A private jet. — Photo vietnamnet.vn

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued a document on the licensing of private flights conducted by aircraft not registering for Vietnamese nationality within Viet Nam’s territories.

Accordingly, the owner or the operator of such aircraft must complete procedures to obtain the registration certificate of non-commercial general aviation activities before July 15, 2021.

Pending the certificate, the CAAV will issue a permit for such flights on a case-by-case basis on the condition that relevant licences and certificates of the aircraft and the crew must be submitted to and recognised by the CAAV.

The CAAV made the announcement in the context that a number of foreigners want to conduct flights within Viet Nam’s territories using their own aircraft that are being stuck at Vietnamese airports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. — VNS