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Vietnam has so far reopened air routes to 20 countries and territories, compared to 28 in 2019.

The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh is determined to quickly and sustainably recover the local tourism this year by welcoming between 9.5 million to 10 million visitors, including 1.5 million foreigners.

A total of 19 flight routes between Việt Nam and other countries have resumed operations since the pilot programme to bring back international flights starting from the beginning of 2022, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV).

If this proposal is approved, the visa policy could return to the status applied before 2020. Accordingly, people from 24 countries and territories could again enjoy visa waiver programmes, as well as e-visa for citizens from 46 other countries and territories.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) to issue a Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) on the lifting of all restrictions on international flights from February 15, returning to the normal situation as before the outbreak of COVID-19.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) to consider and announce a detailed roadmap for the reopening of the tourism industry.

So far, Viet Nam Airlines, the national flag carrier, has resumed regular air routes between Viet Nam and the U.S. (four flights per week), Japan (three flights per week), the RoK (two flights per week), Chinese Taipei (one flight per week), Singapore (two flights per week), Thailand (two flights per week) and Cambodia (four flights per week).

The U.S., Japan, the United Kingdom, Australia and Belarus have officially accepted Viet Nam's vaccine passport while 80 partners, including India and Canada, have recognized in principle Viet Nam’s vaccine certificates.