Nearly 350 Vietnamese people are brought home safely on a repatriation flight on August 27. Photo for illustration.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the flight which departed from Frankfurt Airport was arranged by the Vietnamese government and local authorities in Europe and Africa and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.
Passengers include children aged under 18, the elderly, the ill, pregnant women, workers with expired visas and labour contracts, students without accommodations, stranded tourists, and those in disadvantaged circumstances.
After landing safely at the airport, all passengers and crew members were given health check-ups and sent to quarantine areas in line with regulations.
To date, as many as 108 repatriation flights have been arranged by Vietnamese authorities since April 10 to help over 30,788 local people stranded abroad due to Covid-19 return home, the ministry said, adding that more such flights are set to be conducted in the coming time.