First Vietnamese fleeing Ukraine war zones board repatriation flight home
VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines flight VN89 has departed Bucharest (Romania), bringing home 287 Vietnamese people fleeing war zones in Ukraine.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner departed Hanoi at 09.30 am on March 7 (local time) en route to Bucharest (Romania) to get Vietnamese people evacuated from Ukraine’s war zones.
The plane arrived in Bucharest late afternoon the same day after 12 hours in the sky. It stopped at Bucharest airport for three hours to have engine checked and refueled, and to get Vietnamese evacuees.
Vietnamese people quickly make check-in procedures for aircraft boarding.
Local authorities are willing to support the repatriation campaign.
Vietnam Airlines flight attendants guide people through procedures as well as medical measures to meet disease prevention requirements and protect the health of passengers on board the plane.
. Priority is given to evacuees with children
Vietnamese evacuees are happy to get the repatriation flight with support of relevant agencies of Vietnam and Romania.
The Vietnam Airlines aircraft is scheduled to arrive at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi at 11.30am on March 8.
