More than 300 Vietnamese citizens brought home safely
Hanoi (VNA) – Implementing the direction of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc,
Vietnamese relevant agencies, representative agencies in Europe and Africa and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on
May 23 and 24 coordinated with host authorities to conduct flighs bringing home safely over 300 Vietnamese citizens.
Passengers on the flights include children under the age of 18, tourists and businesspeople whose visas
had expired but could not leave European countries such as Germany, the UK,
France, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Portuga, Italy, Denmark, Finland,
Switzerland and Slovakia, as well as some Vietnamese citizens stranded in
African countries like Algeria and Nigeria.
The
flights were arranged to land at the Amsterdam (Netherland) and Paris (France) airports.
Vietnamese
representative agencies in Europe and Africa guided Vietnamese citizens to move to these airports, while those in the
Netherland and France sent officials to directly help citizens to complete
all necessary procedures before boarding to return home.
The
flights were ensured security, safety and preventive measures against COVID-19.
After landing at Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport,
all passengers and crew members were given medical check-ups and quarantined in line with the country's regulations.
The
flight from Hanoi to the Netherland carried antibacterial face masks as gifts of the Vietnamese National Assembly’s Committee for External Affairs presented to
the Dutch parliament.
In the coming time, Vietnamese relevant agencies and
representative agencies abroad will continue working with airlines to conduct commerical flights to bring Vietnamese citizens home based on their
aspirations, quarantine capacity in localities nationwide, and developments of
the pandemic in the country and the world./.