On the afternoon of the 17th of March, 30 passengers who had completed their 14 days of quarantine were supported by Vietnam Airlines to return to Hanoi from Can Tho. (Photo: BGT).

At 5:25 PM on the 17th of March, at Can Tho International Airport, Vietnam Airlines conducted a flight to carry 30 passengers who had completed their 14 days of quarantine to Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi). The flight was completely free of charge for the passengers.

According to Mr. Dang Minh Viet, Head of the Vietnam Airlines Branch in Can Tho, from the 1st to the 4th of March, Vietnam Airlines brought over 1,300 passengers from Korea to Vietnam. Then, the passengers were handed over to the Logistics Department – Command of the Military Region 9 to be transported to military academies in Can Tho, An Giang, Vinh Long, Tien Giang, Soc Trang, Hau Trang, etc., to be quarantined for 14 days according to regulations.

The check-in counter is opened before the designated time to serve passengers on this special flight

Also, according to Mr. Dang Minh Viet, among these 1,300 passengers, 400 were changing their course from Korea to Hanoi. After 14 days of quarantine and upon receiving the certificate of quarantine completion, the passengers were transported back to Hanoi by Vietnam Airlines in coordination with the military academies. All of these flights were provided at no charge to the passengers.

 “After reviewing the list, Vietnam Airlines actively contacted the passengers to inform them that we would support them with flight tickets from Can Tho to Hanoi. For passengers quarantined at the Tien Giang Military Academy, if they wanted, they could still fly from Tan Son Nhat Airport free of charge.

There might be some errors in the review process, but the passengers only need to call and inform us of the ticket number of their flight, we will update our system and allocate a flight for the passengers right away,” said Mr. Dang Minh Viet, adding that since the 15th of March, Vietnam Airlines had conducted four flights to bring over 200 passengers who have completed their 14-day period of quarantine, from Can Tho back to Hanoi. To provide the best services to passengers, Vietnam Airlines worked with the airports to open the check-in counter to check in their baggage before the designated time.

Representatives of Vietnam Airlines Branch in Can Tho taking photos with the passengers (Photo: BGT).

Arriving at the Can Tho International Airport really early, Mrs. D. T. H (a resident of Hanoi) shared that after returning from South Korea, she was brought to the Military Academy of the Military Region 9 (Soc Trang Province) to be quarantined.

“I called to reserve a ticket, but I was informed that Vietnam Airlines would provide us with free flights. I was so surprised and elated. In Can Tho, we received proper treatment and transportation during the quarantine time we were well-taken care of. After the quarantine period, the military arranged transportation for us to go to Can Tho, then Vietnam Airlines brought us back to Hanoi. I am so grateful,” said Mrs. H.

Nguyen Xuan Nghia – COMM