At 18:48 on June 17, 2021, Beijing time, astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming, and Tang Hongbo entered the Tianhe core capsule successively, and the Chinese entered their own space station for the first time.

It can be seen from the picture sent back from the launch that Nie Haisheng is sitting in the middle position, and Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo are sitting on the right and left respectively.

Astronaut Tang Hongbo was flying for the first time.

Many netizens saw Tang Hongbo sitting by the window, and someone commented: “I did the same for the first time on a plane.”

So, what kind of work would you be in charge of sitting by the window? In the process of piercing the cabin, how do they divide the work?

Why did the first flight astronaut sit by the window?

According to Liu Weibo, deputy chief designer of the Astronaut System of the Astronaut Center, their seats are related to the work they are responsible for, and they can work together effectively in the narrow space of the spacecraft.

As the commander, Nie Haisheng sits in the middle seat, which is convenient for giving instructions; Liu Boming’s task is to assist the pilot of the spacecraft. Because the portable command board that needs to be operated is installed on the right side, Liu Boming sits on the right side of Nie Haisheng; Arranged on the left side of the window.

In the process of piercing the cabin, how do the astronauts divide the work?

After the three astronauts enter the core module, they need to cross the four doors between the two spacecraft.

According to reports, during the process of penetrating the cabin, the astronauts need to constantly communicate with the ground to judge the pressurization of the spacecraft. Tang Hongbo was in charge of this communication, so he stayed in the return cabin until the end.

Nie Haisheng is responsible for opening the hatch and setting the status.

Liu Weibo said that this is a very important process, especially the process of opening the door of the return cabin to enter the orbital cabin after the docking is locked.

In addition, Nie Haisheng and Liu Boming had to change from wearing pressure suits to daily work clothes, and then restore the orbital cabin camera set in the front door to its original position.

At the same time, because it is necessary to record the specific status of the first docking channel established and leave the data for future reference, Liu Boming will also carry out camera work while assisting Nie Haisheng.

Why do the hatches need to be manual? Can’t it be automatic?

Regarding this question, Yang Yuguang, a researcher at the Second Academy of Aerospace Science and Technology and vice chairman of the Space Transportation Committee of the International Astronautical Federation, said that this is a very complicated process in terms of the atmospheric environment.

The pressure of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and some harmful gases must not exceed the allowable value. At the same time, the humidity must be controlled within a certain range. The premise is that the pressure is the same. Otherwise, either the door cannot be opened, or the door opens extremely fast, which may harm the astronaut. Therefore, the astronaut needs to manually open the balance valve on the door to establish a small passage and connect the two The cabins are connected, and after the pressures become consistent, they can be opened to penetrate the cabins.

From a demand point of view, Yang Yuguang pointed out that there is no need to open the door automatically, because the movement of penetrating the capsule can only happen when the astronaut is on the spot. It is completely possible to open the door manually, but it is unnecessary to open the door automatically.

Source: Central Broadcasting Network

Original title: “Why do astronauts on the first flight sit by the window? Netizen: It’s like the first time I fly by plane”

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Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos inspects the New Shepard launch facility in West Texas. A spot on his upcoming flight is up for auction. Photo: EPA This will be the first manned flight conducted by Bezos’ space company, Blue Origin. The flight is scheduled to take place on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Bezos and his brother Mark, a former advertising executive and volunteer firefighter, will join the flight with the winner of the ship’s airfare auction, with the lowest bid of $2.8 million. USD. In an Instagram post, billionaire Bezos said he had dreamed of traveling into space since he was 5 years old. “I will go on that journey with my brother. The best adventure, with my best friend,” declared the Amazon founder. With an estimated personal fortune of $186.2 billion, Jeff Bezos is one of several billionaire entrepreneurs driving a “new space race,” each pumping billions of dollars into private startups. Their aim is to develop low-cost, commercialized space travel. But while Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is expected to make a suborbital flight later this year, and SpaceX’s Elon Musk has vowed to “die on Mars,” it’s Bezos who’s the one. Win the race to be the first of this hit trio of billionaires to reach the edge of space. Watch Blue Origin successfully launch and land a reusable New Shepard space rocket (Source: CNBC) Mr Musk has yet to comment on Bezos’ latest statement, while Branson congratulated his rival, saying their two companies are “opening up to space”. “Congratulations to Jeff Bezos and his brother Mark for announcing their plans to go into space. Jeff started Blue Origin in 2000, we started Virgin Galactic in 2004 and now both are opening up access to space – incredible!” Branson tweeted. personal. Musk and Bezos are said to have been head-to-head on several projects over the past decade. Elon Musk sees his tech giant as an “imitation” in some of Amazon’s business ventures, while Bezos mocks the SpaceX CEO’s plans to send people to Mars. Bezos’ company Blue Origin was founded in 2000, touting itself as a means of providing cheaper access to space through the use of reusable rockets – namely the New Shepard that flew 15 times. Jeff Bezos’ space tourism project with Blue Origin is competing with a similar program being developed by Space X, the rocket company founded and run by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, and the company. Virgin Galactic is backed by Richard Branson. In April 2017, Bezos revealed that he invests about $1 billion in Amazon stock in Blue Origin every year. Blue Origin’s spaceship system consists of a pressurized crew capsule mounted on top of a reusable New Shepard booster. During the first manned flight into space, the crew aboard the New Shepard will spend at least 10 minutes hovering in zero gravity inside the capsule. Bezos founded Blue Origin in 2000. The upcoming space flight is the culmination of more than two decades of forays into space for Jeff Bezos, who announced plans to step down as Amazon’s CEO just now. 15 days before flight date. Instead, he will become Executive Chairman of the company he founded in his garage in 1994 – allowing him “time and energy” to focus on other business ventures. Blue Origin named its space rocket program New Shepard after astronaut Alan Shepard, the first American to fly into space exactly 60 years ago. The upcoming flight will mark a major milestone in the mission to take paying customers beyond space. However, for now, Elon Musk’s SpaceX seems to be leading in the space billionaire race with multiple launches of NASA equipment to the ISS and a partnership to send tourists to space by 2021. On February 6, 2018, SpaceX launched a rocket to orbit Mars, more than 220 million km from Earth, and NASA selected two astronauts to join the first manned Dragon mission performed by SpaceX. . Watch the video of SpaceX’s Starship rocket being launched and successfully landed for the first time on May 5, 2021 (Source: SpaceX): SpaceX has also begun sending a series of 60 satellites into space to help form its Starlink network. Mr. Musk hopes the program will build a network of interconnected satellites around the Earth, thereby providing free Internet to everyone around the world. Meanwhile, billionaire Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic are taking a different approach to conquering space. Virgin Galactic has repeatedly performed successful test flights of the Unity spacecraft. The first time took place in December 2018 and the last time took place on February 22 this year. More than 600 wealthy clients to date, including celebrities like Brad Pitt and Katy Perry, have booked $250,000 for one of Virgin’s spacewalks. Richard Branson introduces SpaceShipTwo, a spaceship with room for six passengers and two pilots. Photo: Reuters Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo can carry six passengers and two pilots. Each passenger has a seat with two large windows – one on the side and one above. Passengers will become “astronauts” when they reach the Karman line, the boundary of Earth’s atmosphere. The spacecraft will then make a sub-orbital journey with about six minutes of weightlessness. The whole flight took about 1.5 hours.

Photo: The Verge SpaceX’s satellite internet network team Starlink is in talks with “several” airlines to implement allowing users to access the internet on their flights. The project’s vice president said during a conference on Wednesday (June 9) that the company is continuously developing, expanding bandwidth to serve commercial projects later this year. “We’re in talks with a number of airlines,” said Jonathan Hofeller, vice president of SpaceX. “We are developing our own airline service… we have done a number of tests so far and are looking to perfect those products to put on flights in the very near future.” SpaceX began piloting the Starlink satellite in 2018 to address the global scarcity of broadband internet connections, especially in rural areas where fiber optic connections are often unavailable. Under the trial plan, Starlink customers will pay a one-time fee of $499 for a package that includes a Wi-Fi router, self-regulating Starlink pan, and $99 per month for monthly internet services thereafter. Since its first launch, the company has launched nearly 1,800 Starlink satellites out of the 4,400 it estimates it will need for global coverage. Last year, SpaceX submitted plans to test Starlink on five Gulfstream jets. In March, SpaceX also negotiated with the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) to apply Starlink technology on all popular vehicles from trucks, marine ships to airplanes. Elon Musk made it clear on Twitter at the time: “We do not connect Tesla cars to Starlink, because our terminal is too big, This controller is only for airplanes, ships, big trucks “. Starlink’s satellites are in low Earth orbit, lower than the geostationary orbit of the larger satellites that currently provide Internet services to commercial aircraft. It is the technology that makes airlines choose to cooperate with Starlink over other competitors. However, the same technology is now being used by a range of competitors. Amazon recently announced plans for 3,000 of its own low-orbit satellites, and the UK’s OneWeb has also launched 182 of the roughly 640 planned satellites. Competitors to Starlink with plans to commercialize the aircraft are Intelsat and ViaSa, which operate satellite networks in geostationary orbit. ViaSat recently announced plans to use its next-generation satellite network on Delta’s main fleet. The California-based company is planning a low-orbit network of 300 satellites that will begin launching early next year. According to experts, Viasat will be a stiff competitor to SpaceX in the future.

