva Air (BR) to operate from Taipei to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City weekly with a frequency of 1 flight / week / flight route.

The entry objects and the requirements for passengers in the prevention and control of Covid-19 are carried out in accordance with the Notice No. 330 / TB-VPCP of September 15 of the Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Strict regulations

With check-in from foreign airports to Vietnam, the airline only performs check-in procedures when passengers meet the following requirements:

For Vietnamese citizens, passengers must have a valid passport, have a specific place of stay in Vietnam during the quarantine period (at the accommodation indicated by the Hanoi People’s Committee and Published by the HCM City People’s Committee) and certificate of negative for SARS-CoV-2 according to the real-time PCR method issued by the host country.

For foreigners, passengers with valid passports or documents for international travel (recognized by Vietnam) and with a valid visa or temporary residence card or written response to the visa application. At the international border gate it remains valid for entry, with a specific place of stay in Vietnam and a certificate of negative for SARS-CoV-2 according to the real-time PCR method issued by the host country.

The Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Administration require airlines to send to the airport authority a list of passengers who are expected to make a flight 12 hours before the departure time according to flight permits and a detailed list of passengers for the flight 30 minutes before departure. the reality of flight.

Airport authorities are responsible for receiving and transmitting passenger information about incoming international flights to relevant medical, immigration and quarantine agencies at airports.

Only passengers with a quarantined address can buy international tickets

Only passengers with a quarantined address can buy international tickets

Airlines carrying passengers to Vietnam can only sell tickets to passengers when they provide sufficient information and have a certain isolation basis.

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