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illustrative photo According to CAAV’s proposal, the frequency of routes between Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City/Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang will increase in the coming period. Specifically, the CAAV proposed the increased frequency of round-trip flights that will be launched from December 1 to 14, with 16 daily flights on each of the air routes including Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City/Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang. Accordingly, Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air will operate two flights each, while Bamboo Airways will launch three flights, Pacific Airlines will launch two flights and Vietravel Airlines one flight on these routes. From December 15 to 31, these routes will be operated with a frequency of 20 round-trip flights a day. As for the other air routes, each airline will operate no more than nine round-trip flights per day, according to the proposal. Then, the CAAV proposed that from 2022 all air routes will return to normal operation. This new flight plan is … [Read more...] about CAAV proposes to increase domestic flight frequency from December 1

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) is investigating the cause of a collision between two planes at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Two Vietjet Air planes collide at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on November 27. An investigation team from CAAV on Monday morning started assessing the damage to the two planes, working with the crew members and checking the pilot cabin of the plane that caused the collision on November 27. According to a report from CAAV, the incident happened at 6.12 pm on November 27 when a Vietjet Air plane VN-A544 taxiing into its parking area after landing suddenly hit the wing of another Vietjet Air plane VN-A636 parked nearby. "Plane VN-A544 which was carrying 127 passengers from Dalat City, was taxiing to parking area 52D and the passengers were still on the plane," the report said. "It then suddenly hit the wing of Plane VN-A636 which was parked at bay 52C. The collision caused the wing of … [Read more...] about CAAV investigates plane collision in Noi Bai

Vietnam has been free of Omicron so far (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the suspension of flights, including repatriation flights, from 10 African countries to prevent the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 from entering Vietnam. According to CAAV Director Dinh Viet Thang , along with banning flights from the 10 countries - Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Angola and Zambia to Vietnam, passengers who travelled through these countries within 30 days before entering Vietnam should be denied entry into Vietnam. The agency recommended that the Ministry of Transport ask the Ministry of Health to issue specific guidance on quarantine control over passengers arriving from some countries where Omicron has been found such as the Republic of Korea and Japan. The Transport Ministry should also ask the Ministry of Public Security to tighten checks at aviation border gates to … [Read more...] about CAAV proposes suspension of flights from 10 African countries

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed with the Health Ministry’s proposal on suspending international flights to and from some African countries due to concerns over the Omicron variant. Aircraft of Vietnamese airlines (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) The Ministry of Health earlier asked the Government to halt flights to and from South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Mozambique, as well as halting the issuing of visas for passengers coming from these countries. However, many other countries have also seen cases of the new highly concerning variant, so there is still a big chance of the variant making its way into Vietnam on other flights. So far, Vietnam’s border remains largely closed, aside from occasional repatriation flights bringing Vietnamese overseas home, and a tentative tourism reopening pilot programme ongoing in five select destinations, namely Da Nang city, Quang Ninh, Quang Nam, Khanh Hoa, and Kien Giang … [Read more...] about CAAV agrees to halt flights from African countries over Omicron concerns

The regulations on visas and quarantine as well as the different anti-Covid-19 approaches of different cities and provinces nationwide make it tough for travel companies to restart inbound tours for international tourists. Foreign tourists were seen visiting HCMC before the Covid-19 outbreak. - Photo: SGTT Hoang Thi Phong Thu, chairwoman of Pegas Misr Vietnam Travel Co., Ltd, which specializes in inbound travel services, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s issuance of guidelines on inbound travel was a good sign for the local tourism sector. However, some new regulations make life difficult for travel firms. For example, Russian visitors are no longer entitled to the visa waiver, except for those coming to Phu Quoc Island off Kien Giang Province. Sharing the view, Le Van Son, vice chairman of the Nha Trang-Khanh Hoa Tourism Association, said foreign visitors to Phu Quoc could be exempted from the visa requirement, while those entering other parts of … [Read more...] about Travel firms find it hard to resume inbound tours

A collision between two Airbus aircraft of Vietnam’s budget carrier Vietjet Air occurred at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on Saturday, the second event at the same airport this month, according to aviation authorities. The incident happened at around 6:09 pm on Saturday when a parked Airbus A321 Neo plane was hit by another which was rolling onto the apron after its landing, director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper. When the aircraft coming from Lam Dong Province’s Da Lat City was entering the parking area, its wingtip banged against that of the other plane parked nearby. The hit caused the parked plane’s left wingtip to break and fall to the ground while damaging the right wingtip of the rolling aircraft. The collision led to no casualties. All 120 passengers and seven crew members on board the flight from Da Lat disembarked their plane safely after the incident. The Northern Airports Authority … [Read more...] about Another aircraft collision at same Vietnam airport in a month