Vietnam fully reopens borders to tourists after pandemic hiatus
Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport welcomed the first international commercial flight on March 15 morning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flight SQ192 from Singapore to Hanoi is operated by Singapore Airlines. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi-based Noi BaiInternational Airport welcomed the first international commercial flight onMarch 15 morning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Flight SQ192 from Singapore to Hanoi, operated bySingapore Airlines, marks a milestone as Vietnam fully opens its doors tointernational visitors, said Nguyen Thi Kim Nga, Deputy Director of Noi BaiInternational Airport.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said country has resumed services to foreign tourists from March 15, noting that domesticairlines have geared up for the restoration.
Vietnam fully opens its doors to international visitors from March 15. (Photo: VNA)
To prepare for the increased frequency of internationalflights, the carriers have stepped up recruitment to fill up the layoffs triggeredby the pandemic, the authority added.
According to the airlines, they allow internationalpassengers to refund and change tickets free of charge since there have been noentry regulations in the new situation issued yet.
Bui Doan Ne, Secretary General of the Vietnam AviationBusiness Association (VABA), said his association has proposed ministries andagencies restore the visa exemption policy for foreign arrivals, which was in forcebefore the pandemic, and include more countries into the list.
Regulations on medical quarantine and testing shouldbe scrapped to help foreign tourists feel secure in Vietnam, he suggested.
Many enterprises also shared the view that stringentregulations make it hard for them to approach international holidaymakers who would chooseother countries with relaxed procedures.
Domestic airlines allow international passengers to refund and change tickets free of charge since there have been no entry regulations in the new situation issued yet. (Photo: VNA)
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has asked theMinistry of Health to quickly adjust entry regulations, making them match thelatest situation.
Such adjustments should be sent to the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) before March 15 for perfection andannouncement, the Deputy PM requested in a document.
He also urged ministries, agencies and localities tocoordinate with the MCST to safely and effectively launch tourism activities which, he stressed, should be convenient for tourists./.
Nguyen Trung Khanh, General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), has stressed the need for ministries, agencies and localities to observe regulations on COVID-19 prevention and control unanimously as the country fully opens its doors to international tourists from March 15.
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Flight SQ192 from Singapore to Hanoi is operated by Singapore Airlines. (Photo: VNA) 
Vietnam fully opens its doors to international visitors from March 15. (Photo: VNA) 
Domestic airlines allow international passengers to refund and change tickets free of charge since there have been no entry regulations in the new situation issued yet. (Photo: VNA) 
