Van Don airport welcomes over 300 passengers from France with “vaccine passport”
Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 23 welcomed an international flight carrying 301 passengers from France, who are eligible for the pilot “vaccine passport” programme of the Ministry of Health.
Flight VN18 was the fourth and last one that Van Don Airport had received in its pilot period of welcoming flights carrying passengers with “vaccine passports” to Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
Quang Ninh (VNA) – Van Don International Airport in the northern province of QuangNinh on September 23 welcomed an international flight carrying 301 passengers from France, who are eligible for the pilot “vaccine passport” programme of the Ministry of Health.
Flight VN18 wasthe fourth and last one that the airport had received in its pilot period ofwelcoming flights carrying passengers with “vaccine passports” to Vietnam.
Passengers must provethat they are in a good health condition, fully vaccinated against COVID-19 andshow negative RT-PCR/RT-LAMP testing result to SARS-CoV-2 within 72 hoursbefore departing, and follow all preventive measures throughout the trip.
The passengers will undergo seven-day concentrated medical quarantine in line with the Ministry of Health’s regulations at FLCHa Long hotel.
Director of VanDon International Airport Pham Ngoc Sau affirmed that the flights thatthe airport received during the pilot period in September were conducted smoothly in a safe manner, contributing tobuilding confidence among the community on the possibility of resuming activities inside and outside the country.
The data can also helpauthorised agencies to evaluate the efficiency and draw lessons beforeexpanding the “vaccine passport” or “green travel card” models, thus harmonisingpandemic combat and economic development, he held.
Van Don is the firstairport in Vietnam to welcome international flights with seven-day medical quarantinescheme. So far, 943 Vietnamese citizens have been brought home under theprogramme./.
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Flight VN18 was the fourth and last one that Van Don Airport had received in its pilot period of welcoming flights carrying passengers with “vaccine passports” to Vietnam (Photo: VNA) 
