A Vietnam Airlines flight carrying 93 Vietnamese people who are students, children, disadvantaged and elderly people in the UK landed at Van Don International Airport on Wednesday morning.
A flight transporting Vietnamese people from the UK lands at Van Don Airport on April 15
After landing, all passengers were immediately sent to quarantine.
The flight was a joint effort of the Vietnamese representative offices and Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and Vietnam Airlines.
Earlier on April 13, the Vietnam Airlines plane transported around 100 British nationals who were stranded in Vietnam and Cambodia home.
The flight was arranged as part of efforts to help foreign diplomatic agencies in Vietnam carry out their duty of care.
The passengers who left Vietnam included COVID-19 patients who recovered after treatment.
This flight also carried face masks which the government and people of Vietnam presented to the UK.
Following the government’s guidance, representative diplomatic agencies of Vietnam abroad are reviewing and drawing up plans to bring those Vietnamese people abroad with special conditions back home.
Priority will be given to children under 18, the elderly and sick people in line with the country’s quarantine capabilities.