Bau Bang District Medical Center “According to the plan, the players will go to Bau Bang District Medical Center for isolation when returning home according to the scheduled flight. However, there is still a second backup option, which is isolation at a hotel. However, we have prepared a special area worthy of the “heroes” of Vietnam,” said Dr. According to Doctor Chin, as soon as the Vietnamese team plays against the UAE team on the evening of June 15, the players will return home. The flight had more than 100 people. “The center sent medical staff and staff to follow the plane in the morning of the UAE to bring the players home safely, then return to the isolation area.” The concentrated isolation area has the most modern infrastructure in Binh Duong Center mounted medical surveillance cameras for each person Bau Bang district health center was started from July 2, 2018, the new construction of Bau Bang district health center, with an investment cost of over VND 240 billion, with a scale of 1 ground floor, 2 floors. This center was put into use in mid-2020. When the epidemic broke out, Bau Bang Medical Center was requisitioned to isolate people returning from abroad under coordination from Military Region 7. The medical team at Bau Bang center is always enthusiastic This is considered the most modern medical facility using concentrated isolation for people returning from abroad.

On July 23, 1980, Famous pilot Pham Tuan together with Soviet cosmonaut Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko made a space flight on the spacecraft Union 37. He became the first Vietnamese and Asian to fly into space. General Pham Tuan and his companions during the historic space flight. Remember the past, General Pham Tuan said that on that day, to serve the flight into space, Vietnamese pilots were involved a lot, selected for 6-7 months. The selected person must meet the health criteria, understanding and awareness of the universe, in accordance with the program’s standards. After many rounds, there were 4 people in the Soviet Union, including General Pham Tuan. After nearly a month of recruitment examination at Moscow Central Military Hospital, the National Scientific Council called 4 people to announce, at that time everyone was nervous. “I was called in first and it felt like a beauty pageant. Unexpectedly, as soon as the leader of the delegation, all members of the Council shook hands and congratulated him. Then he trained at the space center for about 16 months. On July 21, 1980, Viktor Vassilyevich Gorbatko was named to fly together. Thus, he only knew that he was the main pilot 3 days before the flight time. General Pham Tuan said, about 2 hours before the flight, he had an insecure thought that he had an accident, but the probability was not great. The fleeting thought didn’t faze him, as the training had put a lot of faith in the crew. Bringing injustice for bringing mulberry flowers into space At exactly 1:33 on July 23, 1980 (Hanoi time) at Baikonur Cosmodrome (USSR) the Union 37 spacecraft piloted by Gorbatko and Pham Tuan launched into space. When the Vietnamese national flag was raised, we were officially named in the international space travel map. General Pham Tuan’s image in the historic flight He said, the ship made 142 orbits around the earth, conducted more than 30 aeronautical remote sensing experiments, dissolved mineral samples and plant experiments on mulberry flowers. He recalls: “The first time I saw the rotating earth hovering in the middle of a deep blue space, in zero gravity, it felt very special. The second interesting thing is that day and night only lasts for 90 minutes, of which 60 minutes is daytime, 30 minutes is night. “The plane flew over all the countries, looking through the window I saw the twinkling stars, much bigger and brighter because of the clean space, and then the sun and the moon. I’ve been trying to find my dear S-shaped strip of land to look at. Before that, I also flew a lot of planes, but to fly that high, maybe only once in my life, feeling too proud,” he added. He also said that during the flight, there was a problem, that is, when flying up to prepare for assembly, it should have turned 180 degrees to increase the speed to approach the mother ship, but when it turned 90 degrees, Rotary system failure. I couldn’t check forever so I had to turn off the machine and wait after nearly 90 minutes. The Bulgarian – Soviet flight crew also had a problem and failed to assemble, they had to return to Earth and could not continue their journey, so the crew was quite worried. But in the end it all worked out. General Pham Tuan said, after returning to earth, there were many rumors surrounding him and this flight, especially the story that he was carrying mulberry flowers. Many people have said, “Mr. Pham Tuan was born in the poor low-lying countryside of Thai Binh, specializing in raising ducks to feed pigs. Going to space did not bring anything good, but he brought duckweed. Now duckweed. I don’t know if it’s good or bad.” General Pham Tuan in a meeting with international friends. General Pham Tuan explained: The matter of bringing duckweed must be decided by a team of scientists, not about carrying whatever you like. Strawberry water lily is easy to proliferate, absorb carbon dioxide, and produce oxygen. There are a lot of radioactive rays in the universe, whether it has an effect on humans, on organisms that cause genetic mutations, and bringing the water lily up is for this research purpose.” General Pham Tuan affirmed that all these scandals did not affect his life much in the end, but even made him more determined and more effortful in his work. Please read and watch the video: Temporarily suspending the work of the Chairman of the commune for being negligent in fighting the epidemic in Bac Giang. Source: THTPCT.

Thai Airways International (THAI), Qatar Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines and Israeli airline El Al are among the first to increase flights to Phuket. This popular tourist island has been closed to international visitors for over a year. Phuket beach is empty because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Source: Reuters A representative of THAI said that direct flights to Phuket from Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Paris, London and Zurich will be launched from July to September this year. In addition, its subsidiary, THAI Smile, has scheduled 4 round-trip flights per week between Phuket and Hong Kong (China), starting from July 2. Singapore Airlines has added one more flight on its Singapore – Phuket route as of June 1, from two existing flights per week. Airlines in the Middle East have also shown interest in Thailand reopening to international tourism. Qatar Airways is also planning to add more flights to Phuket, starting July 1. Emirates will also start direct flights from Dubai to Phuket four times a week, starting July 2. Previously, the airline had resumed daily flights from Bangkok to Dubai since September last year. El Al will resume direct flights from Tel Aviv – Phuket from next month.

This means that Virgin Galactic’s commercial manned program for the public has taken another step forward. The company expects to officially provide commercial space travel services in 2022. Figure | Virgin Galactic’s “Spaceship Two” “VSS Unity” (Source: Virgin Galactic) The mission was “Spaceship II” and “VSS Unity” (“Unity”), which was mounted by the “White Knight II” aircraft from New Mexico at 10:34, May 22, Eastern Time. After Spaceport America took off and separated from its mothership VMS Eve, the rocket pushed the “Unity” to continue to lift off. When the flight speed reached three times the speed of sound, the rocket would shut off its engine and the spacecraft would climb by inertia and finally reached 55.45 At an altitude of mile (about 89.2 kilometers), a backflip was completed at the edge of space. After that, the “Unity” glided through the atmosphere, returned to the ground, and landed at the departing spaceport at 11:43. The two pilots on board were Dave Mackay and CJ. CJ Sturckow, the two had previously completed space missions. The flight test was originally scheduled to take place in December last year, but the flight was forced to be suspended due to computer failure due to electromagnetic interference. The flight test was postponed to February this year, but it was postponed again due to technical reasons. After several months of rectification, after solving a hidden maintenance hazard of the “White Knight II” carrier aircraft, Blue Origin confirmed the date of the test flight on May 20 this year. Kolgrazier said that Virgin Galactic has found a good solution to suppress electromagnetic interference this time, and the company deliberately checked this before the test flight. Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, came to watch the spaceport in person. He was accompanied by former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson and current Governor Lu Yang Gleason ( Lujan Grisham), Bill Richardson helped to establish the US spaceport. Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya did not come to the scene, but he congratulated him in a statement: “Congratulations to the entire Virgin Galactic team, they once again crossed an important milestone. After the successful completion of the flight test, Virgin Galactic’s stock price soared 22%. Figure | Richard Branson cheered and celebrated after the “Unity” was safely lifted off (Source: Twitter) Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said: “This is a flawless flight.” “Today’s flight demonstrates the inherent elegance and safety of our space flight system, and at the same time makes the manned space flight of Virgin Galactic and New Mexico a big step forward,” he said. This is not the first time Virgin Galactic has been in space. In 2018, Unity rose to an altitude of 82.7 kilometers, marking Virgin Galactic’s first entry into space. In February 2019, “Spacecraft II” flew to space again. However, according to the Washington Post, the flight in 2019 had serious safety hazards. The wings of the space plane were disbanded during the flight, and the lives of the three crew members were threatened. Fortunately, no one was injured in the end, so this test was considered a success. As early as 2014, Virgin Galactic suffered a test flight accident. At that time, the “Spaceship Two” exploded during the process of leaving the mother ship and preparing to continue to lift off. The entire spacecraft broke in half and fell quickly and crashed into the California desert. The accident resulted in the injury of one pilot and the death of another pilot. Figure | Virgin Galactic’s “Spaceship Two” “VSS Unity” (Source: Virgin Galactic) It is also reported that Virgin Galactic is expected to obtain a license from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) before the end of this year to officially provide commercial passenger services in 2022. The company focused on collecting various performance and flight data during this flight, and plans to submit it to the Federal Aviation Administration. Kolgrazier said that the data collected this time “looks very critical” and said “we expect them to review the data.” “Unity” also carried three scientific research payloads sponsored by NASA in this mission. Kolgrazier revealed that these payloads have brought revenue to the company, and the specific amount will be disclosed in the second quarter earnings report. Figure | Virgin Galactic’s “Spaceship Two” “VSS Unity” (Source: Virgin Galactic) Virgin Galactic has a total of 4 space flight plans this year. Although it did not disclose the specific dates for the next three, the company said it expects to be completed before this fall. Virgin Galactic’s “Spacecraft II” can accommodate up to six passengers and two pilots. In the second flight afterwards, “Spaceship II” will also carry 4 passengers to test the spacecraft cabin and flight procedures to be followed by future customers; for the third time, the company’s founder Richard Brand Sir Mori “sent to space”; for the fourth time, it will provide a commercial flight service for the Italian Air Force, which will carry some scientific research payloads and several Italian experts. This will also be the first commercial flight of Virgin Galactic, which is expected to generate US$2 million. Revenue. The company has set a price of US$250,000 for its “ship tickets.” It is reported that Virgin Galactic has received more than 600 orders, with a total deposit of US$80 million. In addition to Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin, a rocket company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is also working on the commercialization of space travel. Blue Origin is now auctioning a spaceship seat in its first manned flight on July 20 this year on its official website, and the price of the seat has been priced at 2.8 million U.S. dollars. -End- reference: https://virginorbit.com/ https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-57214988

