With the goal of gradually restoring the international flight network safely, meeting the travel needs of passengers and contributing to the redevelopment of the economy and tourism, from April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021, VNA will expand its regular operation plan to 04 international routes including Hanoi - Narita (Tokyo, Japan), Hanoi - Incheon (Seoul, Korea), Hanoi - Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City - Sydney (Australia).
Specifically, the plan to operate international flights is as follows:
- Flights from Hanoi to Seoul depart every Thursday.
- Flights from Hanoi to Tokyo will depart on April 3, 8, 11, 16, 23, 27, and 29, 2021. In May and June 2021, there will be 2 flights per week on Thursdays and Saturdays.
- Flights from Hanoi to Sydney depart every Saturday
- Flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney operate twice a week on Thursdays and Sundays.
Currently, according to the entry regulations of the countries, flights from Vietnam only serve the needs of Vietnamese people studying, working, visiting relatives abroad, foreigners returning from Vietnam and comply with the entry regulations of the countries. Passengers need to proactively refer to the entry regulations officially announced by the Embassies of the countries to ensure the necessary documents and procedures. Vietnam Airlines will not be responsible in case passengers are denied entry.
Regarding the transport of passengers from abroad, according to the current entry regulations of the Vietnamese Government, VNA will continue to transport passengers according to the allocation of the authorities in the form of repatriation flights and flights carrying experts.
In addition, VNA also plans to operate charter flights from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan (China). The implementation of these flights depends on the licensing of the authorities.
VNA is currently selling tickets to Korea, Japan and Australia at ticket offices, agents and the website www.vietnamairlines.com. For regular updates and direct support, customers can visit the website; Vietnam Airlines mobile application; official fanpage www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines; contact the 24/7 Customer Service Center: 1900 1100 or VNA ticket offices nationwide.
Currently, international flights are being operated by VNA according to level 4 epidemic prevention and control standards - the highest level in the airline's epidemic safety system. VNA's measures are assessed to ensure a higher level of epidemic safety than the standards of the SkyTeam global airline alliance, equivalent to 4/5 stars by Skytrax and a 7/7 star rating by AirlineRatings.
