The resumption will also help boosttrade, tourism and investment between Vietnam and European countries, revivethe economy and bring life back to normal, Thang said in an interview to the Vietnam News Agency following a recent pilot plan to this effect.
It is very important to do so after two years of closure becauseof COVID-19, he said, adding that overseas Vietnamese communities long to flyhome on the occasion of the traditional New Year, the most important festival in Vietnam, for family reunion.
He held that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA),which took effect two years ago, has not come into full play due to travelrestrictions as a result of the pandemic, so the move will set the scene foraccelerating the bilateral trade, investment and tourism.
Echoing Thang’s view, Le Anh Hung, Managing Director of theBien Dong Travel Services Trading Investment Co., Ltd., said there is a largenumber of Vietnamese expats looking to fly home, particularly ahead the holiday; plus, it has been easy for visitors fully vaccinated againstCOVID-19 with two jabs to travel among European countries.
He expressed his delight at the Government of Vietnam’spolicy to soon restore international flights, saying he expects Vietnameseauthorities will provide detailed instructions for the effective implementationof the policy./.