Stranded Vietnamese citizens set to fly home from Australia, New Zealand
Viet Nga - VOV correspondent in Australia -
(VOVWORLD) - More than 340 Vietnamese citizens currently stranded in Australia and New Zealand by the novel coronavirus pandemic are set to come home on June 1. Vietnam Airlines, in collaboration with Vietnamese diplomatic agencies, has arranged a special flight.
 Stranded Vietnamese people in Australia wait to return to Vietnam. |
Approximately 1,800 Vietnamese citizens currently in Australia have applied to be on the flight. This is far higher than the plane’s capacity, so Vietnam’s diplomatic agencies in Australia are now carefully weighing which individuals should be given priority.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Australia and the Consulate Generals in Sydney and Perth will notify returnees by email and explain how the repatriation will be carried out.
Viet Nga - VOV correspondent in Australia