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

Passengers included children under 18, the elderly, pregnant woman, people with illness, stranded tourists, labourers with expired contracts and without residence, interns, students without residence due to the closure of dormitories and other disadvantaged cases.

Right after landing at the airport, all the passengers and the flight crew members were given health check-ups and then sent to quarantine areas in accordance with current regulations.

This is the 79th rescue flight arranged since April 10, bringing home 19,382 citizens stranded abroad due to the Covid-19 pandemic, official statistics show.