Vietnam aviation authority seeks resumption of all domestic flights from Thursday

Vietnam’s civil aviation authority said on Tuesday it is seeking government approval to resume all domestic routes from Thursday. The statement comes after the expiry of a government order for seven more days of social distancing in some provinces.

The authority proposed reconnecting flights from the capital Hanoi and business hub Ho Chi Minh City to other domestic destinations from April 23, and increasing the frequency of flights between three key routes.

The government had suspended domestic flights from April 1 to try to curb the spread of the coronavirus. On April 16, after a lockdown order was partially lifted, some domestic flights resumed on key routes from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and the central city of Danang.

Vietnam has so far recorded 268 cases of the novel coronavirus, and no related deaths, according to Reuters.