CAAV to decide domestic flight frequency for upcoming holiday

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) will decide on the frequency of domestic flights to meet the travel demand during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, under a document signed by Deputy Minister of Transport Lê Anh Tuấn.

Cát Linh-Hà Đông metro officially inaugurated

The Ministry of Transport, China's Embassy in Việt Nam, and the Hà Nội People's Committee on Thursday held the inauguration ceremony of the Cát Linh - Hà Đông urban railway, after two months of commercial operation.

First regular international flight to resume on January 5 to Japan The first regular international route to resume will be the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines flying to Japan on January 5, 2022. Vietjet Air and All Nippon Airways will resume on January 6, 2022.

Hà Nội, HCM City's Omicron response plan criticised for obstructing planned resumption of int'l flights The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam said Hà Nội and HCM City’s COVID-19 requirements for foreign arrivals are inconducive to the planned resumption of regular international flights next year.

Gov't gives transport ministry autonomy in decisions related to reopening int'l flights The Government has granted Ministry of Transport more autonomy in deciding the resumption of international commercial air routes to destinations with high COVID-19 safety level.

Airlines ready, quarantine policies still being fine-tuned as resumption of int'l flights nears With only a week left until Việt Nam Government’s scheduled pilot resumption of regular international flights, air transport and airlines have all said they are more than ready but there are some policy issues to be resolved.

Deputy PM agrees to restore regular international commercial flights from January 1, 2022

In the short term, flights will operate between Việt Nam and Beijing/Guangzhou (China), Tokyo (Japan), Seoul (South Korea), Taipei – Taiwan (China), Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore, Vientiane (Laos), Phnom Penh (Cambodia) and San Francisco/Los Angeles (USA).

Fully vaccinated people with negative COVID-19 test could self-quarantine on arrival: Steering Committee1 People entering the country who received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and a negative test for the virus can self-quarantine and self-monitor their health at home.

Transport ministry seeks resumption of regular int’l flights from Dec 15, end to quarantine for vaccinated passengers The Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Prime Minister a plan on the pilot resumption of regular international flights carrying passengers to Việt Nam from December 15, in anticipation of a year-end surge in travel demand.

Transport ministry proposes restarting regular international flights, airlines want quarantine rules eased After nearly two years of suspended international flights, with exceptions only for returning citizens and foreign experts coming to work, the Ministry of Transport has requested the resumption of regular international flights to Việt Nam.