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Vietnam Airlines proposes to join in Covid-19 vaccine delivery

11:32 | 25/02/2021

Vietnam Airlines - Vietnam’s flagship air carrier has proposed to health authorities to join in the Covid-19 vaccine delivery mission from overseas to Vietnam.

Airport operator records sharp fall in net profits

07:02 | 03/02/2021

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam, which runs all 22 civil airports in Vietnam, has reported a 79 percent fall in net profits in 2020 to VND1.7 trillion ($73.9 million).

Vietnam aviation authority sets up COVID-19 hotline, tightening preventive measures

08:18 | 30/01/2021

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has set up a hotline, on 024 3872 7912, in response to the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.

Government plans to invest US$345 million to bail out Vietnam Airlines

09:07 | 20/01/2021

The State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) plans to invest 8 trillion VND (US$ 345.49 million) in Vietnam Airlines JSC (HVN) through a rights issue.

Central provinces in Vietnam ramp up Covid-19 prevention efforts

16:55 | 06/12/2020

Quang Nam is the next province to ramp up Covid-19 prevention efforts by placing people that frequented the same Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) locations into centralized quarantine.

Vietnam Airlines flight land off suddenly as passenger burns tissue on-board

15:09 | 02/11/2020

Vietnam Airlines’ flight number VN243 from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City was forced to turn around and delayed one hour because a passenger used a lighter to burn tissue in the cabin.

Vietnamese air carriers transport relief goods for free to flood-stricken central region

07:27 | 19/10/2020

Starting October 18, Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vasco will offer free transport of relief goods to flood-stricken people in central Vietnam.

Vietnam Airlines estimates loss of US$464 mln in nine months

07:01 | 14/10/2020

In the first nine months of 2020, the revenue of Vietnam Airlines Group was estimated to decline 68% to nearly 24,000 billion VND (US$1 billion) and the consolidated loss was 10,750 billion VND (US$463,7 mln).

Why international commercial flights entering Vietnam again temporarily suspended

09:01 | 08/10/2020

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has decided to temporarily suspend international commercial flights entering Vietnam to finalize the quarantine regulations.

First commercial flight enters Vietnam after months of suspension due to COVID-19

09:08 | 26/09/2020

On September 25, South Korea-Hanoi flight, the first international commercial flight entering Vietnam after six months of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic safely landed at Noi Bai Airport.

Vietnam Airlines officially resumes scheduled int'l flights starting Sep 18

07:59 | 12/09/2020

Starting September 18, 2020, Vietnam Airlines will officially resume scheduled international flights after months of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly 540 Vietnamese citizens safely repatriated from hard-hit countries

15:17 | 24/07/2020

Vietnamese authorities, representative agencies and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines coordinated with local counterparts to bring home nearly 540 Vietnamese citizens from Africa and the Europe as well as Cuba and Germany on two latest special flights.

300 citizens returning from Russia mostly minors, elderly, the sick, laid off workers, students, stranded touritsts

15:45 | 09/07/2020

Nearly 300 Vietnamese nationals have returned from Russia on the morning of July 9 within the scope of the efforts being made to repatriate the citizens who had been left stranded due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over 200 Vietnamese workers to fly home as 3.071 cases confirmed in Equatorial Guinea

06:54 | 09/07/2020

The Vietnamese Embassy in Angola was requested to verify, keep in close touch, and guide over 200 Vietnamese workers in distress in Equatorial Guinea due to COVID-19 and seek to repatriate them back to Vietnam, VOV citing Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 8.

Over 300 Vietnamese citizens brought home from Malaysia

06:49 | 07/07/2020

310 Vietnamese citizens stranded in Malaysia due to the COVID-19 were safely repatriated on Monday (July 5) on a Vietnam Airlines flight, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Over 130 Vietnamese from Africa, Malaysia safely return home

14:49 | 26/06/2020

The Vietnamese and Ethiopian flag carriers brought home over 130 Vietnamese citizens from Nigeria, Cameroon and Malaysia from June 24-25, reported VNA.

How the aviation industry in Asia-Pacific responding to the COVID-19 pandemic?

07:20 | 26/06/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the aviation industry due to the resulting travel restrictions as well as a slump in demand among travelers. Significant reductions in passenger numbers have resulted in planes flying empty, which in turn massively reduced revenues for airlines and forced many airlines to lay off employees or at the risk of bankruptcy.

Likely a space of possibility that Vietnam reopens int’l flight in July

11:25 | 19/06/2020

Although Vietnamese air carriers are the right state of mind for preparation to reopen their international flight routes starting from July, the uncertainties of the Covid-19 pandemic still a hindrance.

Flight carrying over 300 Vietnamese returns home safely from Canada

10:36 | 17/06/2020

A special flight carrying a total of 343 Vietnamese citizens that had been left stranded in Canada due to the novel coronavirus pandemic landed safely at Noi Bai International Airport on June 16.

Global aviation industry "crying" to governments for help

11:05 | 15/06/2020

The global aviation industry is facing an uncertain future, with coronavirus halting international travel and airlines announcing job cuts and calling on governments for support. Forecasting heavy losses in 2019, a series of major airlines in the world must ask the government to borrow money to 'survive' through the epidemic.