As many as 350 Vietnamese citizens from Taiwan (China) were brought home on a repatriation flight which landed safely at Danang International Airport in the central city of Danang on October 5.
Vietnamese citizens wait for the repatriation flight. Photo by VOV.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the flight was arranged by the Vietnamese and Taiwanese authorities, the Vietnam Economic-Cultural Office in Taipei, and Bamboo Airways
Passengers include children aged under 18, the elderly, the ill, pregnant women, stranded tourists, workers whose visas or labour contracts expired, students with no residences due to dormitory closures and those in extremely difficult circumstances.
After landing at the airport, all passengers and crew members of the flight were given health check-ups and sent to quarantine areas.
To date, some 150 repatriation flights have been arranged by Vietnamese authorities since April 10 to help nearly 50,000 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.
