Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens were safely flown home fromAustralia on a flight on September 12.
The flight was arranged by Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Australia,national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Australian authorities.
The passengers included children aged under 18, the elderly, pregnantwomen, workers whose visas or labour contracts expired, students with noresidences due to dormitory closures and those in difficult circumstances
The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia sent staff to the airport to assist thecitizens with procedures until they boarded the flight.
Vietnam Airlines has strictly implemented in-flight security and diseasepreventive measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Upon landing at Van Don international airport in the northern province of QuangNinh, all the flight crew and passengers were given heath checkups and put intocompulsory quarantine in accordance with regulations.
In the future, more flights are set to be conducted to repatriate Vietnamesecitizens with disadvantaged circumstances, depending on their need andquarantine capacity at home./.