New COVID-19 outbreak puts a halt to more domestic flights
Given COVID-19 developments, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) has approved the suspension of passenger flights to Con Dao Island and those linking Quang Ninh and Gia Lai provinces with Ho Chi Minh City.
Planes park at the airport on Con Dao Island (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Given COVID-19 developments, the Ministryof Transport (MoT) has approved the suspension of passenger flights to Con DaoIsland and those linking Quang Ninh and Gia Lai provinces with Ho Chi MinhCity.
Accordingly, passenger flights to and from Con Dao Island ofsouthern Ba Ria - Vung Tau province will be halted from 5pm on June 5, exceptfor helicopter trips between Vung Tau city and the island.
On June 3, the provincial People’s Committee proposed theMoT, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), and airlines suspendflights to Con Dao, explaining that the island’s healthcare capacity remainsmodest while Con Dao is located far away from the mainland, which may hamperthe delivery of assistance to this place if COVID-19 is detected there.
There are currently many direct flights carrying touristsfrom Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Can Tho, Vinh, and Thanh Hoa to Con Dao,which has a population of 10,000.
Meanwhile, flights connecting the northern province of QuangNinh and the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai with HCM City have beenstopped temporarily since June 5 until further notice.
Earlier, leaders of these provinces also proposed the MoTallow the suspension, saying that recent COVID-19 outbreaks have forced HCM City to impose social distancing across the city in line with thePrime Minister’s Directive 15/CT-TTg and lockdowns on Go Vap district and ThanhLoc ward of District 12 under Directive 16/CT-TTg.
Flights between northern Hai Phong city and HCM City havealso been halted.
The MoT requested the CAAV to coordinate with the ministry’sHealth Administration of Transport and relevant agencies of the provinces’People’s Committees to keep a close watch on the pandemic’s developments so asto make timely adjustments to air transport plans./.
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Planes park at the airport on Con Dao Island (Photo: VNA) 
