Following the direction of the Vietnamese
government, Vietjet has cooperated with relevant Vietnamese agencies within the
country and overseas to bring Vietnamese citizens home in response to the
citizens’ wishes and in line with the country’s quarantine capacity.
On July 18, Vietjet
operated an international flight bringing 240 Vietnamese citizens from the Philippines back
home safely. In July, Vietjet has also operated three other repatriation
flights from Singapore , Taiwan , Sri Lanka ,
and Bangladesh .
The airline is expected to operate four more flights to bring more Vietnamese
citizens home from the Philippines ,
Russia , Brunei , Indonesia ,
and Myanmar
in the coming time.
Passengers on the
repatriation flight are categorized in the priority group, including children
under 18, the elderly, pregnant women, people with health problems, workers
with expired labor contracts with no accommodation, students without residence
due to dormitory closure and other particular difficult circumstances.
Vietjet expects to bring
nearly 10,000 Vietnamese citizens abroad safely back home, fully complying with
entry requirements, and quarantine upon arrival. All Vietjet flights are in
accordance with supreme global standards and recommendations from authorities,
the World Health Organization (WHO), and the International Air Transport
Association (IATA) to ensure the safety of all passengers and crews before,
during, and after the flights.
In the early stage of the
COVID-19 outbreak, Vietjet had quickly launched a campaign to repatriate
passengers with many free flights and one-way ferry flights to bring Vietnamese
and foreign citizens back home. All of the passengers, cabin crew, vehicles,
and aircraft are completely safe. Besides, Vietjet also participated in
transporting thousands of tons of essential goods, medical equipment and
donated more than 2.5 million medical masks to the people of the UK , France ,
Germany , and the US to support
the countries in preventing and repelling the COVID-19 pandemic.
Based on the results of
repatriation flights, Vietjet will continue to work closely with the
authorities and the Government to adjust the flight frequencies under the
actual situation; increase repatriation and commercial flights to bring
Vietnamese citizens back home. Currently, the airline has completed
preparations to resume international flights and been awaiting official
approval from the Government.