Bamboo Airways sponsored the entire cost of COVID-19 injection for employees. In order to maximize the effectiveness and speed of vaccine protection, vaccination activities are planned by Bamboo Airways in several phases, in which priority is given to frontline forces who are in direct contact with passengers, cargo, and passengers. including: Flight operations (pilots, flight attendants), ground services and operations; Technical – maintenance block… Bamboo Airways has completed the first phase of COVID-19 vaccination from April 2021. The vaccination process is carried out in compliance with the regulations of the Ministry of Health, implemented at the Immunization Center of the National Children’s Hospital. Employees are screened and closely monitored for their health after the injection. All expenses for vaccination for the airline’s staff and related affiliates will be covered by Bamboo Airways’ welfare fund. The new effective shield from the vaccine will act as the next protective belt for the company’s smooth operation during and after the epidemic. A representative of Bamoo Airways said: “For Bamboo Airways, vaccination against COVID-19 for all employees not only helps to protect the health and safety of staff; but also ensure the safety of flight passengers, show the spirit and responsibility to the country, thereby contributing to the good control of the COVID-19 epidemic across the country.” Along with the vaccination, Bamboo Airways has been drastically implementing measures to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic in accordance with the direction of the Government, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, and the Ministry of Health. including: Checking passengers’ body temperature at the airport; provide hand sanitizers and masks at check-in counters, departure gates and on the plane for passengers; disinfecting the aircraft after the flight; regular maintenance of HEPA aseptic air filters on aircraft; Safe distancing on the plane… Bamboo Airways’ flight attendants and staff are provided with full protective equipment such as masks and medical gloves when serving passengers, and are also equipped with knowledge about service methods and measures. epidemic prevention measures to ensure safety and hygiene according to the standards of the authorities.

Statistics show that in 2019, 1.9 million Chinese tourists came to Russia. This number ranks third in terms of inbound tourists to Russia, second only to Kazakhstan and Ukraine.

There are many interesting things to travel to Russia. A long time ago, I heard people say that Russian high-speed rail attendants charge tips. At that time, I felt very strange, wondering how the aunts and grandpas who lined up to get cheap rice and eggs would give them so easily.

But when we came to Russia, we really “consciously” paid the tips. Let me talk about the process in detail:

First of all, Russia also has high-speed rail.

The name of the Russian high-speed rail is “Сапсан”, which means peregrine falcon, commonly known as duck tiger. There are currently only two routes: one is from Moscow to St. Petersburg, and the other is from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod.

We took the line from Moscow to St. Petersburg, which was put into use in December 2009. The whole journey was less than 1,000 kilometers, and it took nearly 4 hours to calculate the 250 kilometers per hour. Here, it can only be regarded as the level of high-speed trains, not high-speed rail at all.

Secondly, the train is good and the rail is poor. Objectively speaking, the high-speed rail locomotive made in Russia is still good. The tour guide said that it was imported from Siemens, Germany. Each row is composed of 10 groups, worth more than 800 million euros, and can operate at -40°C to +40° Normal driving within the temperature range of C.

The tour guide said that, not only did we think of the K3 international train that we took from Beijing to Moscow, it also seemed to be made in Germany. It has been imported from 1995 to today, and it has been running for 26 years, and the quality has nothing to say.

Why not buy China’s high-speed rail? We asked the tour guide and she said seriously: We know that China’s high-speed rail is very good, but we need to lay special tracks. We are poor and have no money.

In the subsequent itinerary, we finally learned the meaning of the tour guide’s sentence: Russia’s high-speed rail was too shaken and the noise was particularly loud. This Siemens locomotive runs at a speed of 250 kilometers per hour on a traditional ordinary line, not our dedicated ballastless track.

What’s more interesting is that Russia’s high-speed rail slows, express, and high-speed trains are mixed, and the speed can’t go up at all.

Again, “consciously” tip.

The flight attendants don’t want a lot of tips, 10 yuan, and they charge RMB. Everyone will be unhappy if you pay extra, but you can’t stand the sweetness of the pretty tour guide. The tour guide is 26 years old and his surname is Smirnov. She explained that it means “modest”. In order to facilitate memory, we later called him a modest guide.

When we were on the bus at the railway station, Mr. Qian told us about tipping, saying that it was a “local custom” and that the money was not much. It could show the generosity and wealth of Chinese tourists, and it could also make everyone Each tourist enjoys better service. I don’t know if I did my homework ahead of time, but the aunts and uncles who came with me also actively agreed.

When we got on the bus, the flight attendant was standing by the door. Although the facial features were very three-dimensional and they were pretty good-looking, we could tell from the body that we were married. Later, I saw a few more and discovered that it seems that the Russian high-speed train attendants are all married.

Soon after the train started, the tall and magnificent flight attendants came, first smiled at everyone, and then said four words in somewhat awkward Mandarin: “Hello, tip”, and then tipped them one by one.

We found that the three aunts in the same group were very happy to pay for the money, and took the flight attendant to take a group photo with the scissor hands. There are even more unexpected discoveries: There are not only Chinese tourists in the carriage, but the flight attendant sister seems to be eye-catching, even if the Chinese tourists want to tip. We were puzzled.

After paying the tip, I got better service. The train drove for about an hour, and the flight attendant sister came over and asked us through the tour guide if we need to go to the bar for a drink.

Of course we will go. A very elegant dining car with a dozen seats. You can drink or drink liquor. Of course, it costs money. You can also have a box lunch, sit by the window, and eat quietly while watching the scenery.

In other words, the Russian high-speed rail box lunch is cheaper than us, ranging from 250 rubles to 500 rubles, which is about 20 to 50 yuan. Staple foods include rice, noodles, bread, etc. Green vegetables include cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. The most affordable meats are grilled chicken, sausages and other meats.

Finally, we want to add that at the station in St. Petersburg, according to the previous process, we usually go to the toilet. It is not convenient to add an attraction. However, at the door of the toilet, there was a big sign with 30 rubles per person written in English. Seeing that it was English, not Chinese characters, we felt a little more balanced, but we didn’t go in and turned away.

