Hanoi (VNA) – Nationalflag carrier Vietnam Airlines will suspend flights on all routes betweenVietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) from March 5, 2020, amid complicateddevelopments of the acute respiratory disease caused by novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2(COVID-19).
Flights on March 3 and 4 fromSeoul-based Incheon airport and Busan’s Gimhae airport to Hanoi and Ho Chi MinhCity will land at Van Don (Quang Ninh), Can Tho, and Phu Cat (Quy Nhon)airports at the request of Vietnamese authorities.
All crew members on these flightswill be equipped with medical protective gear.
The airline will conductsterilization of all aircraft returning from the RoK.
Passengers will be informed aboutplans to resume flights on the routes between the two countries later.
More information is available atthe website www.vietnamairlines.com or the airline’s official facebook page www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines.
Passengers could call 1900 1100from Vietnamor 84 24 38320 320 from abroad to update the latest information./.