According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the flight was arranged by authorities of the two countries and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines.
Staff at the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan worked with local authorities to help the citizens with necessary procedures for the flight at the airport.
Passengers include children aged under 18, the elderly, the ill, pregnant women, workers whose visas or labour contracts expired, students with no residences due to dormitory closures and those in extremely difficult circumstances.
After landing at the airport, all passengers and crew members of the flight were given health check-ups and sent to quarantine areas.
To date, over 180 repatriation flights have been arranged by Vietnamese authorities since April 10 to help over 54,000 local people stranded abroad due to Covid-19 return home, the ministry said, adding that more such flights are set to be conducted in the coming time.
Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has urged localities, especially Hanoi, Can Tho and HCMC to increase paid quarantine capacity to meet growing demand from incoming travellers to Vietnam.
- Over 210 Vietnamese citizens flown home from Japan
- 290 more Vietnamese people flown home from Czech Republic
- Over 220 Vietnamese citizens return from Japan
- Nearly 350 Vietnamese citizens brought home safely from Australia and New Zealand
- Nearly 360 Vietnamese citizens return home from Japan and the US
- Two repatriation flights transport nearly 450 Vietnamese citizens home from Japan
- Nearly 450 more Vietnamese citizens from RoK return home
- Nearly 340 Vietnamese citizens return home from 30 countries
- 280 Vietnamese citizens return home from Australia
- Over 230 Vietnamese citizens return home from Thailand
