Vietnam outlines plans to resume domestic flying

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has outlined a three-stage plan to restore domestic traffic, as Vietnam works towards reining in the coronavirus pandemic ravaging the country. The plan, which has been submitted to Vietnam’s transport ministry, will involve capacity limits, as well as other mandatory requirements for passengers and crew members. Underpinning the move to resume domestic flying is the need to “promote economic recovery”, and follows similar comments made by Vietnamese prime minister Pham Minh Chinh who on 6 September said that his government was looking at “gradually reopening economic activities in safe areas”, while keeping the pandemic under control. Vietnam has imposed domestic travel restrictions through July and August, as the country experienced a record spike in fresh infections, caused by the more contagious Delta variant. Under its latest plans to restore domestic traffic, the CAAV has outline three phases of reopening, with capacity limits benchmarked against April levels, before the latest wave. Story has details.<br/>