Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam and Vietnamese citizens at Sydney international airport on June 1 (Photo: archive)
Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Ta Van Thong ( fourth from left) and Vietnamese citizens at Auckland international airport (Photo: archive )
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines operates the flight, bringing 243 Vietnamese stranded in Australia and another 100 stranded in New Zealand (Photo: archive)
A total of 1,800 Vietnamese in these two countries have registered to fly home as borders remain closed due to COVID-19 pandemic (Photo: archive)
However, priority is given to children under the age of 18, the elderly, persons with illnesses, pregnant women, labourers with expired contracts, and others with expired visas or being stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic (Photo: archive)
Vietnamese citizens in New Zealand at Auckland international airport (Photo: archive)
Vietnamese citizens in New Zealand at Auckland international airport (Photo: archive)
Vietnamese from Australia, New Zealand fly home
A total of 343 Vietnamese citizens were brought home from Australia and New Zealand on June 1 and 2 thanks to concerted efforts by Vietnamese authorities and representative agencies in the two countries, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and relevant Australian and New Zealand agencies.
