At 12:05 on September 25, flight VN-417 brought 104 passengers, including 15 Koreans, from Seoul to Hanoi.

`This is not only the first international commercial flight to Vietnam after the impact of Covid-19, but also a pilot flight to evaluate the capacity of the whole country to operate and receive international passengers again.

At 12:05 on September 25, flight VN-417 brought 104 passengers, including 15 Koreans, from Seoul to Hanoi.

`This is not only the first international commercial flight to Vietnam after the impact of Covid-19, but also a pilot flight to evaluate the capacity of the whole country to operate and receive international passengers again.

To ensure safety for disease prevention, areas around passenger exits are blocked and no one is allowed to enter.

To ensure safety for disease prevention, areas around passenger exits are blocked and no one is allowed to enter.

Airport staff rearrange seats for passengers after months of not using them.

Airport staff rearrange seats for passengers after months of not using them.

Airport security forces wear protective gear to check in for passengers entering the country.

Airport security forces wear protective gear to check in for passengers entering the country.

All passengers entering the country must wear protective gear before getting off the plane.

To carry out this flight, the Ministry of Transport, Vietnam Aviation Administration, Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam Airlines and relevant authorities have coordinated and carefully prepared for many days.

All passengers entering the country must wear protective gear before getting off the plane.

To carry out this flight, the Ministry of Transport, Vietnam Aviation Administration, Noi Bai International Airport, Vietnam Airlines and relevant authorities have coordinated and carefully prepared for many days.

Airport staff check each passenger’s identification documents.

To board this flight, passengers must meet disease prevention and control procedures, including a negative certificate for SARS-CoV-2 according to the realtime PCR method within 3 days before departure, confirmation of departure location.

Airport staff check each passenger’s identification documents.

To board this flight, passengers must meet disease prevention and control procedures, including a negative certificate for SARS-CoV-2 according to the realtime PCR method within 3 days before departure, confirmation of departure location.

At the security checkpoint, passengers are asked to take off their masks for identification.

At the security checkpoint, passengers are asked to take off their masks for identification.

All passengers complied with safety regulations for epidemic prevention and control and had all necessary documents, so entry procedures were quite fast.

All passengers complied with safety regulations for epidemic prevention and control and had all necessary documents, so entry procedures were quite fast.

The crew returning to Vietnam was also health checked and quarantined.

The crew returning to Vietnam was also health checked and quarantined.

Airport staff use loudspeakers to guide passengers to get on the bus to go to the quarantine area.

Airport staff use loudspeakers to guide passengers to get on the bus to go to the quarantine area.

Passengers will be taken to the quarantine area in Son Tay for monitoring and testing for nCoV.

A week earlier, the first international flight Noi Bai – Narita (Tokyo) was re-operated after 6 months of stopping due to Covid-19.

Passengers will be taken to the quarantine area in Son Tay for monitoring and testing for nCoV.

A week earlier, the first international flight Noi Bai – Narita (Tokyo) was re-operated after 6 months of stopping due to Covid-19.

Giang Huy