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/ March 24, 2020

Hanoi strictly controls medical declarations for passengers at bus stations on Covid-19

The Hanoitimes - Medical declaration helps bus managers control passengers’ health and journey, and makes it easier for the competent agencies to handle Covid-19 disease. Bus stations in Hanoi are asking passengers to declare their health conditions with an aim to prevent and control the spread of Covid-19, Kinhtedothi.vn reported. Hanoi strictly controls medical declarations for passengers at bus stations. Photo: Ngoc Hai Under an instruction of the Ministry of Transport and the Hanoi Department of Transport, transportat enterprises (railway or coach) must ask passengers to make online medical declarations before each journey on domestic flights, trains, passenger ships and intercity buses from March 21. Instructions for medical declaration are announced through loudspeakers at the terminals, Director of the My Dinh Bus Station in Nam Tu Liem district Ly Truong Son said, adding that his company has sent documents on medical declaration regulations to nearly 100 carriers operating at the station for them to strictly comply with. Besides, the company’s staff who are technologically competent are available to support passengers to make medical declarations on their smartphones, Son added. "We strictly control each bus, if they have not submitted medical declarations, we will not let them leave the terminal," said Trinh Hoai Lam, deputy director of the Nuoc Ngam Bus Station in Hoang Mai district. A bus manager operating the route Nuoc Ngam - Thanh Hoa said that his passengers abide by the regulation and make full medical declaration. All bus managers agreed with the regulation because the Covid-19 pandemic evolution is increasingly complicated and the medical declaration helps them control passengers’ health and journey, and makes it easier for the competent agencies to handle the disease. …

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/ February 28, 2021

Airlines make it difficult for lockdown refund cases

According to carriers’ ticket agents, many passengers who wanted to travel to Hai Duong Province bought tickets for routes from HCMC to Hanoi and Hai Phong City because the province has no airport. They planned to take coaches to Hai Duong after arriving. Hai Duong then was locked down, their trips could not be carried out thought flights were operated. Passengers can not ask airlines to refund air fares because it is not easy to meet the carriers’ requirements on explaining the reason and purpose of traveling to Hai Duong. Passengers have accepted vouchers for cancellations. Airlines should not make it difficult and cause more loss for customers by asking complicated procedures and responding late, said Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai, a ticket agent in Hanoi. Carriers, including Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Bamboo Airways said that passengers must display the necessary paperworks, such as confrimations of their workplaces and local authority of the affected areas where they come or return, tickets purchased before the lockdown and having a validity. According to economic expert Vu Dinh Anh and other specialists, State’s functional agencies and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) should launch ways of solving problems to ensure the rights of the two sides. By Bich Quyen – Translated by Kim Khanh …

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/ March 1, 2021

Three dead as long-haul bus collides with cyclists in southern Vietnam

Three people died on Monday in a crash where a long-haul bus slammed into a group of cyclists in southern Vietnam. Two of the dead were the bus passengers, said police in Dong Thap Province, where the accident happened. The crash occurred in Lai Vung District at 5:00 am on Monday, when the bus crashed into ten cyclists before veering onto the other side of the road, according to a police report. The bus continued to slam into two utility poles and a tree along the road before coming to a complete halt. Tran Van An, a 69-year-old cyclist, died on the spot. Two of the three bus passengers, 38-year-old Nguyen Ngoc Son and 46-year-old Nguyen Huu Ly, were also killed in the crash. The front of a long-haul bus deforms after colliding with 10 cyclists in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam, March 1, 2021. Photo: Phuc Hien The 44-year-old driver, Tran Van Nam, and the other passenger, 39-year-old Doan Van Ni, sustained multiple injuries and are being treated in a local hospital. The front of the bus was deformed while its body was also severely damaged. The utility poles broke in half. Local authorities are trying to find out the cause of the accident. About 6,700 people died in more than 14,500 traffic accidents in Vietnam last year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee. Almost 11,000 people were injured in the crashes. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to get the latest news about Vietnam! …

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