Vietnam Airlines' staff support passengers in the e-health declaration procedure. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – All airlines must ensure that their passengers completeelectronic health declarations before boarding at all airports nationwide,according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
This is part of the efforts to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to its documents recently sent to competent authorities, the CAAVsaid that without e-health declaration, passengers will be denied to fly, whileairlines which fail to follow the regulation will have to bear legalresponsibility.
In a document recently sent to competent authorities, the CAAV required airlinesto instruct their passengers fulfill the health declaration at https://tokhaiyte.vn or through the VietnamHealth Declaration application.
Besides, airlines should arrange staff at check-in kiosks at terminals tosupport passengers in the e-health declaration procedure.
They should join hands with airports nationwide to inform passengers of the mandatorydeclaration through passenger information systems, posters and panels ateasy-to-see places in airports.
Earlier, many passengers failed to make e-health declaration before coming to thesecurity screening checkpoints at Noi Bai International Airport.
On March 30, 1,447 passengers did not fulfill e-health declaration, while thenumber recorded on March 31 was 712. About 80 percent of them completedcheck-in procedures via website and at kiosks./.
VNA
