Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways will suspendflights from the central cities of Da Nang and Nha Trang to the Republic ofKorea (RoK)’s Incheon city as from February 26 over coronavirus concerns.
The airline is currently operating seven round trips per week oneach route, using A321NEO capable of carrying nearly 200 passengers.
Therefore, the suspension is vital to warding offthe coronavirus, the Vietnamese private airline said on February 24.
Bamboo Airways said it will announce thecancellation as well as optimal options to assist passengers in ticket bookingduring the suspension period.
All passengers, especially Vietnamese citizens orKorean visitors planning to come back to their home country on Bamboo Airways’flights, should proactively arrange the return schedule before theabove-mentioned deadline, the airline recommended.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority ofVietnam, four Vietnamese carriers, namely Vietnam Airlines, Bamboo Airways,Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific, are running 182 flights per week from NhaTrang, Da Lat, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Busan,Incheon, South Jeolla, Gangwon, Cheongwon-gu and Daegu of the RoK.
Meanwhile, four Korean airlines are operating 10routes from Busan, Incheon, Daegu and South Jeolla to Vietnam’s Cam Ranh, PhuQuoc, Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with 381 flights each week.
T’way Air of the RoK has also ceased flights fromDaegu to Hanoi and Da Nang from February 18 to March 28, and flights from Daeguto Nha Trang from February 23 to March 28.
Earlier, the Consular Department under theVietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in theRoK recommended Vietnamese citizens to avoid travel to areas affected by the acuterespiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 and vulnerable to the virus in the country as warned by local competentagencies.
Vietnamese citizens are also advised to keep aclose watch and follow instructions of local competent agencies to prevent theillness.
In case of emergency, it is recommended tocontact the hotline of the Vietnamese Embassy +82 10-3622-6618 or the citizenprotection hotline: +84 981 84 84 84./.
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