Second rescue flight sent to Poland to repatriate Vietnamese in Ukraine

A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner of Bamboo Airways left Ha Noi on early Wednesday. It is expected to land in Warsaw on the same day and bring nearly 300 Vietnamese citizens back to Ha Noi on March 10. 

Earlier, the airline submitted a rescue plan to the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) with seven flights from Ha Noi to Prague (Czech Republic), Bucharest (Romania), Warsaw (Poland), Budapest (Hungary), Brastislava (Slovakia), Moscow (Russia), Minsk (Belarus) in a bid to evacuate Vietnamese nationals from Ukraine.

The first evacuation flight, conducted by the national flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines, landed in Ha Noi on March 8 with 283 Vietnamese citizens onboard.

The CAAV said that Viet Nam Airlines was permitted to conduct the third rescue flight which is scheduled to leave Ha Noi on March 10 for Bucharest (Romania) to evacuate 283 passengers.

Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine and nearby countries who need support can contact the following hotlines:

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs: +84-965411118, +84-981848484; Email: baohocongdan@gmail.com

The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine: +380 (63) 8638999

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia: +79916821617

The Vietnamese Embassy in Poland: 0048782257359

The Vietnamese Embassy in Romania: 0040744645037

The Vietnamese Embassy in Slovakia: +421 2 5245 1263, +421 915 044 329, +421 915 419 568

The Vietnamese Embassy in Hungary: +36 308 385 699