Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 280 citizens were repatriated from European countries on aflight of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on August 6-7.
The flight was arranged by Vietnameseauthorities, the Embassy of Vietnam in the UK, representative agencies in someEuropean nations and the national flag carrier, together with competentagencies of the UK, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Czech Republic.
The passengers included children under 18, studentswho finished their studies with expired visa or without accommodations, pregnantwomen, the elderly, the ill, stranded tourists and workers.
The Vietnamese representative agencies inthe countries had helped citizens travel to the airports in London andFrankfurt while the Vietnamese Embassy in the UK and the General Consulate inGermany also sent staff to the airports to assist them with boardingprocedures.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, diseaseprevention measures were carried out during the flight. Upon landing at Van DonAirport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh, the flight crew and allpassengers were given heath examinations and quarantined in line withregulations.
Vietnamese authorities and overseasmissions plan to arrange more flights to bring more Vietnamese citizens home,depending on their need and quarantine capacity at home./.