Implementing the direction of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Vietnamese relevant agencies, representative agencies in Europe and Africa and national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on May 23 and 24 coordinated with host authorities to conduct flights bringing home safely over 300 Vietnamese citizens.
A Vietnam Airlines plane on May 2 conducted a special flight to bring home nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which has been hit by the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19).