Vietnam Airlines to use wide-body jets to transport passengers from HK
Vietnam Airlines to use wide-body jets to transport passengers from Hong Kong
Vietnam Airlines will use wide-body aircraft to evacuate a large number of passengers from China’s Hong Kong to Vietnam and vice versa this week, as the new coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak is ravaging the region, according to the national flag carrier’s representatives.
Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner lands at Heathrow Airport in London (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines will use wide-body aircraft to evacuate alarge number of passengers from China’s Hong Kong to Vietnam and vice versa this week, as the new coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak isravaging the region, according to the national flag carrier’s representatives.
The airlineswill use Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to replace narrow-body Airbus A321 for Flights VN594 and VN595 between Ho Chi MinhCity and Hong Kong on February 5 – 7 and February 9.
It said itwill actively coordinate with relevant authorities and agencies to keep a closewatch on the situation and monitor health of the passengers on the flights and at the airport. The carrier will also strictly follow rules andrecommendations by the government and the health ministry to ensure safety for all the passengers, crews, ground staff and the community amid theepidemic.
As Hong Kong,Macau and Taiwan haven’t been affected much by the nCoV epidemic, the Ministryof Transport has decided to allow airlines to conduct flights between Vietnamand the three Chinese territories.
According tothe Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, it has temporarily cancelled the licences to regular flights linking with China from February1. However, to handle the large number of passengers stranded at airports inmainland China, Vietnamese airlines are permitted to conduct flights to carrythem home./.
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Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner lands at Heathrow Airport in London (Photo: VNA) 
