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Commercial flights resumed between Vietnam, Republic of Korea

A Vietnam Airlines airplane took off at the Incheon International Airport in the Republic of Korea for Vietnam’s Noi Bai airport on September 25 morning, marking the resumption of routine commercial flights between the two nations after a hiatus due to COVID-19.
Commercial flights resumed between Vietnam, Republic of Korea ảnh 1Vietnam Airlines plane (Source: VNA)
 
Seoul (VNA) – A Vietnam Airlines airplane tookoff at the Incheon International Airport in the Republic of Korea for Vietnam’sNoi Bai airport on September 25 morning, marking the resumption of routine commercialflights between the two nations after a hiatus due to COVID-19.

Carrying over 100 passengers, the flight coded VN417 usesAirbus A350 aircraft.

Tight disease prevention and control measures have been applied,with passengers having to submit negative COVID-19 results by real time RT–PCRmethod within three days before the departure. All people on board are set tohave their health checked and be quarantined upon arrival in line withregulations.

The resumption of flights received warm welcome fromVietnamese citizens in the RoK as well as Korean people, particularlybusinessmen and investors.

Vietnam Airlines is working to resume international flightsin line with Government directions and approvals from foreign authorities.Resumption has already been seen on its routes between Vietnam and Japan and theRepublic of Korea, with China, Taiwan (China), Laos and Cambodia expected tofollow shortly.

Meanwhile, the RoK Government announced on September 24 thatair routes between Incheon and Vietnam’s Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will bereopened this month, with two flights a week. Accordingly, the Korean Airscheduled its launch of the first flight to Ho Chi Minh City on September 25and to Hanoi on September 29./.
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