Vietnam Airlines’ spokesperson Le Hoang Dung said on January 25 that after the terrorist bombing at the airport, flight VN526 from Moscow to Ho Chi Minh City with 105 passengers aboard which took off at 7.35 pm on January 24 (local time), 28 minutes late. The flight then landed Tan Son Nhat airport at 9.35 am the following day.
According to information provided by the Demodedovo airport authorities, all of the Vietnamese passengers, planes and assets are safe, except the Russian passenger on flight VN527 from Ho Chi Minh City to Moscow . He was on his way to the arrival area when the attack occurred and was later taken to hospital, said Dung.
After the explosion, Vietnam Airlines worked with Domodedovo airport’s authorities and the security agencies of both countries to tighten measures to ensure security and safety at the airport and assist other agencies to conduct necessary passenger support procedures./.
