Lao-Airlines
VIENTIANE, April 23 (Vientiane Times/ANN): Lao Airlines is suspending all domestic flights until May 5 after the government on Wednesday introduced new measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 in Vientiane.
The order was issued after 28 more people tested positive for the virus.
A Prime Minister’s order prohibits all Vientiane residents from leaving or entering the capital except for people given permission by the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.
In light of this order, all forms of public transport such as buses and planes between Vientiane and the provinces will be suspended.
“We are suspending all domestic flights based on instructions from the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control and the recent prime minister’s order. As of today, we have cancelled all domestic flights including six flights from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, Luang Namtha, Phongsaly and Oudomxay,” the Director of Lao Airlines’ Commercial Department, Mr Noudeng Chanthaphasouk, told Vientiane Times on Thursday.