Vietnam Airlines suspends all South Korea flights due to COVID-19

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 | 19:26:23

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam Airlines will suspend all flights to South Korea beginning Thursday as a precaution against the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Vietnam Airlines suspends all South Korea flights due to COVID-19 - ảnh 1

A Vietnam Airlines flight carrying passengers from South Korea lands at Can Tho airport on March 1, 2020. (Photo: ACV/ tuoitre.vn)

They will resume when the epidemic is under control, the state-owned carrier said in a statement. Flights operated by Vietnam Airlines on Tuesday and Wednesday, scheduled from South Korea's Incheon International Airport and Gimhae International Airport to Vietnam's Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, will land at three airports in Quang Ninh, Can Tho, and Quy Nhon province.

Passengers will be informed later about plans to resume flights on the suspended routes. More information is available at the website www.vietnamairlines.com or on the airline’s official facebook page www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines.

Passengers can call 1900 1100 from Việt Nam or +84 24 38320 320 from abroad to receive the latest information.