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The Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Prime Minister a plan on the pilot resumption of regular international flights carrying passengers to Việt Nam from December 15, in anticipation of a year-end surge in travel demand.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved a pilot plan to welcome international visitors as proposed earlier by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Under the proposed plan, the first phase will begin in the first quarter next year, with flights to be resumed to China, Hong Kong (China), Japan, the Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and Australia.

The Department of Immigration has issued a notice on automatic extension of stay for foreigners stranded in Viet Nam due to COVID-19.

International travelers who are either fully vaccinated or recovered Covid-19 patients can visit five destinations in Vietnam starting this month, without quarantine mandate. The Government Office announced Tuesday that Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has approved a pilot plan to welcome international visitors as proposed earlier by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The frequency of flights by each airline on each route will be increased by one per day on November 1 and 15 if the average seat occupancy of all airlines on the route during the previous 7 days reached at least 75 per cent.

The Ministry of Transport has announced a pilot programme on the resumption of domestic flights.

The Department of Immigration under the Ministry of Public Security on Monday issued a notice on automatic extension of stay for foreigners stranded due to COVID-19.