Passengers wait for the repatriation flight in Japan. Photo by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the flight was arranged by local authorities of the two countries and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.

Passengers include children aged under 18, the elderly, the ill, pregnant women, workers with expired visas and labour contracts, students without accommodations, stranded tourists, and those in disadvantaged circumstances.

After landing safely at the airport, all passengers and crew members were given health check-ups and sent to quarantine areas in line with regulations.

The same day, more than 340 Vietnamese citizens from Angola were also brought home safely on a repatriation flight which landed at the Noi Bai International Airport.

Since April 10, as many as 100 repatriation flights have been arranged by Vietnamese authorities to help over 25,000 local people stranded abroad due to Covid-19 return home, the ministry said.