Vietjet to transport more than 800 passengers from pandemic centre Da Nang back home
Vietjet’s flight VJ2737 transported 230 passengers from Da Nang to Hanoi on August 13, which is the first flight of the new-age carrier Vietjet to bring stranded tourists back home while Da Nang is enforcing social distancing to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.
Vietjet flew 230 passengers from Da Nang to Hanoi on August 13 (Photo: Vietjet)
Hanoi (VNA) ꦰ- Vietjet’s flight VJ2737 transported 230 passengersfrom Da Nang to Hanoi on August 13, which is the first flight of the new-agecarrier Vietjet to bring stranded tourists back home while Da Nang is enforcingsocial distancing to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19.
Vietjet isexpected to operate four flights from Da Nang to Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City torescue more than 800 passengers, including many children and the elderly, ontwo days August 13 and 14. The flights have been well prepared by Vietjet’s crewsand staff to offer passengers good flight experiences on this short butmeaningful journey. These are thespecial rescue flights from the center of the pandemic, for the first time inthe country, complying with the most strict safety regulations to prevent the spreadof the pandemic. All passengers and flight crews have to implement mandatorylocal monitoring and quarantine measures after the flights in accordance with regulations. Vietjet’s VicePresident To Viet Thang said: “All Vietjet flights are guaranteed to complywith the highest safety standards for passengers and crews. All passengers areequipped with free medical protective clothing, have their body temperaturetaken, fill medical declaration, wear masks and follow medical and aviationauthorities’ instructions to ensure safety as well as the pandemic preventionand control”. Previously, withthe spirit and responsibility to the community, Vietjet also operated manyflights to repatriate Vietnamese citizens from all over the world, and transportthousands of tonnes of essential goods, medical equipment for pandemic preventionas well as provided free transportation for doctors and medical staff. By theend of July, Vietjet had brought nearly 10,000 Vietnamese citizens home safelyfrom Japan, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan (China), Sri Lanka,Bangladesh, the Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia and Myanmar. The new-age carrier Vietjet has not onlyrevolutionized the aviation industry in Vietnam but also been a pioneeringairline across the region and around the world. With a focus on cost managementability, effective operations and performance, Vietjet offers flyingopportunities with cost-saving and flexible fares as well as diversified servicesto meet customers’ demands. Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of International Air TransportAssociation (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate.As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, the airline was awarded the highest rankingfor safety with 7 stars in 2018 and 2019 by the world’s only safety and productrating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing andoperations by Airfinance Journal in 2018 and 2019. The airline has alsobeen named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by renowned organizations such as Skytrax,CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others./.
Domestic airlines have announced adjustment of flights from/to the central city of Da Nang in accordance with new developments of the COVID-19 pandemic and an order by the Ministry of Transport.
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The low-cost airline Vietjet will cooperate with relevant authorities to operate four flights on August 13 and August 14, 2020 to bring passengers stranded in the central city of Da Nang back to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
As many as 1,453 tourists stranded in Da Nang due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in the central city will be flown back to Hanoi and HCM City on August 12-14, announced the city’s Department of Tourism.
The first two flights bringing more than 400 tourists stranded in central Da Nang city since the outbreak in late July safely arrived in Hanoi on August 12.
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Vietjet flew 230 passengers from Da Nang to Hanoi on August 13 (Photo: Vietjet) 
