
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese carriers and the railway sector havecarried out a wide range of activities to support central localities wherepeople are suffering heavy losses from devastating floods.
Low-cost Vietjet decided donate10,000 VND for each ticket sold from now to November 21 to help people in theflood-hit region. The donated money will be transferred to authorities andcharity funds to buy essentials as well as to support residents inflood-affected areas to restore their lives and overcome the hard time.
Additionally,since October 19, Vietjet has been providing free transportation and priorityfor relief goods on the earliest flights which departure from Ho Chi Minh Cityand Hanoi to airports in Chu Lai (Quang Nam), Da Nang (Da Nang), Phu Bai (ThuaThien Hue), Dong Hoi (Quang Binh) and Vinh (Nghe An).
The airline alsogives free air tickets to officials of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front andPeople's Committees of provinces and cities who have duties at the centralregion during this period.
Meanwhile, representatives from the Vietnam Airlines Group (including VietnamAirlines, Pacific Airlines and Vasco) said the carriers have delivered over 24tonnes of relief items sent by the Vietnam Fatherland Front and Vietnam RedCross Society at all levels as well as organisations and individuals across thenation to flood victims.
The group will continue to increase transportation capacity to the centralregion, and transport more than 100 tonnes of relief goods free of charge.
Besides, its staff has donated 800 million VND (over 34,400 USD) to helpflood-hit localities.
Despite difficulties in infrastructure and transportation, the railway sector hasjoined efforts to support the central region by shipping relief goods free ofcharge. As of October 21, some 30 tonnes of goods were transported to HueStation in Thua Thien-Hue province, Dong Hoi Station in Quang Binh province andDong Ha Station in Quang Tri province.
Floods that began on October 6 in the central region have killed more than 100people and left many missing. Thousands of homes have been submerged andthousands of hectares of crops have been damaged./.