Bac Giang lychee has entered the harvest season, but the outbreak of Covid-19 has affected consumption. To join hands to help people, these days, Bac Giang lychee selling points have appeared on many streets of Hanoi. This occasion is the beginning of the season, so most of the lychees are pink, egg, large, beautiful and sweet. The lychee is pre-packed into 10kg plastic bags for everyone’s convenience. Fabric is sold for 20,000 VND/kg. The lychee rescue points in Hanoi are quite popular. There are points of sale that only take a few hours to consume 3-4 tons of fabric. Many lychee selling points support Bac Giang farmers in Hanoi Also related to lychee, Mr. Nguyen Van Tho, Deputy Director of Bac Giang Center for Industrial Promotion and Trade Promotion, said that on May 27, Tan Yen early lychee was officially on the shelves of Japanese supermarkets. This specialty fruit of Vietnam is packaged in boxes and sold at prices ranging from 350,000-500,000 VND/kg. Mangoes in the South have fallen in the garden, and the North is expensive Mangoes in the South and North of our country are facing opposite fates. While mangoes in the South are full of orchards, mangoes in the North are expensive and high prices. Specifically, Australian mangoes grown in Cam Lam (Khanh Hoa) in previous years cost 20,000-30,000 VND/kg, now 3,000-4,000 VND/kg still have no buyers. Hoa Loc sand mango costs only 20,000 VND/kg, Thai mango is 15,000 VND/kg, Taiwanese mangoes are sold at the garden for only 3,000 VND/kg. Contrary to the tragedy in the mango “capitals” in the South, on this occasion, in Son La mango granary, people are busy harvesting in time for export orders, despite the Covid-19 epidemic. In Muong La district, recently, a batch of 60 tons of mangoes was also on the way to export to China at high prices. Prices of watermelons, zucchini, and sweet potatoes have fallen More than 40 hectares of watermelons of the people of Xuan Hoa commune (Nhu Xuan district, Thanh Hoa) have come to harvest. Despite the good season, the price of watermelon decreased by more than half compared to last year, only from 3,500-3,800 VND/kg. Meanwhile, growers have to spend about 90 million VND to invest in planting 1 hectare of melons. Similarly, zucchini grown in Vu Thu, Thai Binh has reached the harvest period but no traders have asked to buy it. People bring to the market to retail for 2,000-5,000 VND/kg. Last year, the price of pumpkin was 10,000 VND/kg. In Hanoi, the price of zucchini is 7,000-10,000 VND/kg. In addition to zucchini, pumpkin prices also dropped to only 5,000-6,000 VND/kg. Squashes piled up in the house, the price dropped to the carpet (Photo: Thao Nguyen) Many Japanese purple sweet potato farmers in Binh Tan (Vinh Long) are also suffering because the price of sweet potatoes has dropped dramatically, to less than 1,000 VND/kg. Even some growers called for but no one took. Airfares near bottom According to a survey by Zing, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, domestic airfare prices dropped sharply. With the return flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi departing on June 2 and returning on June 5, the cheapest fare is currently at nearly 900,000 VND including taxes and fees. Compared to the last time it hit the bottom, domestic airfares inched slightly, partly because the preferential tickets for 0 dong were sold out, partly because airlines increased taxes and fees to supplement revenue during a difficult market period. towel. The original ticket price offered by airlines is only 5,000 VND, 6,000 VND, 49,000 VND or 99,000 VND. Peach ‘disguised’ Sapa specialty costs only 20,000 VND/kg According to Tien Phong newspaper, on many roads in Saigon, peaches labeled as Sapa peaches are sold widely. The peaches “disguised” are plump and shiny Sapa peaches with extremely cheap prices, only from 16,000-20,000 VND/kg. These large and juicy peaches are advertised by small traders as originating from Sapa. Mrs. C., a small trader selling fruit at Hoa Binh market (District 5, Ho Chi Minh City), affirmed: “Peach sold in carts, street vendors are “fake” peaches, and mine is the main Sapa. brand. Those who sell peaches for less than 20,000 VND are not from Sapa, and I don’t know where the origin is. Sapa peaches must be big and round, ripe like this to be real.” The price of live pork has dropped sharply, the price of meat in the market has not been reduced yet In recent years, live hog prices have continuously decreased. At the beginning of May, hog prices were at their lowest level in a year and are forecast to continue falling. Currently, the price of live pork is purchased in the range of 64,000-69,000 VND/kg. Compared to the same period in 2020, the price of live hog across the country has decreased from 30,000-32,000 VND/kg. But the price of pork sold at markets and supermarkets is still high. Compared to the time when hog prices peaked in the same period last year, the decrease in supermarkets was not significant, only about 15,000-20,000 VND/kg. In traditional markets, the price of pork is currently at 120,000-160,000 VND/kg. Compared to the same time last year, the price of pork decreased by 25,000-35,000 VND/kg. Explaining the record drop in live hog prices, but the selling prices are still high, Mr. Nguyen Van Trong, Deputy Director of the Department of Livestock Production (MARD) explained, the reason is from slaughter to sales in Vietnam. Nam is still going through many intermediate stages. Each stage costs additional costs, leading to the finished meat reaching consumers without enjoying the desired price. Green mangosteen guts ‘fly’ to Hanoi, the ‘chat’ price is still expensive At this time, mangosteen begins to be in season. Besides the ripe red, sweet, and succulent mangosteen fruits costing from 45,000-80,000 VND/kg, the mangosteen with the green skin, crispy intestine, and slightly sour taste is sought after by many people. Green mangosteen flesh costs half a million dong/kg (photo: NT) Mangosteen when green is still a rare specialty dish, because the collection and preliminary processing takes a lot of effort. Moreover, because there is only one season each year, the price of this fruit is not cheap. Unpeeled green mangosteen costs from 80,000-95,000 VND/kg. Particularly, peeled mangosteen is extremely expensive, up to 480,000-650,000 VND/kg depending on the time. Because, you have to peel about 4-5kg of fruit to get 1kg of intestine. Electricity is in short supply, prices increase Sharing on Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Truong Hoang Thanh, in charge of trading a system of electronics supermarkets in Ho Chi Minh City, said that most new model electrical products have increased in price by at least 3-5%, especially television increased sharply by 10-20%. Meanwhile, a representative of Media electronics company announced that all items have increased in price from 8-20%. Similarly, Mr. Le Xuan Hoan, General Director of Kangaroo Group, cited the price increase of components by 20%, copper materials by 50% and plastic by 20%… to explain the price adjustment plan. products add 10%-20% in the coming time. Meanwhile, the expected price increase at Viettronics Joint Stock Company is 10-30%. Manufacturers warn that the TV supply shortage will continue from now until the end of the year due to the impact of the global chip crisis. The reason for the shortage of electrical and electronic goods, the price increase is due to the 3-4 times increase in the cost of transportation and the 8-9% increase in the component price compared to last year. Hanh Nguyen (Synthetic)

British tourists can’t hide their excitement for a trip to the sunny and warm seas of southern Portugal. “It was amazing. The feeling was unbelievable. We saw the sun again, the beaches and the bars” – British tourist Matthew Bolden said eagerly. Visitor John Thomson said that what he wants to experience right here in Portugal is the beautiful golf courses, but still need to maintain distance and stay safe. The sunny beaches of Portugal are in the favorite destination of British tourists. Source: Reuters A representative of a hotel in Portugal said that the facility had reached 50% of room capacity on the first day and will continue to increase in the next two weeks: “We have prepared very carefully and welcome guests. More special than usual. The hotel has a strict cleaning and disinfection program and provides information on the rules in Portugal so that guests can enjoy their stay. The most important thing is that visitors are safe.” Portugal has eased restrictions set in place over the past four months, reopening restaurants and shopping. However, restaurants are still limited in capacity and must close at 10:30 pm. On the beaches, visitors still have to wear masks. Nightclubs and indoor alcohol bars remain closed. Data from the website Skyscanner shows that bookings to Portugal increased by 616% in about a week after Britain published its “green list” of safe countries to travel. The Portuguese tourism industry hopes that the return of British tourists – a market that contributed 3.2 billion euros in revenue to the Portuguese economy in 2019 – will create a necessary impetus for the sector accounting for 15% of the country’s GDP.

The IATA Travel Pass electronic health passport can be considered as the key to opening the border, facilitating passengers to travel smoothly between countries. (Photo: provided by Vietnam Airlines) Vietnam Airlines became the first airline in Vietnam to sign an agreement with the International Aviation Association (IATA) to test the electronic health passport application (IATA Travel Pass) today (May 31). . This can be considered as the key to opening the border, creating favorable conditions for passengers to travel between countries and meeting all entry requirements of authorities and governments at the destination. IATA will support and coordinate closely with Vietnam Airlines throughout the test run. IATA and Vietnam Airlines will start testing in June. This process includes selected passengers to download the free IATA Travel Pass app to their mobile phones, create a digital profile with their photo and passport information, and fill in their flight details to gain access. Update on epidemiological requirements at destination. Before departure, passengers must make an appointment and go to a COVID-19 test or vaccination facility at a government-designated facility registered with IATA, then share the results electronically and confirm Get flight status with the airline before starting your journey. The application helps airlines and authorities check the validity of certificates and easily identify passengers. All this information is confidential and is only shared with the passenger’s permission. IATA Travel Pass integrates some leading digital solutions such as contactless travel, biometric data, electronic health certificates such as test results, COVID-19 vaccination, especially convenient and effective. when possible to replace the current types of paper procedures. This is a secure application that ensures consistent information between parties including government, testing facilities, airlines and passengers. According to Mr. Le Hong Ha, General Director of Vietnam Airlines, Vietnam Airlines became the pioneer airline in Vietnam to test the IATA Travel Pass, creating a big step forward for its passengers and for the domestic aviation industry. Believing that Vietnam Airlines’ ability to accelerate digital transformation along with IATA’s extensive expertise in the aviation field will bring certain successes after this test, Mr. Ha said that the solution electronic health passport such as the IATA Travel Pass should be widely authorized and recognized by governments, helping to quickly restore routine international passenger transport. “The most important goal is to restore passenger confidence when traveling and ensure a safe and seamless travel experience for everyone,” emphasized the Vietnam Airlines CEO. Nick Careen, IATA Senior Vice President of Airport Operations, Passenger, Cargo and Security said: “The IATA Travel Pass app is the solution to facilitate international travel during the pandemic. provides peace of mind and ensures that passengers meet all COVID-19 requirements upon entry. The IATA Travel Pass holds the key to the relaunch of the travel and tourism industry, an important contributor to the country’s economy.” Previously, in February 2021, Vietnam Airlines and IATA started discussing the IATA Travel Pass. Currently, Singapore, Panama and Estonia are the three countries that have officially agreed to allow passengers to use this application upon entry. In addition, more than 30 airlines have announced the test, including Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, All Nippon Airways, Etihad, Emirates, Korean Air, Virgin Atlantic, Ethiopian… The electronic health passport is one of the most expected solutions for Vietnam to quickly and safely open its border, supporting the tourism and aviation industries after a year of being heavily affected by COVID- 19. Currently, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam has proposed the Ministry of Transport to report to the competent authorities to deploy this mechanism to accelerate the reopening of regular international flights carrying passengers to Vietnam./.

