Hanoi (VNA) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will resumeflights on the Hanoi-Narita (Tokyo), Hanoi-Incheon (Seoul), Hanoi-Sydney, and HoChi Minh City-Sydney routes from April 1 to June 30, a representative of the airlinesaid.

The move is part of efforts to restore its international flights in a safefashion, meet passengers’ demand, and contribute to boosting growth of the economyand the tourism sector.

Flights from Hanoi to Seoul will depart on Thursdays, while those to Tokyo willtake off on April 3, 8, 11, 16, 23, 27, and 29. In May and June, Vietnam willoperate two flights per week on this route, on Thursdays and Saturdays.

It will operate Hanoi-Sydney flights on Saturdays and HCM City-Sydney flights onThursdays and Sundays.

Flights from Vietnam currently only serve Vietnamese nationals studying or visitingrelatives in foreign countries and foreigners returning home from Vietnam.

“Passengers need to study regulations from foreign embassies to prepare the necessarydocuments and procedures,” a Vietnam Airlines representative said.

Vietnam Airlines also plans to conduct charter flights from Japan, the Republicof Korea (RoK), and Taiwan (China), depending on licenses from relevant authorities.

The national flag carrier is opening bookings for flights to the RoK, Japan,and Australia at ticket agents and on www.vietnamairlines.com.

For further information and support, customers should visit its website or fanpage www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines, or contact thecustomer service hotline on 1900 1100 or ticket agents nationwide.

Vietnam Airlines’ COVID-19 safety policies are much stricter than the standardsset by SkyTeam. It has been ranked a four-star COVID-19 airline by Skytrax./.