As many as 343 Vietnamese citizens who are currently stuck in Australia and New Zealand due to the novel coronavirus pandemic are set to be brought home on June 1.

This comes after Vietnam Airlines, in collaboration with the diplomatic Vietnamese agencies, moved to put the special flight on.

Among the total it is planned that 243 Vietnamese citizens will be picked up from Australia, while the remaining 100 will be brought home from New Zealand. 

At present, approximately 1,800 Vietnamese citizens based in Australia have registered for the flight, far higher than the capacity.

Therefore, various diplomatic Vietnamese agencies are carefully considering which individuals represent priority cases in order to finalise the passenger list.  

All Vietnamese citizens wishing to be on the flight must book their tickets before 4pm on May 25.