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

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

The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore had sent their staff to the airport to assist the passengers with boarding procedures. 

 Staff from the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore give instructions to passengers at the airport. Photo by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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.

Since April 10, more than 90 repatriation flights have been arranged by Vietnamese authorities to help over 22,000 local people stranded abroad due to Covid-19 return home, the ministry said.