Airlines suspend flights to South Korea over virus fears
Airlines based in Viet Nam and South Korea are cancelling flights between South Korean and Vietnamese localities. Airlines are taking action as the deadly coronavirus continues to spread.
The Da Nang International Airport |
The airlines said they had suspended the flights until late March.
Viet Nam’s newest low-cost airline Bamboo Airways said it is cancelling flights from Vietnamese central cities of Da Nang and Nha Trang to South Korea’s Incheon City from 26 February.
Viet Nam's private budget carrier Vietjet Air is suspending its flights between Daegu City and Da Nang from 25 February through 28 March.
T'way Air based in Seoul, South Korea, has cancelled flights from Daegu to Ha Noi and Da Nang from 18 February until 28 March. In addition, the low-cost carrier said its flights between Daegu and Nha Trang City have been cancelled from 23 February through 28 March.
By TRIEU TUNG - Translated by MAI DUNG