Noi Bai airport suspends receiving flights carrying Vietnamese citizens from abroad

The Ministry of Transport sent an urgent dispatch to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on the suspension of international flights carrying Vietnamese citizens to the Hanoi-based Noi Bai Airport starting from 0:00am on March 26.

Area for health quarantine at Noi Bai Airport (Photo: VNA)


Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry ofTransport sent an urgent dispatch to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam(CAAV) on the suspension of international flights carrying Vietnamese citizensto the Hanoi-based Noi Bai Airport starting from 0:00am on March 26.

The dispatch, signed by Deputy TransportMinister Le Anh Tuan, explained that the decision is made as quarantinefacilities in Hanoi have become overloaded and unable to accommodate morepeople.

The CAAV is asked to inform all airlines tostop the transport of Vietnamese citizens to the Noi Bai Airport until the endof March 31.

Earlier, the Transport Ministry also sent adispatch to the CAAV requesting the halt of the transport of Vietnamese fromforeign countries to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi MinhCity, starting from 0:00am on March 25 to 31, for the same reason./.
VNA

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