Mask ATMs at the information counters of the two terminals. According to NIA, 100% of passengers, officials and employees at NIA are required to wear masks and are constantly reminded through the radio system. In addition, mobile security forces, station security and order regularly monitor and check. In addition, the port provides masks at the information counter so that passengers can use them for free if needed. On a weekly basis, this largest airport in the North conducts disinfection spraying of passenger movement routes, check-in counters, security control aisles, aircraft exits, telescopic bridges; the entire incoming and outgoing inland areas; Disinfectant spray in the office area; enhanced hygiene of contact surfaces at passenger terminals. Aviation security staff measure the body temperature of passengers. Noi Bai aviation security forces are fully equipped with gloves, masks, and splash shields while working. In addition, the port is installing automatic touch-sensitive hand sanitizer points to minimize passenger contact. On the other hand, the port has activated the highest epidemic prevention mode when arranging workers to work according to the distance regime from May 7 to the end of June 2021. Employees are not allowed to come to the office when they have symptoms of fever, cough, difficulty breathing; sitting at a distance in common areas including in the car; honestly declare the places that have come from the epidemic area or have been in contact with people related to F0, F1, F2… Airline employees are also equipped with gloves, masks, and drop shields. With the camera system, Noi Bai Airport has effectively carried out the tracing of F0 cases through the port, employees with contact to localize, isolate, and at the same time, coordinate with airports across the country. forming a closely connected network, contributing to tracing and zoning in the fastest time. Step 1: Visit https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or download directly at App Store or CH Play. Step 2: Once downloaded, the application will ask for permission to use Bluetooth to record contact with other Bluezone installed users. If Bluetooth is not open, drag the status bar and turn on Bluetooth; or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: Once the installation is done, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the application will automatically identify these users and put them in the contact list.

Rakesh and Dakshina invited 161 guests to their wedding ceremony on the plane. Rakesh and Dakshina, from Madurai, India decided to get married, but due to restrictions and regulations to prevent the Covid-19 epidemic, the couple came up with the idea of ​​​​having a wedding ceremony on an airplane. The couple made this a reality when chartering a plane and holding a wedding ceremony on a flight from Madurai to Bangalore on May 23. The flight took off from Madurai International Airport at 7 a.m., although the guest list far exceeded the state government’s limit for maximum gatherings at an event. The video shows the flight filled with guests as the couple stood in front of the aisle and performed the ceremony. The groom can be seen placing a traditional ornament around the bride’s neck while attendees cheer and toss flowers at them. The flight was packed with people. Rakesh and Dakshina officially performed the ceremony as soon as the plane flew over Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. After the wedding on the plane, the couple went to a hotel in Bangalore for a small reception. All passengers on board, who are their relatives, have had RT-PCR tests and tested negative. However, many guests chose not to wear masks and did not keep a safe distance. The police have received information about the incident and are considering whether to open an investigation into violations of regulations on prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic.

The decrease in travel demand, plus the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in some localities, also caused many people to restrict travel, causing airlines to adjust fares to stimulate travel demand. Flights during the holiday season cost up to 3-4 million VND/ticket (one-way), but now only less than half a million VND/ticket. Airfares are cheap after April 30 – Photo: Quoc Thai Specifically, record the flight Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc departing on May 3-4, if usually bought close to the time of departure, the ticket price is very high, but at the ticket office, the price is only 496,000 VND/ticket due to Pacific Airlines exploits, similar to Vietjet and Vietnam Airlines, the price is also in the range of 510,000-525,000 VND/ticket, and there are many flight time frames to choose from. Or the route Hanoi – Phu Quoc before the recognition ceremony, the prices of most airlines are high, at the peak of customers flying with Bamboo costs up to 4.2 million VND / ticket (1 way) but now starting from 3 / 3. 5 fares for this leg are about 650,000 VND/ticket, equivalent to 1.3 million VND/person (round-trip), passengers also have a lot of choices of hours and airlines depending on demand. The route from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi after the ceremony is also at an average of 600,000-650,000 VND/ticket, for guests to choose at night flight hours and from 700,000 VND/ticket for guests flying in beautiful time frames; Similar to other flight routes from Ho Chi Minh City – Hue/Chu Lai (Quang Nam)/Da Nang/Da Lat, etc., the average fare is only about 500,000 VND/ticket. Or a special route like Ho Chi Minh City – Con Dao in May, the flight ticket price is only at 2-2.3 million VND/person (round trip), usually this one-way ticket is also about 2 million VND. Airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Bamboo Airways, or Vietjet Air… still maintain promotions lasting from here until the end of October 2021. For example, Bamboo Airways has a program to fly domestic routes from 30,000 VND/ticket (except for flights to/from Con Dao) that lasts until October 30. Vietnam Airlines in addition to preferential fares also cooperates with some localities to promote tourist attraction. For example, with Ninh Binh, the airline has a free program to visit Thung Voi (Ninh Binh) applied to guests with tickets departing from April 28 to May 31; Or on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory, from May 3 to June 15, this airline will sell tickets from Hanoi to Dien Bien with prices from VND 299,000/way (equivalent to VND 759,000/way included). taxes, fees)… (According to Women in HCMC)

Military aircraft in a rescue and rescue operation docked at Ca Mau airport. It is part of the plan to open more routes of Tre Viet Aviation Joint Stock Company (Bamboo Airways). According to the plan, the route Hanoi – Ca Mau and the opposite direction is expected to be put into operation and operate continuously on weekdays from June 15, 2021. On May 22, Chief of Office of Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Thanh, said that Bamboo Airways has just sent an official dispatch to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam and related units about opening routes to the airport. No Ca Mau from June 15, 2021. Accordingly, Bamboo Airways will operate flights to Ca Mau with Embraer E175 aircraft, from June 15 to October 30, 2021. The scheduled flight schedule for the Hanoi – Ca Mau route and the opposite direction is carried out continuously from Monday to Sunday every week. In which, the afternoon from Ca Mau to Hanoi from 6 a.m. to 8:20 a.m., and in the afternoon to Ca Mau from 12:20 to 2:40 p.m. In addition to the above flight, Bamboo Airways also opens a route from Ca Mau to Ho Chi Minh City and vice versa. In particular, the way from Ca Mau departs from 9am to 9:55am, and the opposite direction from 10:45am. To meet the plan to operate the routes Ca Mau – Hanoi and Ca Mau – Ho Chi Minh City, Bamboo Airways proposed the Airports Corporation of Vietnam, Ca Mau Airport: Consider implementing the operation plan. suitable aircraft operation; finalize and submit to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam for approval and promulgation; paint taxiway and apron markings suitable for Embraer 175 aircraft; equipped with ground equipment such as passenger ladders, conveyors, trams… Along with that, Bamboo Airways also asked Ca Mau Airport to support and coordinate in training passenger service staff, balancing weight and guiding loading and unloading, and preparing the check-in system and workplace for passengers. Bamboo Airways representative at Ca Mau airport… It is known that Ca Mau airport has a runway of 1.5 km long, meeting the standards of civil airport level 3C and military airport level II, capable of receiving small aircraft such as ATR-72, AN- 2, MIA-17… For many years, Ca Mau airport has only operated flights to/from Ho Chi Minh City by ATR-72 aircraft (68 seats), owned by a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines. Flying Air Service (VASCO). Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, in 2020, the total flight route from Ca Mau – Ho Chi Minh City and the opposite direction is only 288 flights, with 12,378 passengers, only about 40% of the number of flights and turns. customers compared to 2017.

Bamboo Airways’ Embraer E195 aircraft Accordingly, the flight schedule is expected by BVA: route Hanoi – Ca Mau (HAN – CAH), time from June 15 to October 30, 2021, frequency from Monday to Sunday, departure time at 6: 00, time to arrive at 8:20. Ca Mau – Hanoi leg (CAH – HAN), time from June 15 to October 30, 2021, frequency from Monday to Sunday, departure time at 12:20, arrival time at 14:40. Ca Mau – Saigon (CAH – SGN) leg, time from June 15 to October 30, 2021, frequency from Monday to Sunday, departure time at 9:00, arrival time at 9:55; route Saigon – Ca Mau (SGN -CAH), time from June 15 to October 30, 2021, frequency from Monday to Sunday, departure time at 10:45, arrival time at 11:40. In order to meet the above flight plan, the representative of BAV, Mr. Truong Phuong Thanh, Deputy General Director of Tre Viet Aviation Joint Stock Company proposed Vietnam Airlines Corporation and Ca Mau Airport. considering the implementation of an aircraft operation plan with CAT C flight mode; at the same time soon complete and submit to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam for approval and promulgation. Along with that is implementing the paint job of marking taxiway signals and aprons suitable for Embraer 175 aircraft; equip ground equipment such as passenger ladder car, conveyor vehicle, electric vehicle and train staff to operate ground equipment; providing business-class lounge services while BAV invests in equipment for lounges at Ca Mau Airport. BAV also proposed Ca Mau Airport to support and coordinate in training staff serving passengers, balancing weight and guiding loading and unloading; prepare the check-in system and workplace of BAV representatives at Ca Mau airport. Currently, Aviation Service Company (VASCO) – a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines is the only airline operating routes to/from Ca Mau Airport. VASCO is currently operating the Ho Chi Minh City – Ca Mau route with an average of 710 flights with more than 35,000 passengers per year.

