The Ministry of Transport has just issued Decision 2233/QD-BGTVT amending and supplementing a number of contents on the deployment of regular domestic passenger routes to ensure safe, flexible adaptation and effective control of the COVID-19 epidemic. 19, accordingly, passengers traveling by plane from Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho do not need to be tested for COVID-19.
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Passengers flying from Ho Chi Minh City, Can Tho are not required to be tested for COVID-19 (Artwork)
Specifically, according to the new regulations, domestic flight passengers in the following cases must have negative test results for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR method or rapid test for valuable antigens: within 72 hours from the time of sample collection to the time of flight departure:
- Passengers residing and staying before the flight in the epidemic area at level 4 or in regional medical isolation (blockade);
- Passengers on flights departing from epidemic areas at level 4 or in regional medical isolation (blockade).
(Compared to the previous regulations, the case of passengers on flights departing from Tan Son Nhat and Can Tho international airports).
Thus, according to the new regulations, passengers traveling by plane from Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho do not need to be tested for COVID-19.
Increase frequency of domestic flights during Tet
In the period from December 29, 2021 to the end of February 16, 2022, airlines are allowed to increase the frequency on domestic routes as follows:
| Flight route |
From December 29, 2021 to the end of January 18, 2022 |
From January 19, 2022 to the end of February 16, 2022 |
| Hanoi - City. Ho Chi Minh |
25 round trips/day (The period from December 15, 2021 to December 28, 2021 is not to exceed 20 return flights/day) |
52 round trips/day |
| City. Ho Chi Minh - Da Nang |
20 round trips/day |
27 round trips/day |
| Hanoi - Da Nang |
20 round trips/day |
20 round trips/day |
| City. Ho Chi Minh - Hai Phong/Nghe An/Thanh Hoa |
09 round trip/day/flight route |
14 round-trip flights/day/airline |
| Hanoi, City. Ho Chi Minh to/from Phu Quoc, Khanh Hoa |
14 round-trip flights/day/airline |
27 round trip/day/flight route |
| City. Ho Chi Minh - Binh Dinh |
09 round trips/day |
18 round trips/day |
| Other routes |
Total of 09 round trips/day/flight |
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From February 17 , 2022 : the frequency of different flight routes will be implemented according to the frequency from December 29, 2021 to the end of January 18, 2022 until the Ministry of Transport decides to make additional adjustments. or new directives.
Decision 2233/QD-BGTVT takes effect from December 27, 2021 and replaces Decision 2036/QD-BGTVT .
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