Passengers should make a medical declaration, have test papers ready, and fill out a commitment to prevent the epidemic at home to avoid congestion at the airport.
The Ministry of Transport has issued regulations for passengers when traveling by plane, with some new procedures compared to the time before the epidemic. Therefore, passengers need to prepare all the required documents to avoid the situation when they arrive at the airport to re-declare, supplement, prolong the time for procedures, and risk delay.
Documents that need to be prepared in advance include: Identity card/identity card/passport; valid certificate of vaccination / certificate of recovery from Covid-19 or negative test result.
Passengers need to print and fill in their personal information completely and accurately on the commitment to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic according to the form posted on the airline's websites, transfer it to the airline when checking in, or can declare a copy of the declaration form paper at the airport.
Before departure, passengers need to make a medical declaration on the PC-Covid application, measure their temperature, and are not allowed to join the flight when they have symptoms of cough, fever, shortness of breath, muscle aches, sore throat, and loss of taste. Along with that, passengers should check in online or use the check-in Kiosk at the airport to limit contact.
Passengers write a commitment to prevent the epidemic at Noi Bai airport. Photo: Giang Huy.
At some airports such as Noi Bai, automatic body temperature monitors are arranged at the entrance of the terminal. In case the body temperature machine warns that the temperature is over 37.5 degrees, the aviation security staff will ask the passenger to measure again 2 times (5 minutes apart), if the last result is still above 37.5 degrees, Guests will be refused to check in and will be handled by security staff in coordination with the health officer in accordance with epidemic prevention regulations.
At the check-in counter, ground staff will check your ID, vaccination certificate / certificate of Covid-19 or negative test result, commitment to prevent Covid-19 epidemic and flight booking code.
At security checkpoints and aircraft exits, there are infrared temperature gauges combined with hand sanitizer. Passengers need to keep a safe distance, always wear masks, and limit contact during the flight.
After the flight, passengers returning to their places of residence and accommodation must always do 5K, use the PC-COVID application, limit stops and do not contact crowded places; proactively notify the local government of the place of residence or stay; self-monitor health, comply with the specific regulations of each locality on epidemic prevention measures.
In case a passenger shows signs of abnormal health such as cough, fever, difficulty breathing, sore throat, loss of taste, etc., immediately notify the health agency.
Currently, airports are arranging on-site rapid testing for passengers in need. According to a representative of Noi Bai airport, the station has an epidemic prevention system according to passenger flow, tracing F0 with a camera system. Nearly 99% of airport staff have injected the first dose and nearly 95% have injected the second dose, safely serving passengers.
From October 21 to the end of November 30, flight routes have been expanded throughout the country. The backbone routes Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi - Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang exploit a maximum of 6 round trips daily. Other routes up to 4 flights.
Passengers traveling by plane need to meet one of the three conditions, which is to receive a full dose of vaccine, to recover from the disease, and to test negative; Particularly, passengers coming from epidemic areas at level 4, areas under blockade or passengers flying from Tan Son Nhat, Can Tho need to present a valid negative test result.
According to Vnexpress.