Vietnam Airlines temporarily halts all international flight routes
![]() |
The suspension is due on April 30, 2020 (Photo: Bao Thanh Tra) |
Accordingly, two-way flights on routes including Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar will be suspended from March 21. Routes to UK and Japan are halted in both directions from March 23. The routes to Germany and Australia are paused starting from March 24. Flights to Vietnam are suspended from March 25.
Previously, the carrier had already suspended flights between Vietnam and China, France, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Macao, Russia, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Vietnam Airlines will also offer free fees for changing the flight dates and itinerary for all international passengers that were issued tickets before March 25, 2020.
In a statement published late on Tuesday, Vietnam's government said it would introduce mandatory quarantine for visitors from the United States, Europe, and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries.
So far, Vietnam's number of infections has risen to 76 COVID-19 sufferers, an increase of 60 new cases within nearly two weeks, including 22 foreigners, (21 European and one American). 2 Vietnamese Americans were reported dead. The World Health Organization recently called Europe as an epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. The pandemic has spread to 176 countries and territories, claiming almost 9,000 lives. |
For more information, passengers can visit the website www.vietnamairlines.com, Vietnam Airlines app, official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines, contact ticket offices of Vietnam Airlines, or Customer service hotline 1900 1100 (from Vietnam) or +84 24 38320 320 (from abroad).
![]() | Harvard Medical: Q&A on coronavirus The new COVID-19 disease is spreading rapidly worldwide. Below you will find a number of answers to the questions regarding coronavirus by Harvard Medical School. |
![]() | 'UK has a lot to learn', claims British man quarantined in Việt Nam Gavin Wheeldon, a British expat quarantined on the outskirts of Hà Nội, has nothing but good things to say about medical staff and volunteers who are ... |
![]() | A flu drug shows potential to treat coronavirus New findings show a flu drug used in Japan improves coronavirus symptoms. |
Recommended

Vietnam News Today (Mar. 31): King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium Begin State Visit to Vietnam

Vietnam News Today (Mar. 30): Golden Opportunity to Take Vietnam-Belgium Relations to New Heights

Vietnam News Today (Mar. 29): Vietnam Values Brazil as Key Partner in Latin America

Vietnam News Today (Mar. 28): Vietnam and Brazil to Realize 2024 Strategic Partnership Framework

Vietnam News Today (Mar. 27): Vietnam Emerges as Fastest-Growing Economy in SEA

Breakthrough Under Resolution 57: Lessons from Singapore

Vietnam News Today (Mar. 26): Singaporean PM Arrives in Hanoi, Beginning Official Visit to Vietnam
