Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil Aviation Administrationof Vietnam announced that it has asked its relevant authorities to grantlicenses to a number of flights to bring Vietnamese citizens in China andChinese citizens in Vietnam back to their respective countries.
The granting of the licenses is to implement the directiveby the Prime Minister at a meeting on February 4.
For the flights to bring the Chinese in Vietnam back toChina, those on the return leg will be empty.
Meanwhile, those to bring the Vietnamese in China back toVietnam will land at one of the three designated airports, with the firstpriority being the Van Don in Quang Ninh province, followed by the Can Tho inthe Mekong Delta city of the same name and the Phu Cat in the central provinceof Binh Dinh.
Besides, the administration will also grant licenses to anumber of special all-cargo flights between Vietnam and China.
All the planes, equipment, passengers and staff are subjectto sterilisation steps against the acute respiratory disease caused by thenovel corona virus./.
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