Japan to resume limited number of flights to Vietnam this week

A limited number of flights from Japan to Vietnam will resume this week as the country begins to ease travel restrictions put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. He said that three chartered flights arranged by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam and operated by Vietnam Airlines will depart from Narita airport from Thursday through Saturday. The three flights will be carrying around 440 business people and land at northern Vietnam's Van Don International Airport. The passengers will have to follow strict virus prevention measures, said Motegi. It remains to be seen when Vietnam will decide to reciprocate by allowing flights bound to Japan. On June 11, the Japanese government said it was planning to ease its coronavirus-linked travel restrictions this summer by allowing, at first, the entry of up to 250 business people per day from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand and Vietnam. Japan currently has an entry ban in place from 111 countries and regions, and foreign travelers who have visited countries on the banned list within two weeks would be refused entry, the foreign ministry has said.<br/>