According to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), 21 flights will help in repatriation efforts between May 18 and June 15.
More flights to bring Vietnamese nationals abroad home will be organised
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate 14 flights to transport Vietnamese nationals from Thailand, India, the Netherlands, South Korea, Singapore, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Angola and the US.
Meanwhile, budget carrier Vietjet Air will provide five from Myanmar, Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Japan.
The two remaining flights from Singapore and Kuwait will be carried out by Bamboo Airways.
Wide-body planes such as Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-10 and Airbus 350 will be used for the flights.
All of the passengers have to pay for the air tickets.
Earlier, 13 flights were run for the return of Vietnamese people from different countries, including Japan, the US, Canada, France and Spain from mid-April to May 17. Most of the flights were operated by Vietnam Airlines.
The flights landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh Province, Can Tho International Airport in Can Tho City, or Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City. The passengers were directly sent to quarantine zones for Covid-19 prevention.
