Passengers passing Noi Bai int’l airport drop sharply
Only 22,000 passengers passed through the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi per day over the last six days, equivalent to only one third of the usual figure, due to the impact of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
A corner of the Noi Bai International Airport (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Only 22,000 passengers passedthrough the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi per day over the last sixdays, equivalent to only one third of the usual figure, due to the impact ofthe ongoing COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
The airport’s relevant units have worked hard on inspecting COVID-19 preventionwork at the airport to ensure the strict adherence to anti-pandemic regulations.
In a related development, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announcedthat it will apply level-2 pandemic preventionstandards on all of its domestic flights from May 11.
Accordingly, the carrier will strictly examinepassengers’ mandatory health declaration and take their body temperature beforeboarding, while refusing to transport those with abnormal health symptoms andinstalling disinfection mats at boarding gates.
Besides, separate cars will be arranged totransport crew members at the airport and between airports and cities.
The airline will ensure that the crew members andpassengers wear face masks throughout flights, provide anti-bacterial wipes forpassengers, disinfect the airplanes at the end of each working day, and do theperiodic maintenance of HEPA filters.
In the context of complicated COVID-19 developments, Vietnam Airlines will offer supportfor its customers affected by the pandemic, and adjust schedules of domesticand international flights.
From May 10, its customers can cancelbookings, change flight dates or exchange tickets for vouchers on its website www.vietnamairlines.com./.
Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi is predicted to serve a daily record of 75,000 passengers during the upcoming National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day holidays.
Increasing COVID-19 prevention and control measures have been noticed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City over the last few days as the National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holiday approaches.
Domestic airports welcomed close to 1.5 million air travellers from April 28 to May 2, the peak travel period around the four-day public holidays marking the National Reunification (April 30) and May Day (May 1), according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
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A corner of the Noi Bai International Airport (Photo: VNA) 
