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Some Canadians were repatriated on the flight on April 30 – Photo: Canadian Embassy
This is the first time that a Vietnam Airlines plane has flown to Canada’s Toronto airport with nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens, including many children under the age of 18, the elderly, sick, and international students, returning to their homeland. house after a long time got stuck due to a pandemic
The Vietnamese embassy in Ottawa has sent officials to Toronto to directly assist citizens at the airport.
After approximately 3 hours of rest, refueling, and receiving guests, the A350 has taken off again, a total of two ways to fly more than 28,000 km to bring citizens back to the country.
Immediately after landing safely at Van Don International Airport, all passengers and crews have been screened and have been subjected to concentrated isolation in accordance with regulations.
According to Vietnam Airlines, the resources and costs to organize this flight are higher than usual. The number of crew members is up to more than 30 people, including 8 pilots, 20 flight attendants, 2 technical personnel, 2 ground personnel to ensure the rest time and health of the crew on the previous voyage. It lasted almost 42 hours.
According to the Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs, previously Vietnamese authorities, Embassy of Vietnam in Canada and Vietnam Airlines bring some Canadian citizens home.
On the official Facebook page 1-5, the Canadian Embassy in Vietnam would like to thank the Vietnamese authorities and Vietnam Airlines “for flying and helping Canadians return home.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam will also provide more information in the coming years, depending on the wishes of citizens, the capacity for isolation in the localities of the country and the development of epidemics, authorities and airlines. It will continue to deploy commercial flights to bring Vietnamese citizens back home.
