Currently, 7/9 countries and territories have basically agreed to Vietnam's proposal on the plan to resume regular international passenger routes, including: the United States, Japan, Singapore, Cambodia, Thailand, Taiwan (China) and South Korea, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.
Vietnam's airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, etc. are trying to resume regular international flights. The regular flights up to now have been safely operated and received a wide response from passengers, especially those who wish to repatriate after a long time of not returning. Vietnam due to the complicated epidemic situation.
In addition, domestic airlines also expressed their desire to soon reopen flights to Australia to promptly serve the needs of overseas Vietnamese returning home to celebrate Tet and the travel needs of the people of the two countries, at the same time. prevent the risk of market domination by international airlines operating through other gateways. They are also committed to ensuring safety, meeting the requirements of disease prevention and control and opening the sale widely to serve all passengers, fully meeting the regulations on immigration and health of the Vietnamese Government. Male.
Many domestic and foreign airlines have also proposed to the Government and the Ministry of Health to consider lifting the regulations on rapid testing for COVID-19 before and after boarding because of the difficulties it causes such as: increase costs incurred for customers when having to test quickly at the airport; causing difficulties for airlines when there are no specific instructions on rapid COVID-19 testing such as regulations on time to conduct pre-boarding tests, authority to organize testing and recognition of test results. experience, payment method...; causing congestion at airports and increasing the risk of disease spread when performing rapid tests for passengers after landing at airports;…
Therefore, the Ministry of Transport proposes to the Government to consider allowing the uniform application of regulations on pre-flight RT-PCR testing for SARS-CoV-2 according to international practices such as countries/regions. the territory of the partner being applied in the past (not having to perform rapid testing before boarding and after disembarking); at the same time, propose to the Government to relax some policies on immigration procedures for foreigners, issue and disseminate guidance on immigration procedures for foreigners.
This action is forecasted to help Vietnam's aviation industry regain its position and develop rapidly in the future.