VNA upgraded the level of epidemic prevention and enhanced passenger support. (Photo: provided by VNA) From May 11, Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will raise the standard of epidemic prevention and control to level 2 on a 4-level scale for all domestic flights; increase resources to support passengers in case the operation plan is changed due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. The main measures implemented by VNA to ensure disease safety include strict inspection of medical declaration and temperature measurement of passengers before the flight; refuse to transport passengers with abnormal health symptoms; install disinfection mats at the boarding gate; arrange flight crews to move within the airport and between the airport – city by separate vehicles; ensure that passengers and crew wear masks throughout the journey; provide antibacterial towels to passengers on the flight; disinfect the aircraft at the end of the day and periodically maintain the HEPA air filter. Facing the complicated development of the epidemic, VNA also adjusted the flight schedule of domestic and international flights. Passengers can consult the flight schedule and check the flight status themselves on the airline’s website. For passengers whose flights are affected, the airline makes every effort to ensure that all passengers are promptly notified of the flight schedule change via text, email or direct call. In order to support passengers who need to change or refund tickets due to the impact of the epidemic, from May 10, VNA has implemented a support policy for tickets purchased in the Vietnamese market and has a completely domestic itinerary. . Passengers can refer to the ticket exchange and refund policy at the airline’s website. In order to save time for passengers, VNA has implemented a feature to help passengers actively cancel their seats, change tickets and refund tickets to vouchers right on the website, in the booking management section located on the homepage. VNA notes that passengers do not plan to take the booked flight, before conducting the procedures for ticket exchange or refund, passengers need to cancel the booked seat to avoid losing the no-show fee. Valid cancellation time is at least 3 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. In particular, VNA is free to refund tickets for passengers who choose to exchange vouchers with 100% of the refund value. This voucher can be used to buy airline tickets, checked baggage and other additional services of the airline. During this time, due to the high demand for flight changes, VNA has arranged more resources to respond to messages, calls and emails sent to customer care, but the response time to passengers is limited. may be slower than usual.

The warship INS Kolkata of the Indian Navy transported 40 tons of liquid oxygen, oxygen tanks, and oxygen concentrators from Kuwait and Qatar to the port of Mangalore (ANI). Until the morning of May 10, transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force had made 534 flights across the country transporting 336 oxygen tanks with a total capacity of 6,420 tons and other medical supplies and equipment. This emergency air bridge connects 22 cities in India, helping to relieve the need for medical oxygen for the treatment of Covid-19 patients. The Indian Air Force has also made 84 flights abroad, receiving and transporting 81 cryogenic oxygen tanks with a total capacity of 1,407 tons along with empty oxygen tanks, oxygen generators– xy and Zeolite (a compound to make oxygen). India has ordered or received gifts of these devices and materials from Singapore, Dubai, Thailand, UK, Germany, Belgium, Australia, Indonesia and Israel. The Indian Navy also launched an emergency transport operation called ‘Samudra Setu II’, aiming to bring essential medical goods home as quickly as possible. Seven ships of this country’s Navy are being mobilized to carry out the work. The Indian Air Force has also established an essential medical supplies coordination committee to maintain information continuity and reduce time delays in the distribution of relief supplies from abroad.

State Duma Building of the Russian Federation. Photo: Sputnik/Natalya Seliverstova From the morning of May 19, the plenary session of the State Duma began with a discussion on this issue. According to Mr. Vyacheslav Volodin – Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, after summarizing the voting results, the Russian Duma has agreed to terminate the validity of the Open Skies Treaty. A day earlier, the Russian State Duma Committee on International Affairs also unanimously supported the annulment of the Open Skies Treaty. Before the vote, the official representative of the Russian President, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, presented a report on the situation surrounding the Treaty, stating that the Russian side had given the United States enough time to think about the Treaty. Wish Open Sky. “If Washington is really interested in coming to an exchange of opinions and reconsidering the wrong decision of the previous administration, they can immediately do so,” Ryabkov added. This treaty affording the Contracting States the right to fly over any of each other’s territories to monitor military activity and to conduct such flights on a regular basis has become one of the constructive measures. trust in Europe after the Cold War. The Open Skies Treaty was signed in Helsinki (Finland) on March 24, 1992, and ratified by Russia on May 26, 2001. In May 2020, the United States started the process of withdrawing from the Open Skies Treaty, which was completed on November 22. In response to this decision, on January 15, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the promotion of domestic procedures for exiting the Treaty. Russian President Vladimir Putin has transferred to the State Duma a bill on the cancellation of this agreement.

The destination is also the starting point In fact, Hyun and other passengers bought air tickets of Air Busan to make a non-destination flight and buy duty-free goods organized by Lotte Duty Free. The purpose of the flight is not to travel from Incheon to any other country. It simply flies around in the sky, taking 130 guests through a Japanese island to legalize shopping conditions at duty-free stores in Seoul (usually only for international tourists). . Flights for duty-free purchases are becoming popular. Photo: Bloomberg. These types of flights are being talked about a lot in Korea recently. Correspondent of Korea JoongAng Daily The depiction of the scene at Incheon International Airport doesn’t look much different. However, when you look closely, you will see that none of the passengers have hand luggage. “They brought a lot of bags from duty-free shops. Some passengers even used multiple trolleys to move all the paid goods,” said Haley Yang, writer of Korea JoongAng Daily to speak. She chose the service of Korean Air, took off at Incheon International Airport and landed here too. Tickets range from 142 USD/person, the most expensive up to nearly 500 USD/person. “I haven’t been on a plane for over a year now because of the pandemic. Then I read about this flight in the newspaper. Since it’s my birthday, I thought getting on a plane again would be a fun way to eat. happy,” a woman surnamed Kim in her 30s shared. Lee Eun-kyung, 55, from Yeoksam, south of Seoul, also said she hasn’t flown for a long time. “I often traveled abroad before the epidemic. But now that it’s been over a year, at least I want to feel like I’m going on a trip,” Lee confided. In addition to the feeling of “craving to fly”, the bargain prices from duty-free items also motivate Koreans to buy this type of plane ticket. According to the Korea JoongAng Daily , domestic flights usually don’t come with duty-free purchases. However, by passing through Japanese airspace as above, people were eligible for tax exemption on goods worth up to 600 USD. Airfares can be offset by the difference in tax-free purchases. Photo: Nikkei. Passports are required for all passengers as this is technically an international flight and is only available to Korean citizens. “Destination-free flight is a new concept. However, without tax-free shopping incentives, I don’t think I would book a ticket,” Kim said. 46-year-old Seo Young, from Bundang, Gyeonggi (South Korea), explained that the value of the goods made up for the airfare. With an order worth more than 1,100 USD, the amount he and his companion had to pay was only 608 USD, or nearly 50%. “A great policy, we saved quite a bit of money,” said Seo as he pushed a cart loaded with duty-free merchandise. A special card for passengers on the flight. Photo: Korean JoongAng Daily. In terms of procedures, basically, guests flying this type will have to wear a card that says “international tourist flights do not land at Incheon International Airport”. This helps airport staff distinguish them from guests coming from abroad (must be quarantined upon entry). According to the pen of Korean JoongAng Daily , everything on the flight is relatively similar to other flights. The staff remind guests to wear masks, leave empty seats to implement social distancing… However, the most interesting point is that sometimes, the pilot gives information about the current position of the plane. “Attention passengers, we are flying over Gangneung, Gangwon. On the right, you can see the Taebaek mountain range and on the left is the East Sea”, “We are flying in Japanese airspace, near Tsushima island. will re-enter Korean airspace in about three minutes”…, the occasional sounds rang out. Recovery efforts These non-destination flights are an effort to save the duty-free industry, which is shrinking because of the Covid-19 epidemic. Before the pandemic, the global duty-free market was worth $85 billion in 2019. It is expected to reach $139 billion by 2027. However, the pandemic appeared and countries began to close international flights. With few passengers flying, the revenue of companies in this field also dropped sharply. Dufry AG, a Swiss company that operates duty-free shops globally, admits revenue has fallen by as much as 71%. “Many of my guests accompanied me carrying bags full of duty-free goods. I told my friends this trip was really worth it because of the opportunity to shop duty-free,” Hyun shared. According to the Bloomberg , people like Hyun can’t cover the financial loss. But at least they benefit some businesses. Sung Junewon, an analyst at Shinhan Investment Corp. in Seoul, said: “Contributions from non-destination flights are small but better than nothing. Every little bit counts.” Currently, seven Korean airlines are operating this type of flight with a total of 8,000 passengers. Authorities are also planning to allow foreign flights to land in Incheon. Passengers can spend several hours shopping without leaving the airport before returning to their first destination.

Due to the habit of eating at night, liking sweets and fried foods, at the end of 12th grade, Huong fell into overweight and obesity. “On the day the high school held the Coming of Age Day, all the girls in the class wore pretty dresses and took pictures. As for me, I didn’t fit any dress, so people made fun of me.” Before becoming a flight attendant, Mai Huong used to weigh more than 70 kg. This makes the girl born in 1995 very sad. Moreover, feeling that her body was stagnant, had difficulty breathing, and often had knee pain due to her heavy body, Huong was determined to change her physique when she started her freshman year at university. At first, she lost weight according to the principle of Calorie Deficit (calories in < calories out). That is, the amount of calories consumed in a day must be less than the number of calories that the body expends. At that time, Huong limited the amount of starch, carbonated soft drinks and fried and greasy foods. At the same time, flight attendants prioritize eating boiled and steamed foods, drinking lots of filtered water, supplementing with good fats as well as vitamins and minerals. In addition, to lose weight scientifically and effectively, Mai Huong combines with exercise. In the days when she didn't know what to do, she kept jogging, gradually switching to cardio and Hiit. Every day, she spends 40-60 minutes practicing according to the samples on the Internet. After 8 months, with a healthier, more scientific diet, Huong has successfully lost 19 kg, reduced her waistline by 30 cm, and her waist is also firmer and leaner. Mai Huong confessed that the first time "squeezing your mouth, squeezing your mouth" was not easy. "I used to be a person with an insatiable eating habit, many nights, I was hungry, tired and thought it was good to just go down to make a bowl of noodles and then calculate tomorrow. Then, I encouraged myself to persevere and try. For 6 months in a row, I didn't update anything on social networks and limited my friends to help reduce the temptation to eat and drink." After losing weight, Huong confidently wore her favorite dresses. Successfully improving her physique, Huong feels that her health has changed a lot. She becomes more in love with herself, and at the same time has more opportunities in life. In particular, with the standard height and weight, Huong is eligible to become a flight attendant. Besides, when possessing a balanced body, Huong is comfortable wearing her favorite dresses. Currently, although there is no goal to lose more weight, the flight attendant still maintains exercise to keep fit and improve body flexibility.

