Upcoming: Reopening of International Commercial Flight Routes, Ensuring Safety and Compliance

Coming soon: Reopening international commercial flights, ensuring safety and suitability (Illustrative photo)

In Resolution 129/NQ-CP, the Government of Vietnam has requested the implementation of reopening international commercial flights, ensuring safety and suitability. Specifically:

- The Ministry of Transport is to take the lead, in cooperation with relevant ministries and agencies, in proposing the reopening of commercial international flights between Vietnam and several countries. Accelerate the implementation of key transport infrastructure projects such as: the project to invest in the construction of Long Thanh International Airport, the project to expand Tan Son Nhat International Airport and Noi Bai Airport; and the North-South expressway project in the East.

- The Ministry of Health is to urgently guide people on simple, easy to understand, easy to implement, and effective Covid-19 prevention measures, ensuring safety against the pandemic; propose Covid-19 prevention plans to cooperate with the Ministry of Transport in gradually reopening international commercial flights, ensuring safety and suitability with the Covid-19 prevention requirements; notably enhancing the capacity for rapid Covid-19 testing at airports, tourist areas, etc. Additionally, intensify directives to localities in implementing control measures, thoroughly extinguishing outbreaks, preventing the wide and prolonged spread of the disease.

The suspension of international commercial flights to serve the pandemic prevention work has greatly affected not only the travel demand between countries but also significantly impacted Vietnam's economy. The reopening of international commercial flights is aimed at restoring the initial stable state, while also helping Vietnamese businesses gradually resume production and business activities to recover after the pandemic. However, the reopening of international commercial flights must be carried out step by step and ensure safety, in line with the evolving situation of the pandemic.

More details can be found in Resolution 129/NQ-CP, effective from September 11, 2020.

Thuy Tram

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