Vietnam Airlines helps stranded passengers return home

Stranded passenger at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok (photo: AP)

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Airlines said, in the late afternoon Thursday, that the authorities of Bangkok-based

Suvarnabhumi Airport announced that the airport would be closed until 6pm on November 29. Arpproximately 330 passengers of Vietnam Airlines are now stuck in Bangkok, including 162 Vietnamese nationals.

Additional Vietnam-Thailand flights cancelled

Flights from Vietnam to Bangkok canceled

. It will allow passengers to change air routes without collecting any other fees.

Today, November 28, Vietnam Airlines will use an Airbus A321 to conduct three flights, including VN 840 from Vientiane to Hanoi at 6.10pm, VN 822 from Siem Reap to HCM City at 5.30pm, and VN 800 from Phnom Penh to HCM City at 9pm (local time).

662 6554137/38/39/40 or +668 18291616.

to help passengers.

, but are not able to catch a flight on that day, Vietnam Airlines will subsidize part of the accommodation and food expenses, at the level of $30 per person.

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since November 26 to ensure the safety and security of its flights and passengers.

(Source: Tien Phong)

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