The bus carrying the Korean passengers to Da Nang International Airport (Photo: VNA)DaNang (VNA) – Twenty passengers from the Republic of Korea wereflown back to their home country on February 25 night, one day after theirarrival in the central city of Da Nang.
They are among80 passengers who arrived on a flight from Daegu city – the centre of COVID-19outbreak in the Republic of Korea (RoK)- on February 24. They had been keptunder quarantine at Da Nang’s Lung Disease Hospital since February 24.
Before theirdeparture, the passengers received health screenings and certificates provided bythe local medical sector.
Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee Huynh Duc Tho sent a letter of apology to theKoreans, explaining that Da Nang is imposing urgent measures to ensure safetyfor visitors and the community in the face of the complex development ofCOVID-19.
The officialexpressed his hope to welcome the visitors at a more convenient time.
The remaining 60passengers of the flight include 58 Vietnamese and two Thais.
Some airlines have suspended flights between Vietnam and the RoKover concern of the COVID-19 threat. Vietnam’s Bamboo Airways suspends flights from the central citiesof Da Nang and Nha Trang to the RoK’s Incheon city as from February 26.
The airline is currentlyoperating seven round trips per week on each route, using A321NEO capable ofcarrying nearly 200 passengers.
T’way Air of the RoK has alsoceased flights from Daegu to Hanoi and Da Nang from February 18 to March 28, andflights from Daegu to Nha Trang from February 23 to March 28.
According to the Civil AviationAuthority of Vietnam, four Vietnamese carriers, namely Vietnam Airlines, BambooAirways, Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific, are running 182 flights per week fromNha Trang, Da Lat, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Busan,Incheon, South Jeolla, Gangwon, Cheongwon-gu and Daegu of the RoK.
Meanwhile, four Korean airlines are operating10 routes from Busan, Incheon, Daegu and South Jeolla to Vietnam’s Cam Ranh,Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with 381 flights each week./.
VNA
