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VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Vientiane’s Northern Bus Station has closed again after a failed attempt to run bus services because most passengers had not had two doses of Covid-19 vaccine at least a month prior to travel.
Bus station director Chithpasong Luangdethmixay told Vientiane Times that the station would continue to suspend services until June 19, when it is expected that the government will ease more of the restrictions imposed under lockdown measures.
Most people wanting to travel on buses have homes in the provinces but have not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19.
Director of Lao Airlines’ Commercial Department, Noudeng Chanthaphasouk, told Vientiane Times the airline had planned to resume domestic flights this week but had also had to cancel the plan because most passengers had not had two doses of Covid-19 vaccine.
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’ Com
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Lao Airlines is suspending all charter flights to and from other countries to reduce the risk of a second wave of Covid-19 triggered by inbound travellers.
According to Lao Airlines, the last charter flight on the Laos-South Korea route left on Sunday, while the latest humanitarian flight bringing back Lao workers from overseas took place on Dec 13.
Anyone entering Laos on a humanitarian flight must have all the necessary documents and spend 14 days at a designated quarantine centre.
“We are suspending all charter flights based on an order from the National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention and Control, ” the Director of Lao Airlines’ Commercial Department, Noudeng Chanthaphasouk, said.