A plane of Vietnam Airlines (Photo: VietnamPlus)The resumption will becarried out in two phases and depend on relevant agencies’ approval.
In the first phase, scheduledto begin on January 1 next year and last for about two weeks, the national flagcarrier will conduct round-trip flights between Vietnam and the US, Japan, theRepublic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Singapore, Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia.
Each route will have one to four flights per week, and the frequency will gradually increase basing on passengers’demand and anti-pandemic requirements.
Meanwhile, the firm is set toreopen air routes connecting the country with the UK, France, Germany, Russia,Australia, Hong Kong (China), and Malaysia in the second phase.
Telling an online discussionon December 23, General Director of the Vietnam National Administration ofTourism Nguyen Trung Khanh said if the country lags behind in the resumption ofinternational flights, it will lose chances for not only attracting touristsbut also recovering other sectors, including the aviation industry.
He noted that over the lastnearly two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused extremely negative impact onevery aspect, with tourism and aviation are among the first to be hit hard. Thesetwo sectors are forecast to continue facing numerous difficulties in the timeahead.
The reopening of commercialinternational flights is an urgent need, especially in the year-end period whenpeople, especially overseas Vietnamese, have high demand for returning to thehomeland, the official added./.
VNA
