Traveling to US from Vietnam During COVID-19

[elle.and.elle 25]

Hi all! My wife needs to go back to Vietnam due to a family emergency and we're thinking of getting her waitlisted on a government chartered flight. We have some concerns about her ability to come back to the US though. Has anyone had any success flying on a commercial flight from Vietnam to the US during COVID-19? Which airline were you able to book from? Are flights hard to book as I assume there are less flights now? Any issues/gotchas? 

 

Thanks!

[igoyougoduke 1,656]

if she has green card, no issues 

[elle.and.elle 25]

9 hours ago, James120383 said:

if she has green card, no issues 

Yes, we don't believe she'll have an issue entering the US, but may have problems finding a flight from Vietnam to US. Just wanted to see if anyone else has been successful in flying commercially from VN to US recently. 

[JasonGG 280]

ANA and Korean Air have flights between the U.S. and Vietnam via South Korea and Japan.  Vietnam still requires travelers from a third country (like the U.S.)  to quarantine for 14 days at a hotel near the airport.  She will need to pay for testing and quarantine expenses.

 

That is the OFFICIAL response.  As your wife knows, there are "unofficial" procedures that can be applied for the right price or with the right connections.

 

There's more information here -

 

http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/Govt-approves-resumption-of-six-intl-air-routes/20209/41548.vgp

 

https://vn.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/covid-19-information/

 

 

 

 

[elle.and.elle 25]

13 hours ago, JasonGG said:

ANA and Korean Air have flights between the U.S. and Vietnam via South Korea and Japan.  Vietnam still requires travelers from a third country (like the U.S.)  to quarantine for 14 days at a hotel near the airport.  She will need to pay for testing and quarantine expenses.

 

That is the OFFICIAL response.  As your wife knows, there are "unofficial" procedures that can be applied for the right price or with the right connections.

 

There's more information here -

 

http://news.chinhphu.vn/Home/Govt-approves-resumption-of-six-intl-air-routes/20209/41548.vgp

 

https://vn.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/covid-19-information/

 

 

 

 

Have you heard of people successful on getting on these flights? I've heard that there had been lots of flights canceled. We are not looking at how to get into Vietnam as we've already applied for her to get on a chartered flight from the Vietnamese government. I'm looking for info on getting back to the US for her. Thanks!

[JasonGG 280]

Check Flightaware.com to if the flight you are looking at is actually flying its scheduled routes.   ANA 834 (Saigon to Tokyo), Korean Air 684 (Saigon to Seoul), and Air Canada 6282 (Saigon to Tokyo) are flying regularly.  - Jason

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

On 10/15/2020 at 9:56 PM, elle.and.elle said:

Have you heard of people successful on getting on these flights? I've heard that there had been lots of flights canceled. We are not looking at how to get into Vietnam as we've already applied for her to get on a chartered flight from the Vietnamese government. I'm looking for info on getting back to the US for her. Thanks!

Flight from VN to US.  SGN to LAX.

1.  CathayPacific https://www.cathaypacific.com/ one way ticket is around $650 from SGN to LAX

2.  Eva Airline one way ticket $800 from SGN to LAX.