The flight was the joint efforts of Vietnamese authorities, representative offices in Australia and Vietnam Airlines, and competent Australian agencies.

The passengers included children under 18 years old, the elderly, sick people, students without accommodations due to university dormitory closures, and those in extremely difficult circumstances.

At Sydney international airport.

Given the Australian Government’s imposition of travel restrictions and border closures between states in response to Covid-19, Vietnamese representative agencies worked with local authorities of Sydney and Melbourne to help the citizens travel to the airports. They also sent staff to assist the citizens with boarding procedures.

To prevent the spread of Covid-19, disease prevention measures were carried out during the flight. Upon landing at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, the flight crew and all passengers were given heath examinations and quarantined in line with regulations.

Vietnamese authorities and overseas missions plan to arrange more flights to bring more Vietnamese citizens home, depending on their need and quarantine capacity at home.

On August 7, another batch of over 340 Vietnamese citizens in Australia were also flown home safely on a flight of the national flag carrier.

Hundreds more Vietnamese citizens flown home from abroad

Nearly 280 Vietnamese citizens from 24 European and African countries were brought home on August 2, with their flight landing at Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

230 Vietnamese citizens brought home from RoK

A total of 230 Vietnamese citizens were flown home from the Republic of Korea by a flight of budget carrier Vietjet Air on August 1.

DOFA supports Bac Giang citizen in Japan losing contact

(BGO)- The provincial Department of Foreign Affairs on 29 July received the request of Quat Thi Huong in Giang village, Thanh Lam commune, Luc Nam district, Bac Giang province on supporting seeking information of her son who is studying in Japan. 

219 Vietnamese citizens brought home from Equatorial Guinea

Relevant Vietnamese agencies along with the Vietnamese embassy in Angola, concurrently accredited to Equatorial Guinea, and Vietnam Airlines coordinated with counterparts in Equatorial Guinea to bring 219 Vietnamese citizens home safely on July 28-29.

“Youth Flight” repatriates over 200 Vietnamese citizens from Japan

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines conducted a special flight named “Youth Flight” to bring home more than 200 Vietnamese citizens from Japan on July 27.

Source: NDO/VNA