Umthwali wefulegi laseRussia I-Aeroflot ihlela ukuqala kabusha izindiza eziqondile phakathi Moscow futhi Vietnam‘s Ho Chi Minh City kusukela ngoJanuwari 31. Inkonzo izosebenza kabili ngesonto ngoLwesithathu nangamaSonto, kusetshenziswa izindiza ze-Boeing 777 ezinezihlalo ezingu-368.
Isikhathi sokundiza phakathi kwala madolobha amabili cishe amahora ayisishiyagalolunye nemizuzu eyi-15.
Ekuqaleni kukaDisemba, i- I-Civil Aviation Authority yaseVietnam ivumele i-Aeroflot ukuthi iqalise kabusha izinsiza eziqondile, okuhlanganisa izindiza eziya e-Hanoi, ezimisiwe kusukela ngoMashi wonyaka odlule ngenxa yokungqubuzana phakathi kweRussia ne-Ukraine.
I-Vietnam Airlines, okuwukuphela kwenkampani yezindiza yaseVietnam esebenza izindiza eziya eRussia, nayo yamisa isevisi yayo yaseMoscow ngasikhathi sinye.
Cishe iminyaka emibili, abahambi phakathi kweVietnam neRussia bekufanele bakhethe izindiza ze-Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways, noma iTurkish Airlines enokuma eMiddle East ngenxa yezinsizakalo eziqondile ezimisiwe. Lokhu kuholele ekutheni abagibeli banyuke imali yokugibela.
Ngaphambi kokuqala kwe-COVID-19 ngasekupheleni kuka-2019, iRussia yabalwa phakathi kwamazwe ayi-10 aphezulu athumela izivakashi eVietnam.
Kodwa-ke, ngenxa yokungabikho kwezindiza eziqondile, abafikayo abavela eRussia behle kakhulu bafika ku-97,000 kulo nyaka, okuyingxenye yesihlanu yezinombolo zangaphambi kwe-COVID, ikakhulukazi abantu abafika ngezindiza eziqashiwe.
