Quang Ninh (VNA) – VietnamAirlines’ flight VN311 carrying 150 Japanese experts landed at Van Doninternational airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh on June 25afternoon.
All passengers wore protectivesuits, filled compulsory health declarations, and put under quarantine atfacilities for 14 days. Check-in counters and airportterminals were also later sterilised.
This week, three flights fromJapan’s Narita airport are scheduled to land at Van Don, carrying nearly 450 Japanesebusinesspeople to Vietnam, marking the resumption of flights between the twonations following travel restrictions due to COVID-19. Such flights are supportedby the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) in Vietnam.
Since February, Van Doninternational airport has welcomed 30 flights carrying about 5,000 experts fromthe Republic of Korea, Japan and Taiwan (China) to and from Vietnam,contributing to the country's economic recovery following the pandemic. It also received 37flights with more than 6,100 Vietnamese from epidemic-hit areas worldwide.
Besides, the airport serves commercialflights from Van Don to Ho Chi Minh and vice versa operated by Vietjet Air andBamboo Airways with one flight per day.
Vietnam Airlines will also tap the VanDon – Ho Chi Minh City route with four weekly round-trip flights from July 1./.
Quang Ninh seeks ways to improve competitiveness
The northeastern province of Quang Ninh on May 25 held a conference to analyse the local PCI (Provincial Competitiveness Index) in 2019 and seek ways to improve its PCI quality this year.