Thursday, 23/07/2020 10:33 (GMT+7)
Nearly 280 Vietnamese citizens in Romania, Poland and some nearby European countries have been brought home on a special flight on July 22nd.
Vietnamese citizens at the airport (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
The passengers include children under 18, people with illnesses, elderly people, students who have completed their study and faced accommodation difficulties, short-term visitors and workers with expired visa and working contracts.
The flight was organized by relevant agencies of Vietnam, Vietnamese representative agencies in Romania, Poland, and the nearby European nations, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, and competent agencies of the host countries.
As many countries have imposed travel restrictions to curb the spread of the pandemic, Vietnamese representative agencies in Europe had actively worked with the host countries’ authorities to prepare necessary procedures and instruct the citizens to move to airports in Bucharest and Warsaw to board the flight. They had also sent staff to the airports to coordinate with the airlines and local authorities to assist the citizens in handling relevant procedures.
Disease prevention measures were strictly implemented during the flight. Upon landing at the Da Nang airport, the passengers received health check-ups and were sent to quarantine centres in line with regulations.
Under the Prime Minister’s directions, competent agencies of Vietnam, the country’s overseas representative bodies and domestic airlines will organize more repatriation flights with regard to pandemic developments, overseas citizens’ needs, and local quarantine capacity./.
BTA