Wang Mei is one of the famous flight attendants in Taiwan (China). With a beautiful, gentle face and a hot body, Wang Mei is known by many netizens as the real-life version of Nami – the sexy navigator in the manga One Piece. Thanks to the specificity of her work, she travels to countries around the world, Wang Mei often reviews tourist destinations and experiences the culture of each place. The beauty of Taiwan has a continuous increase in followers thanks to her hard work posting sexy photos, showing off her outstanding beauty on social networks. During the outbreak of the epidemic that caused the aviation industry to freeze, Wang Mei mainly modeled and advertised for many products from beauty care, fashion to food. Wang Mei has a “straight” figure, but Wang Mei does not try to diet too much to force her weight, she strengthens her sports practice to have good physical strength with a sexy body, number 11 abs. Wang Mei mainly practices yoga. to build endurance and practice more strength exercises at the gym. During the epidemic season, it is impossible to travel to many places, Wang Mei tries to spend time outdoors. She regularly rides bicycles, runs, swims and climbs mountains. Hot girl from Taiwan especially likes climbing, loves the feeling of being in harmony with nature. Wang Mei has a boyfriend, but rarely discloses information and does not publish pictures of the other half on social networks. In addition to work-related photos, she often shares moments of playing with a cat named Benz. She also set up a separate page to record adorable pictures of her pet cat.

Giving certificates to 343 citizens who completed centralized isolation. (Photo: Chanh Da/VNA) On the morning of May 13, Bac Lieu Province’s Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control awarded certificate of completion of medical isolation period for 343 Vietnamese citizens returning from Taiwan, China. This is the 14th quarantine period, also the first time that Bac Lieu province has implemented according to the express dispatch No. 600/CD-BCD dated May 5, 2021 of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control. Previously, on the evening of April 21, two flights with the numbers BL141 and BL1163 brought 343 Vietnamese citizen Returned from Taiwan (China) and landed Can Tho International Airport . The citizens were taken by military vehicles of the Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control of Military Region 9 to a concentrated isolation facility in Student Housing Area, Ward 1, Bac Lieu City, operated by the Military Command. Bac Lieu province in charge. Most of the above-mentioned citizens are workers with expired contracts, elderly people, international students, pregnant women… stuck in Taiwan because airlines have stopped international flights due to international flights. COVID-19 epidemic . Bac Lieu Center for Disease Control took 343 test samples for the third time to send to the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City on May 11, and on May 12, the Pasteur Institute announced the results, accordingly, all 343 citizens at the isolation facility are negative for SARS-CoV-2 and are in good health to certify completion of isolation./.

Passengers check in at Noi Bai airport in April 2021. Photo: Duong Ngoc Vietnam Airlines has just said that up to now, the airline has recorded a high number of bookings on almost all domestic flights, especially on the routes between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang and Nha Trang. , Phu Quoc, with occupancy rates on some of the peak flight days as high as 95%. In order to serve the increased demand during the holidays of April 30, May 1, in 6 days from April 28 to May 3, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO) continues to increase the load by nearly 117,000 seats. , corresponding to approximately 570 domestic flights, bringing the total supply after two increases in load to more than 610,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 3,200 flights. Previously, on March 24, airlines simultaneously announced an increase in flights to serve the peak holidays of April 30 and May 1. At the same time, companies launch many attractive promotions. Vietnam Airlines Group provides nearly 500,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 2,600 flights, mainly increasing seats on routes between famous tourist destinations such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Da Lat and Phu Quoc. .. The number of seats increased approximately 100,000 seats compared to usual From the end of March and the beginning of April, Bamboo Airways is expected to increase about 110-150 flights per week, corresponding to 22,000 – 30,000 seats (up 12 – 15% compared to weekdays) on main routes and tourism in the period. holiday section. At the same time, airlines have opened many new routes on this occasion. Vietnam Airlines opens 6 new routes between Da Nang – Vinh; Phu Quoc and Can Tho, Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot, Hue, Thanh Hoa; at the same time, restore 2 routes Da Nang – Thanh Hoa, Can Tho – Buon Ma Thuot. Newly opened routes have a frequency of 3-4 return flights per week. Thus, in order to stimulate domestic tourism demand in the summer and develop the economy after the Covid-19 epidemic, the airline has opened and re-operated 28 flight routes, connecting localities with famous tourist destinations. In April, Vietjet Air also opened many new routes connecting Phu Quoc with provinces and cities such as Thanh Hoa, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Hue and Can Tho. The airline’s old routes from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc have all been increased. Bamboo Airways continues to open routes to Can Tho from Hai Phong, Da Nang and Quy Nhon before the holidays of April 30 and May 1, increasing the network of flights to Can Tho to 6 routes. In addition to the new opening, Bamboo Airways also increased flights on Can Tho – Hanoi routes to 3 round trips/day; Can Tho – Con Dao has a frequency of 2 round trips/day; Can Tho – Phu Quoc fly daily instead of several flights a week as before. Currently, Bamboo Airways has planned to increase flights according to the infrastructure conditions of Con Dao airport. In the past few days, although airlines have been racing to increase flights and open more routes, but due to the great demand, the number of tickets sold out too quickly, not only the cheap tickets are no longer available, but many flights are sold out. According to the leader of an airline, with the current epidemic being very well controlled, airlines not only hope for the peak of this holiday season on April 30 and the coming summer, helping the airline to improve. revenue while waiting for the decision to return to international flights.

