Vietnam Airlines to resume regular international flights next week

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is scheduled to reopen flights to Japan as from September 18, marking the resumption of international flights after the novel coronavirus pandemic has been brought under control.

Only single flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo will be conducted in the first phase, said a Vietnam Airlines representative, adding the return flights will be announced pending careful consideration from both sides.

 

Vietnam Airlines' Boeing 787

Vietnam Airlines will use Boeing 787 aircraft, one of the most modern planes of the carrier to date for the Japan route. Passengers on board these flights are mostly Vietnamese who want to work, study and live in Japan.

All crew members will undergo medical check-ups and be quarantined in line with COVID-19 regulations after returning to Vietnam. The aircraft, especially the entire passenger cabin and cockpit, will be disinfected according to international standards.

In addition to Japan, Vietnam Airlines is making plans to restore routes to the Republic of Korea, China, Taiwan (China), Laos and Cambodia.

In June 2020, Vietnam Airlines operated several one-way flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Seoul (the Republic of Korea) and to Frankfurt (Germany). The recovery of regular international flights is a good signal for Vietnam Airlines as well as Vietnam’s aviation industry when COVID-19 has been brought under control in many countries and regions.