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After more than 3 months of suspending international flights due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, Vietnam Airlines will be the first Vietnamese airline to plan to resume operations. In the immediate future, the airline will connect Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with destinations that have controlled the epidemic situation such as: South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Laos and Cambodia.
According to the plan, Vietnam Airlines will resume operations on the Ho Chi Minh City - Seoul route with a frequency of 7 flights/week, the Hanoi - Seoul route with a frequency of 7 flights/week, the Ho Chi Minh City - Busan route with a frequency of 3 flights/week and the Hanoi - Busan route with a frequency of 4 flights/week.
The airline will also have 4 flights connecting Hanoi - Hong Kong and 3 flights connecting Ho Chi Minh City - Hong Kong per week. For Taiwan, there are expected to be 3 flights from Ho Chi Minh City and 4 flights from Hanoi per week.
The Ho Chi Minh City - Bangkok route will be restored with a frequency of 7 flights/week and Hanoi - Bangkok 7 flights/week. In addition, from July 2, the Ho Chi Minh City - Singapore, Hanoi - Vientiane (Laos), Vientiane - Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and Phnom Penh - Ho Chi Minh City routes will also be operated again by Vietnam Airlines.
A representative of Vietnam Airlines said that the above flight schedule is a plan prepared by the airline to prepare for any plans to open international commercial flights that may be approved: "Currently, airlines are still working in detail with the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health to have a detailed exploitation plan in accordance with the Prime Minister's direction." However, the above flight plan is not the final plan and the airline will officially announce it after working with the authorities.
