Previously, the Vietnamese government has agreed with the proposal of the Ministry of Transport on the resumption of international flights to China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan from September 15 and flights to Laos and Cambodia from September 22. There would be two weekly round trips at maximum on each route and the number of flights will be adjusted further depending on actual situations.

People eligible to enter Vietnam include foreigners carrying diplomatic and official passports and their families, experts, investors, business managers, high-skilled workers, and their families, international students, foreign family members of Vietnamese citizens, and Vietnamese citizen returning from abroad.

Checking passengers’ body temperature at Noi Bai International Airport Photo: VNExpress

On September 19, A Hanoi-Tokyo flight, Vietnam's first international commercial flight after six months of suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic, carried over 100 passengers to Japan.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has also green-lighted the flight route to Thailand, requiring each flight must ensure absolute safety for passengers and flight crew, with clear preventive and control plan.

The announcement was issued at the Standing meeting of the Government on the COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control, chaired by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 18.

Specific flight schedules will be decided by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh and Vu Duc Dam.