Vietjet Air to resume flights to Van Don airport from March 3
Budget carrier Vietjet Air has announced that it will resume its flights to Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh from March 3 after the airport is allowed to reopen on March 2.
Hanoi (VNA) – Budget carrier Vietjet Air has announced that it will resume its flights to Van Don International Airport in the northern province ofQuang Ninh from March 3 after the airport is allowed to reopen on March 2.
The Van Don airport was temporarily shut down from January 29after an airport security staff was confirmed positive for the coronavirusSARS-CoV-2 that causes the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietjet Air’s Flight VJ230 from Ho Chi Minh City will be thefirst to land at this airport on March 3 morning since the shutdown.
The carrier plans to conduct four round-trip flights on theroute each week in March.
From February 27 to March 31, 2021, passengers buyingtickets and flying with Vietjet Air across Vietnam will receive the special gift of20kg checked baggage in addition with 7kg hand luggage completely for free.
The special offer is for passengers booking tickets at least3 hours before departure time on Vietjet Air's official sales channels atwww.vietjetair.com, official Facebook page at //www.facebook.com/vietjetvietnam/,ticket offices and official agents, applying for all payment methods. The freechecked baggage is immediately applied as customers choose to include a 20kgbaggage package when booking on all domestic flight routes with the flight timefrom February 27, 2021 to April 25, 2021.
Especially, passengers do not miss opportunities to fly andexperience the new super convenient Deluxe fare type of Vietjet Air at anunprecedented attractive price from only 399,000 VND (17.25 USD). In additionto the 20kg checked luggage for free, Deluxe passengers can enjoy free changesof flight, date, route for unlimited times; free priority check-in; free seatselection; and included Deluxe Flight Care programme.
Vietjet Air advised passengers to fully comply with themandatory health declaration via //tokhaiyte.vn, save and show theinformation when checking in at airports as well as wear face masks duringtheir flight to protect themselves and their community. All Vietjet Air flights arein accordance with global supreme standards and recommendations fromauthorities, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International AirTransport Association (IATA) in order to ensure the safety of all passengers,cabin crew and the community./.
Aviation staff in direct contact with passengers will have to wear transparent face shields and will be frequently tested for SARS-CoV-2 as part of the efforts to stop infections after two clusters in two major international airports were detected in Vietnam's latest community infection wave.
Vietnam Airlines announced on February 26 that it will resume flights between Ho Chi Minh City and the northern province of Quang Ninh’s Van Don Airport, which had been hit by COVID-19, on March 3 as the province has brought the pandemic under control and the airport is now safe to cater to passengers.
With the new wave of COVID-19 outbreak contained, the northern province of Quang Ninh officially reopened its tourism activities from 0:00 on March 2, starting with local tourists.
The Ministry of Transport has decided to allow Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh reopen from 6:01am on March 3 after the COVID-19 pandemic has been put under control in the locality and the airport is safe to transport passengers.
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Vietjet aircraft (Photo: VNA) 
