HO CHI MINH CITY (Vietnam News/ANN): Both Vietnamese and foreign airlines have suspended flights to South Korea until March as a precaution against the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Bamboo Airways has cancelled flights from Nha Trang and Đà Nẵng to Seoul indefinitely from Wednesday .Passengers who have booked tickets during the suspension period will receive full refunds.“We are following the direction given by the authorities on disease control, and so will have plans to suspend or adjust flights accordingly.”According to the Korea Tourism Organisation in Vietnam, Korean Air will suspend flights between Seoul and Hanoi from Feb 25 to March 23.
With South Korea facing a Covid-19 outbreak, tourism businesses are worried that the number of tourists from there will sharply decline. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese embassy in South Korea have recommended that Vietnamese citizens should avoid travel to areas affected by Covid-19 and places vulnerable to the disease in that country.
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