240 Vietnamese citizens brought home on direct flight from the US

A repatriation flight which landed at Khanh Hoa Province early this morning brought 240 Vietnamese citizens home from the US.

240 Vietnamese citizens return from the US on a repatriation flight which landed at Khanh Hoa Province on June 25.

The flight which was operated by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines departed from Washington Dulles Airport and landed at Cam Ranh International Airport at 12am on June 25.

This was the first direct flight between Vietnam and the US this year and was among 12 flights approved by the US authorities earlier this month to transport Vietnamese citizens home in 2021.

Vietnam Airlines has so far been the first and only airlines in Vietnam to have received a license from the US Transportation Security Administration for conducting such flights.

With a total round-trip flight time of more than 30 hours, Vietnam Airlines will use the most modern wide-body aircraft such as Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 for flights to the US.

All of the flights will strictly conform to Covid-19 prevention regulations.

The flight crew members

Last year, the national carrier carried out over 20 charter flights between Vietnam and the US to repatriate local people as well as transport experts and cargo.