At the Changi Airport (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Singapore (VNA) – Thirty-fiveVietnamese citizens, mainly students, have been stranded while transiting atChangi Airport due to unannounced flight cancellations by Singapore Airlines.
They are scheduled to leave Singapore for Ho ChiMinh City on flight SQ178 on March 23 morning. However, Singapore Airlinescancelled the flight, leaving the passengers to manage by themselves.
Right after receiving this information, theVietnamese Embassy in Singapore sent a diplomatic note asking SingaporeAirlines to take appropriate measures to ensure the rights of the Vietnamesecitizens, said Ambassador Tao Thi Thanh Huong.
Huong added that the embassy made contact withthe management board of the Changi Airport, proposing it to assist theVietnamese citizens while waiting for a new flight, as well as relevantagencies in Vietnam to arrange the reception of the citizens.
According to the ambassador, Singapore Airlineson late March 23 pledged to take the Vietnamese citizens to Hanoi on March 24morning on its flight, and pay for part of their meals while waiting at the airport.
The embassy will continue implementing citizenprotection measures so that they can come back home at the earliest time, Huongsaid.
To date, no Vietnamese in Singapore have beeninfected with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
The Singaporean government earlier announcedthat all short-term visitors will no longer be allowed to enter or transitthrough Singapore from 11:59 pm on March 23 in view of the growing risks ofimporting coronavirus cases into the country./.
VNA
