Airlines increase flights to welcome back international tourists. (Photo: VNA)The International Air Transport Association expects global passengerdemand to reach 61 per cent of the pre-crisis levels this year.
Bamboo Airways this month launched new routes from Hanoi and HCM City toMelbourne and Hanoi to Frankfurt. The budget carrier plans to expand thenumber of its international routes to 40 in the future.
It will also launch the Hanoi-London and the HCM City-Sydney routes from today(March 22) with two weekly flights.
In Northeast Asia, Bamboo Airways increased its frequency to two weekly flightson each of the Hanoi-Tokyo, Hanoi-Taipei (Taiwan, China), and Hanoi-Incheon(Republic of Korea) routes.
It will soon open flights between HCM City and Japan, Taipei and the RoK andhas begun selling tickets for the HCM City-Bangkok and HCM City-Singaporeflights this month.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said it would operate 97 flightseach week from late March, adding it will resume regular services fromSingapore to Da Nang with three weekly flights and one weekly flight fromtourist beach cities of Phu Quoc and Nha Trang to Singapore each fromApril 15.
Early July, the carrier will resume its services to China with six flights aweek and Indonesia with three.
It also plans to reopen commercial flights connecting Da Nang and Nha Trang,Japan and the RoK, raising the number of international flights to 160.
The Vietnamese Government on March 15 issued a resolution on visawaivers for citizens from 13 countries: Germany, France, Italy, Spain, theUK, Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, andBelarus.
Thesecitizens will enjoy 15 days of visa-free travel in Vietnam beginningfrom their entry date regardless of their kind of passport and entry purpose,based on satisfying all conditions as prescribed by Vietnamese law.
Theresolution will stay in effect for three years until at least March14, 2025, with a renewal to be reviewed by authorities.
According to the Ministry of Health, travellers entering Vietnam via air routes(except for children under two years old) only need to present proof ofnegative SARS-CoV-2 tests done within 72 hours before departure in cases ofRT-PCR/RT-LAMP or within 24 hours in cases of rapid antigen tests.
The results must be certified by relevant authorities of the country where thetests are conducted.
Those entering via road, sea, and rail will be subject to the same requirementsif their travel time is short.
However, those who plan to make a long trip will need to undergo testing atborder gates before entering Vietnam. If the tests are positive, they mustfollow the guidelines of the health ministry.
No COVID-19 testing and mandatory quarantine is required for airtravellers after their arrival. However, they must make a health declaration before departure and install thePC-COVID app./.
VNA
