Who is eligible to be granted dignitary’s flight on private plane in Vietnam?

Who is eligible to be granted dignitary’s flight on private plane in Vietnam?

Dignitary’s flight on private plane means a flight operated by a private plane to carry one of the dignitaries prescribed in Article 4 of Decree 96/2021/ND-CP as announced by the competent authority as per Decree 96/2021/ND-CP.

Pursuant to Article 4 of Decree 96/2021/ND-CP, individuals granted Vietnamese dignitary’s flights on private/commercial planes

- The General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

- The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

- The Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

- The Chairperson of the National Assembly of Vietnam.

- The entities prescribed in Article 8 of Decree 96/2021/ND-CP.

Who is eligible to be granted dignitary’s flight on private plane in Vietnam? (Internet image) 

Regulations on notice of Vietnamese dignitary’s flights on private/commercial planes

Pursuant to Article 7 of Decree 96/2021/ND-CP, the regulations on notice of Vietnamese dignitary’s flights on private/commercial planes as follows: 

- The written notice of a Vietnamese dignitary’s flight on private/commercial plane shall indicate:

+ Passengers and quantity, composition;

+ The flight’s itinerary;

+ The Vietnamese airline or affiliate of the Ministry of National Defense designated to operate the dignitary flight;

+ Requirements for greeting/farewell courtesies;

+ Requirements for national defense and security, and other specific requirements.

- The written notice of Vietnamese dignitary flight on private/commercial plane shall be sent to the following entities:

+ For domestic dignitary’s flights on private/commercial planes operated by Vietnamese airlines:  Ministry of Public Security (The Guard High Command), Ministry of Transport (Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam), Ministry of National Defense (Operations Bureau, Air and Air Defense Force), the enterprise ordered to operate the dignitary’s flight;

+ For international dignitary's flights on private/commercial planes operated by Vietnamese airlines:  Ministry of Foreign Affairs  (The Consular Department, Directorate of State Protocol), Ministry of Public Security (The Guard High Command), Ministry of Transport (Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam), Ministry of National Defense (Operations Bureau, Air and Air Defense Force), the enterprise ordered to operate the dignitary’s flight;

+ For domestic dignitary’s flights on private/commercial planes operated by affiliates of the Ministry of National Defense:  Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Public Security (The Guard High Command), the provider of air navigation services;

+ For international dignitary’s flights on private/commercial planes operated by affiliates of the Ministry of National Defense:  Ministry of Foreign Affairs  (The Consular Department, Directorate of State Protocol), Ministry of Public Security (The Guard High Command), Ministry of National Defense, Ministry of Transport (Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam), the provider of air navigation services.

- Deadline for notice of Vietnamese dignitary’s flight on private/commercial plane is as follows:

+ For dignitary’s flight on private plane: at least 5 days ahead of the expected date of departure of a domestic flight; or at least 10 days prior to the expected date of departure of an international flight;

+ For dignitary’s flight on commercial plane: at least 24 hours ahead of the expected date of departure of a domestic flight; or at least 5 days prior to the expected date of departure of an international flight; except for special case;

+ For dignitary’s flight on private plane operated by the Ministry of National Defense:  at least 5 days ahead of the expected date of departure of the flight; except for special case.

- Notice of Vietnamese dignitary’s flight on private/commercial plane shall be deemed as an assignment to the affiliate of Ministry of National Defense or an order to the Vietnamese airline.

Mai Thanh Loi

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