Vietjet to carry stranded passengers from Da Nang to Hanoi, HCM City
The low-cost airline Vietjet will cooperate with relevant authorities to operate four flights on August 13 and August 14, 2020 to bring passengers stranded in the central city of Da Nang back to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
Passengers on these flights are tourists, including many children, stranded in Da Nang due the social distancing measures in the city. (Photo: Vietjet)
Hanoi (VNA) – The low-cost airline Vietjet will cooperate with relevantauthorities to operate four flights on August 13 and August 14, 2020 to bringpassengers stranded in the central city of Da Nang back to Hanoi and Ho ChiMinh City.
Theyinclude two flights from Da Nang to Hanoi on August 13 departing at 09:00 and16:00, and two from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City on August 14 departing at 09:00and 16:00.
Passengerson these flights are tourists, including many children, stranded in Da Nang duethe social distancing measures in the city. Upon their arrivals, all passengersand cabin crew must undergo health care examinations and follow localquarantine requirements.
AllVietjet flights are in accordance with global supreme standards andrecommendations from authorities, the World Health Organization (WHO) and theInternational Air Transport Association (IATA) in order to ensure the safety ofall passengers and crews before, during and after the flights. Until now, allVietjet’s pilots, cabin crews and employees are safe.
Theseare the first domestic flights operated by Vietjet to transport stranded passengersdue to COVID-19. Previously, with the spirit and responsibility to thecommunity, the carrier also operated many flights to repatriate Vietnamesecitizens from all over the world as well as transported thousands of tonnes ofessential goods, medical equipment for pandemic prevention.
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Vietjet is afully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) with theIATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’s largest privatecarrier, the airline was awarded the highest ranking for safety with 7 stars in2018 and 2019 by the world’s only safety and product rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one ofthe world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by AirfinanceJournal in 2018 and 2019. The airline has also been named as Best Low-CostCarrier by renowned organisations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, andmany others./.
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Passengers on these flights are tourists, including many children, stranded in Da Nang due the social distancing measures in the city. (Photo: Vietjet) 
