OUT OF NINE DESTINATIONS, ONLY JAPAN HAS RESPONDED TO VIỆT NAM'S INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS RESUMPTION PLAN IN EARLY 2022
Việt Nam is eyeing restoring air links from January 2022 to nine destinations with a high level of epidemiologic safety: Beijing/Guangzhou (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (the Republic of Korea), Taipei (China), Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore, Vientiane (Laos), Phnom Penh (Cambodia), and San Francisco/Los Angeles (United States).
VIET NAM TO RESUME REGULAR INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FLIGHTS NEXT YEAR
The Government has decided to resume regular international passenger flights on a pilot basis from January 1, 2022, in a bid to boost economic recovery.
TRANSPORT MINISTRY SEEKS RESUMPTION OF REGULAR INT’L FLIGHTS FROM DEC 15, END TO QUARANTINE FOR VACCINATED PASSENGERS
The Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Prime Minister a plan on the pilot resumption of regular international flights carrying passengers to Việt Nam from December 15, in anticipation of a year-end surge in travel demand.
PILOT ROADMAP FOR WELCOMING INTERNATIONAL VISITORS TO VIETNAM
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved a pilot plan to welcome international visitors as proposed earlier by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
REGULAR INT’L FLIGHTS MAY BE RESUMED FROM 2022
Under the proposed plan, the first phase will begin in the first quarter next year, with flights to be resumed to China, Hong Kong (China), Japan, the Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and Australia.
AUTOMATIC STAY EXTENSION FOR FOREIGNERS STRANDED DUE TO COVID-19
The Department of Immigration has issued a notice on automatic extension of stay for foreigners stranded in Viet Nam due to COVID-19.
FOREIGN TRAVELERS CAN VISIT VIETNAM THIS MONTH
International travelers who are either fully vaccinated or recovered Covid-19 patients can visit five destinations in Vietnam starting this month, without quarantine mandate. The Government Office announced Tuesday that Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved a pilot plan to welcome international visitors as proposed earlier by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
AIRLINES TO INCREASE FREQUENCY OF DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
The frequency of flights by each airline on each route will be increased by one per day on November 1 and 15 if the average seat occupancy of all airlines on the route during the previous 7 days reached at least 75 per cent.
