More than 220 Vietnamese citizens were repatriated home safely from Japan on October 6 on a flight arranged by Vietnamese authorities, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan, Vietjet Air in coordination with Japanese competent agencies.

The passengers on board were children aged under 18, pregnant women, the elderly, the illnesses, guest workers whose contracts expired, students whose dormitories closed and other people in extremely difficult circumstances.

Ahead of the flight, the Vietnamese Embassy sent staff to the airport to assist the citizens with boarding procedures.

Vietjet strictly carried out in-flight security and disease prevention measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

All crew members and passengers underwent compulsory medical checkups and were placed into quarantine in line with regulations regarding COVID-19 prevention and control after they landed at the Cam Ranh international airport in the south central province of Khanh Hoa.

More repatriation flights are set to be conducted to bring home Vietnamese citizens with disadvantaged circumstances, depending on their need, the epidemic containment situation and local quarantine capacity.