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Sun Group and Vietnam Airlines team up to help bring Vietnamese citizens home from Ukraine

Friday, March 11, 2022 2:10 p.m. (GMT+7)

Sun Group and Vietnam Airlines will sign a contract to transport and coordinate to arrange safe, fast and efficient flights to bring Vietnamese people in Ukraine back to Vietnam.


On the afternoon of March 10 at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sun Group (Sun Group) and Vietnam Airlines Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) officially signed a cooperation agreement to support the transportation of Vietnamese citizens. returned from a war zone in Ukraine, under the testimony of the leaders of the Government Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

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In response to the Government’s policy and the Prime Minister’s call to arrange flights to immediately remove Vietnamese citizens from dangerous areas in Ukraine, Sun Group has decided to coordinate with Vietnam. The airline immediately deployed flights to help bring Vietnamese citizens and family members in Ukraine home to ensure safety.

According to the signed content, Sun Group and Vietnam Airlines will sign a contract to transport and coordinate to arrange safe, fast and efficient flights to bring Vietnamese people in Ukraine (now moving to Poland and Romania) to Vietnam, under the guidance of the authorities .

All these flight costs will be sponsored by Sun Group with the most preferential prices provided by Vietnam Airlines. Vietnamese nationals and family members in Ukraine who wish to be repatriated will be transported to Vietnam completely free of charge, without paying any fees.

It is estimated that flights will be carried out until the request of Vietnamese citizens and family members return home. The first flight is expected to take off from Noi Bai airport (Hanoi) on March 12 to Warsaw (Poland) to pick up Vietnamese from Ukraine and return on March 13.

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Appreciating Sun Group’s meaningful support and Vietnam Airlines’ active participation, Mr. Pham Quang Hieu, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chair of the State Committee for Vietnam Overseas said: “So far, our Party and State have always paid attention to and effectively implemented the protection of the rights and interests of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities abroad, in cooperation with Vietnamese people abroad, affirming that this is an inseparable part of the Vietnamese community in the country. this. The participation of the business community with the Government in the task of assisting and protecting their compatriots abroad demonstrates the noble spirit of our nation’s solidarity, creating important resources for the acceleration of the implementation of protective work quickly, accurately and effectively, especially when a major crisis occurs that affects the lives of thousands of people, such as in Ukraine today.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr. Dang Minh Truong – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sun Group shared: “With Sun Group, we always put the interests of the country and social responsibility first. For the past 2 years, we have always accompanied the Government and regions to prevent and overcome the consequences of the outbreak, actively participating in the Government’s “Vaccine Passport” program. Today, with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the close cooperation with Vietnam Airlines, we are honored and ready to have the opportunity to join hands with the Government, State and other partners. expatriates from the Ukrainian war zone to return home”.

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Meanwhile, Mr. Dang Ngoc Hoa – Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Airlines said: “Based on the success of the first flight, today, we are very pleased to coordinate with Sun Group to continue to organize flights to bring citizens home from Ukraine to ensure their lives, property, and implement appropriate citizen protection policies. Party and Government. We affirm that with Sun Group’s very strong potential, Vietnam Airlines’ transportation capacity, this signing ceremony is a commitment to business friendship, always has a responsibility and mission to society, with the country.”

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As one of the leading economic groups in Vietnam, Sun Group has always been a pioneer in joining hands and accompanying the Government to fulfill its responsibility to care for and help people across the country and overseas Vietnamese communities overcome the hardships and misery caused by epidemics, wars , etc.

During the more than 2 years of the Covid-19 pandemic, Sun Group has welcomed more than 230 rescue flights, bringing Vietnamese colleagues and foreign experts home from epidemic centers around the world via Vang International Airport. and support thousands of billions of dong for epidemic prevention and control throughout the country, such as: supporting Government vaccine funds, local epidemic prevention and control funds; Construction of field hospitals and installation of ICUs in Da Nang, Hai Duong, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Ha Tinh…; Medical equipment support, anti-epidemic products for hospitals in many provinces; Sponsoring meals for poor and disadvantaged households in many provinces and cities across the country…

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A representative from Sun Group said that the group is ready to continue to share responsibility with the country and spread the meaning of compatriots by sponsoring 10 flights to bring Vietnamese nationals and family members back from Ukraine, minimizing the risks, loss of life and health caused by armed conflict.

As Vietnam’s national airline, since its establishment, Vietnam Airlines has spearheaded and participated in many major government campaigns such as bringing hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese citizens from more than 30 countries and regions. -19 epidemics; building air bridges to evacuate workers in Libya in 2011 and 2014; supporting Vietnamese people to return home during the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan; carrying passengers out of Europe as a result of the 2010 volcanic eruption; rescue of passengers trapped in Thailand due to the 2008 political crisis; transporting Vietnamese citizens back from the Middle East in 2005-2007… On March 8, the first flight carrying citizens out of Ukraine landed safely in Hanoi.

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Previously, on January 5, Sun Group and Vietnam Airlines Corporation signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement for the period 2022-2023. The event that two big brands joined hands to deploy emergency rescue flights from the war zone of Ukraine not only eased the anxiety of expatriates in trouble in Ukraine, helped them to be safely repatriated, but also contributed to sharing a great responsibility with the country, spreading the beautiful image of solidarity and love. reciprocity of Vietnamese people to international friends.

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