Vietnam Airlines resumes Kuala Lumpur-Hanoi route

A Vietnam Airlines aircraft (Source: VNA)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA)– A Vietnam Airlines flight from Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur landedsafely at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi at night on May 7, makingit the first operated by the national flag carrier between the two capitals after 26 monthsdue to COVID-19 pandemic.

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency in KualaLumpur, Hoang Minh Tri, head of the airlines’ branch in Malaysia, said therewill be three flights on the route per week.

The resumption is necessary, as demand is recovering thanksto the control of the pandemic, Tri said.

He said that Malaysia authorities request passengers to present anegative COVID-19 test result prior to boarding.

According to the manager, between now and the end of theyear, Vietnam Airlines will also gradually increase its frequency on the KualaLumpur – Ho Chi Minh City route to a maximum of two flights a day.

Tri said he hopes in 2023, demand for travel between the nationswill get back to the level before the pandemic.

The branch stopped operating flights from Malaysia toVietnam from March 17, 2020, due to the former’s pandemic-induced border closure.On February 18 this year, it reopened the air route./.

VNA