Suspending flights from uk

The Hanoitimes - Only passengers meeting all immigration and health requirements are allowed to board Vietnam Airlines flights. Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will temporarily suspend services between Vietnam and France starting March 17 until further notice from the competent authorities, due to a rising number of coronavirus infections in France and limited operating conditions. A Vietname Airlines airplane. Photo: Vietnam Airlines The routes connecting Vietnam with the UK and Germany will continue operating as planned, the carrier said in a release on Tuesday evening. In a latest move to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Vietnamese government has decided to suspend entry of visitors from the UK and 26 Schengen countries. In Southeast Asia, the airline will temporarily suspend flights between Vietnam and Malaysia from March 18 to March 31 after the Malaysian government’s decision to temporarily close borders and the neighboring … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines halts flights to France, Malaysia on Covid-19

The Hanoitimes - All air carriers have temporarily halted international flights due to the Covid-19 pandemic. All Vietnamese airlines have announced temporary suspension of international services as travel restrictions across the globe are delivering a strong blow to the aviation industry. National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on March 19 it would suspend all international flights until April 30 due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, entry restrictions of many countries as well as border closures between nations. The person is spraying disinfectant on a flight board. Photo: Vietnam Airlines Specifically, the carrier's flights to and from Southeast Asian countries, including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar will be halted from March 21 while services to/from the UK and Japan will be temporarily canceled from March 23. Its flights to Germany and Australia will be stopped from March 24 while those … [Read more...] about All Vietnamese airlines suspend int’l flights

The Hanoitimes - The priority of repatriation will be given to Vietnamese citizens stranded in Japan, the UK, and the US. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) to soon carry out plans to bring back Vietnamese nationals who are stranded at foreign airports. Vietnamese nationals brought home from Chinese city of Wuhan in February. Photo: VnExpress The repatriation will start after April 15 when the nationwide isolation period ends and the priority will be given to the elderly, the sick and people under 18 years of age, and those living in Japan, the UK, and the US, local media reported. Speaking at an online press meeting on April 9, Spokesperson of the MOFA Le Thi Thu Hang said that there remain dozens of Vietnamese citizens, including laborers and students, stranded at foreign airports due to traveling restrictions and border closures in a number of countries. So far, Vietnamese agencies have assisted … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM urges repatriation of Vietnamese citizens stranded abroad