The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has reported in writing to the Ministry of Transport to complete the plan to restore a number of international routes from September 15, 2020.

Accordingly, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam proposes to re-connect the Hanoi-Tokyo route with a frequency of one flight / week / way for each party and Ho Chi Minh City-Tokyo with a frequency of one flight / week / way for each. side. 

The Vietnamese side appoints Vietnam Airlines / Pacific Airlines to flexibly coordinate the Hanoi-Tokyo route with Boeing B787 (343 seats) on every Tuesday. Vietjet Air operates the Ho Chi Minh City-Tokyo route with Airbus A321 aircraft (240 seats) on every Tuesday. The maximum number of passengers arriving in Vietnam will be isolated in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at 560 per week.

For routes to China, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam proposed to reopen Ho Chi Minh City-Guangzhou route with a frequency of one flight / week / way for each party, in which, the Vietnamese side appoints Vietnam Airlines / Pacific Airlines operates flexibly with Boeing B787 (343 seats). The Chinese side appoints an airline to operate with the Airbus A320 with a maximum of 200 seats. The number of isolated passengers in Ho Chi Minh City is maximum 540 passengers / week.

For flights to Korea, Vietnam Aviation Administration proposed Vietnam Airlines / Pacific Airlines to operate Hanoi-Seoul route with a frequency of one flight per week by Boeing B787 aircraft. Vietjet operates the Ho Chi Minh City-Seoul route with Airbus A321 aircraft. The maximum number of quarantines in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is 650 pax / week.

The route to Taipei (Taiwan) will be operated by Vietnam Airlines / Pacific Airlines at the beginning of Ho Chi Minh City with Boeing B787 aircraft and Vietjet will operate in early Hanoi with Airbus A320 aircraft. Estimated maximum number of isolated passengers in Hanoi is 620 guests / week; in Ho Chi Minh City is 700 pax / week.

Routes to Laos and Cambodia are also proposed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to resume with a frequency of one week / flight, operated by Vietnam Airlines.

With the above exploitation plan, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam expects the number of weekly entry passengers to be about 5,000 passengers, mainly concentrated in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

In order to implement the above routine operation plan, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam petitioned the Ministry of Transport to request the Ministry of Health to announce the mandatory medical quarantine requirements for passengers upon entry. and publish a list of real-time PCR laboratories approved by the Government of Vietnam to inform partners and passengers./.