Nearly 280 Vietnamese citizens from Europe were brought home on a repatriation flight which landed at the Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 7.

Nearly 280 Vietnamese citizens from Europe return home on August 7. Photo by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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.

In a press conference held on August 6, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang announced that more than 80 flights have been operated so far, bringing home safely more than 21,000 Vietnamese citizens from some 50 countries and territories.