4 astronauts returning aboard Space X’s Crew Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station crashed safely in the Gulf of Mexico, near Panama City at 2:56 a.m. on May 2 (US time). ABCNews reported that the ship left the space station at 20:35 on May 1 after bad weather at the place fell, causing the crew to delay their return twice. But upon landing on target, the spacecraft marked the first night-time fall of an American crew flight in 53 years. The last time was the Moon mission aboard NASA’s Apollo 8 on December 27, 1968. “Dragon, on behalf of NASA and SpaceX, we welcome you back to Earth. For those of you who study in our regular pilot program, you’ve earned 68 million miles (about 109 million kilometers).” on this trip, “a SpaceX crew operations and resource engineer told the Crew-1 astronauts after the spacecraft crashed. “It’s good to be back on Earth,” replied NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, Crew-1 mission commander. Crew Dragon ship was launched from November 2020. Photo: NASA. Crew-1 marks SpaceX’s second crew flight to the space station and the first to last in six months. The ship was launched into orbit on November 15, 2020. Before that, in May 2020, a test flight of Crew Dragon was also made and lasted for 2 months, bringing 2 astronauts to the international space station. Although SpaceX’s third crew mission has already kicked off, today’s return marks the second crew’s success for the show. That third flight, known as Crew-2, won’t land until later this year. According to information from ABCNews, the Crew Dragon spacecraft has been nicknamed Resilience by astronauts. In addition to captain Mike Hopkins, the ship also carries other NASA astronauts Victor Glover and Shannon Walker and astronaut Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aviation Exploration Agency (JAXA). Steve Stitch, NASA’s Commercial Crew Program Manager said in live commentary: “Certified vehicles land during the day or at night, so there is no problem with the vehicle itself. And we practiced with recovery groups to land during the day or at night. Steve Stitch added that the process went smoother compared to the recovery of the Demo-2 crew back in August 2020, when NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken met a small private fleet. . This time, SpaceX and the Coast Guard have tweaked safety procedures to ensure no civilians get too close to the compartment, in case it leaks fuel. “All four crew members are doing very well. You rarely wake up on the space station and go to bed in Houston … Orbital mechanics and weather don’t always work well, but today.” now they have done so, “NASA Flight Manager Holly Ridings said at a press conference after the Crew Dragon landed safely. NASA’s director of human exploration, Kathy Lueder, recounted the radio station’s moment of silence as the Crew Dragon plunged through Earth’s atmosphere: “Astronauts are only anxious when experiencing a blackout – And it’s nice to hear Mike’s voice “… Four astronauts escaped from the hold with the help of medical staff, before returning to shore to catch a NASA plane back to the agency’s headquarters in Houston, Texas. 4 astronauts (from left to right): Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchib inside the Crew Dragon. Photo: NASA According to CNN’s information, since leaving Florida in November last year, four astronauts Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi have had 167 days on the International Space Station – laboratory. The scientific experiment orbits the Earth 250 miles above Earth, which has been home to international crews of astronauts for more than two decades. The return of the four astronauts was originally scheduled for April 28, but was delayed due to strong winds in the area. Crew Dragon, also known as Resilience, is SpaceX’s second spaceship. The ship’s resilience broke the record for the longest serving US spacecraft ever docked on the International Space Station and surpassed the 84-day record of the Skylab 4 crew in 1974. Crew Dragon’s first landing took place in August 2020 on a Demo-2 mission, bringing NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley back from space after a two-month test mission. Before the landing, the second crew of NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, astronaut JAXA Akihiko Hoshide and astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency were also launched to the Space Station. international post. That means crew 1 has a period of 1 week overlapping in orbit with crew 2. The second quartet of Shane Kimbrough, Megan McArthur, Akihiko Hoshide and Thomas Pesquet will remain in orbit until fall, when the 3rd crew enters space to take their place. Support crews were immediately present around the Crew Dragon vessel area that landed in the Gulf of Mexico early May 2 morning. Photo: NASA The first commercial spaceship SpaceX is one of two commercial companies contracted with NASA to fly astronauts in space. Space X’s Crew Dragon spacecraft can carry up to 7 astronauts and Cargo Dragon; was designed to be launched from the top of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket and returned to Earth via a crash into the sea. Unlike its predecessors, this spacecraft can be attached to the International Space Station instead of being anchored. Crew Dragon is equipped with an integrated launch escape system (LES) capable of accelerating a spacecraft from an emergency launch missile with an acceleration of 11.8 m / s2 (39 ft / s2), made using a set of four side-mounted thrusters with two SuperDraco engines on each side. The spacecraft has redesigned solar panels and revised outer mold lines compared to the original Dragon, and also has new aircraft computers and avionics systems. As of March 2020, four Crew Dragon spacecraft have been produced. Crew Dragon serves as one of two spacecraft slated to transport crews to and from the International Space Station under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program, the other being the Boeing CST-100 Starliner. . It is also expected to be used in US space travel company Space Adventures flights and transporting tourists to and from Axiom Space’s planned space station. Crew Dragon’s first drone test flight took place in March 2019, and the first crewed flight with astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley took place in May 2020. The two astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins in the Crew Dragon. Photo: NASA This test flight marks the first time that a private company has launched a crewed orbital spacecraft. Cargo Dragon is expected to deliver cargo to the International Space Station under a Commercial Supply-2 Service contract with NASA, along with Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems’ Cygnus spacecraft and Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser spacecraft. . Cargo Dragon’s first flight is launched in December 2020. On November 10, 2020, the Crew Dragon, comprising the Falcon 9 missile and related ground systems, was fully certified by NASA as the first commercial spacecraft system in history to be capable of maneuvering. transfer people to and from the International Space Station. Initially, the company intended to let Crew Dragon land on land using the LES engine, with parachutes and ocean falls as options available in case of the incident, a Space X representative told reporters. Launch is canceled. Precise landing on water with a parachute has been proposed to NASA as Crew Dragon’s “method of returning to the atmosphere and fundamentally restoring the first few flights”. The forced landing was subsequently canceled, making parachuting the only option. By 2011, Paragon Space Development Corporation had been supporting the development of the Crew Dragon life support system. In 2012, SpaceX was in talks with Orbital Outfitters about developing space suits to wear during launch and return to the atmosphere. Each crew member wears their own custom fitted space suit. The suit is primarily designed for use inside the Dragon, and in the case of the fast depressurization cabin, this suit may protect crew members. The suit can also cool astronauts during normal flight. At a NASA press conference on May 18, 2012, SpaceX confirmed their target launch price for the Crew flights to be $ 160 million, equivalent to about $ 23 million per seat capacity. Crew up to 7 people on board and NASA orders at least 4 Dragon Crew flights per year. This contrasts with the 2014 Soyuz launch price of $ 76 million per seat for NASA astronauts. The design of the Crew Dragon spacecraft was officially announced on May 29, 2014, during a press event at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. In October 2014, NASA selected the Crew Dragon spacecraft as one of the candidates to bring American astronauts to the International Space Station, according to NASA’s Commercial Crew program.

Sitting in a living room decorated with purple flower pots, Georgian Manana Natchkebia, 59, recalls her 30-year anniversary of low-cost Aeroflot flights. When she was 20 years old, Manana Natchkebi was a worker in a factory in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. Her salary ranges from 300-400 rubble / month and she does not have to pay rent due to her living in the dormitory of the factory. On holidays, many people travel, Manana has another hobby, which is to fly to the Russian capital Moscow to shop. She loves buying French perfumes and fashion clothes. At that time, imports were not much in Georgia, so women like fashion like Manana often flew to the Soviet Union to satisfy their shopping needs. Fortunately, the airfare between Tbilisi and Moscow is quite cheap, only 37 rubles / way, an affordable price and not much higher than the train price. Facing the exit of the old Tbilisi airport, a mural paying homage to visitors was sculpted from the Soviet era. Photo: lemonde.fr In today’s Georgia, the former Soviet generation is now in its 50s but still remember the low-cost Aeroflot flights 30 years ago. “That day, we really liked Moscow. We often come here for a few days to visit the capital, watch movies, listen to good music to go to Mausoleum of Lenin because we are all Communist Party members. Once, we flew from Tbilisi to Moscow and vice versa within 24 hours to attend a party, watch a concert or get a haircut… ”, Manana recalls. According to the memory of former pilot Kakha Chachava, 60, during the 1970s and 1980s, many Georgians took an Aeroflot flight to Moscow for 37 rubles. “There are at least 10 flights a day between Tbilisi and Moscow, and that number goes up to 14 in the summer,” Kakha recalls. Not only Georgians but many people in the former Soviet republics are fond of Aeroflot flights of 37 rubbles. The Soviet Union invented cheap flights, symbols of modern capitalism, long before easyJet or Ryanair appeared. There are many things in common between Aeroflot flights and those on today’s low-cost airlines: Fewer business class seats, basic amenities, no side meals, and staff not always comfortable. . American historian Steven Harris, who is about to release a book about Aeroflot, observed: “Strangely, since the 1990s, Aeroflot has pioneered the provision of cheap flights. Service is reduced to a minimum so that people can buy the lowest fares “. In the Soviet Union, the number of non-commuter passengers increased significantly, from 8 million (out of 203 million in total) in 1958 to over 100 million (out of 257 million in total). 1976. The development of air traffic goes hand in hand with the development of tourism. Erik Scott, Professor of History of Soviet Studies at the University of Kansas (USA) explains: “In the post-Stalin era, the Soviet government gave people many opportunities to travel and a quality of life. better. Flights allow more people to travel ”. In 1990, Aeroflot entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest airline, with a network of more than 1 million kilometers of domestic routes connecting 3,600 towns and cities. Convenient air traffic also promotes trade and cultural exchange. Director Lana Gogoberidze, 92, who has worked with famous Russian film director and screenwriter Andrei Tarkovsky regularly flies to Moscow. “At that time, I had to go to Moscow to attend presentations or support the crew in front of the censorship committee,” said Lana. In addition, she also took advantage of meeting friends and enjoying the cultural life in Moscow. But it all ended in 1991, the time that marked the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Flight 37 rubble is suspended after restructuring Aeroflot. Since then, the Tbilisi-Moscow route has also reflected tensions between Russia and Georgia amid the separatist conflict of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. In June 2019, Moscow banned all direct flights to Georgia after a violent anti-Russian demonstration in Tbilisi. This is the most serious crisis since the 2008 war. Today, Georgian youth love to travel in Berlin (Germany), Prague (Czech) Amsterdam (Netherlands), Barcelona (Spain) or Paris (France) on flights of low-cost airlines like Wizz. Air of Hungary, Pegasus Airlines of Turkey. But for Georgian elders who adore the Soviet Union, they still remember the phrase “37 rubble”, about Aeroflot’s low-cost flights. “It is a nostalgia for our youth,” Mrs. Manana Natchkebia emphasized.

Vietnam Airlines also assists passengers in changing travel schedule due to epidemic effects. (Photo: CTV / Vietnam +) From May 11, Vietnam Airlines will raise the standard of anti-epidemic prevention to level 2 on a 4-level scale for all domestic flights. The airline also increases resources to assist passengers in the event of a change in the operating plan due to the influence of the airline COVID-19 translation . Specifically, the main measures taken by Vietnam Airlines to ensure disease safety, include rigorous examination of medical declarations and measurement of passenger body temperature before flight; refusing to carry passengers with unusual manifestations of health; installation of a sterilization mat at the boarding gate; arranging flight crews to move within the airport and between the airport-city by separate vehicle; ensure passengers and flight crew wear masks throughout the journey; providing antibacterial towels for passengers on the flight; aircraft disinfection at the end of the day and regular maintenance of the HEPA air filter. Facing the complicated development of the epidemic, Vietnam Airlines also adjusted the flight schedule of domestic and international flights. Passengers can refer to flight schedule and self-check flight status at website. For passengers with affected flights, the airline strives to keep all passengers promptly informed of changes in flight schedules via text, email or direct phone calls. To support passengers wishing to exchange and refund tickets due to the impact of epidemics, from May 10, Vietnam Airlines has implemented a support policy for tickets purchased in the Vietnamese market and has a completely domestic itinerary. geography. Passengers can refer to the ticket exchange and refund policy at the website https://www.vietnamairlines.com/en/sites/Hoan-doi-Covid. In order to save time for passengers, Vietnam Airlines has now implemented the feature to help passengers proactively cancel their seats, exchange tickets and refund tickets to vouchers right on the website, at the Manage booking section located on the homepage. Vietnam Airlines notes that for passengers who do not plan to travel on a reserved flight, before carrying out procedures for redemption and refund, passengers need to cancel their booking to avoid loss of seat cancellation fee (no-show). . The valid cancellation time is at least 3 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. In particular, Vietnam Airlines offers free refunds for passengers who choose to refund the voucher with 100% of the refund value. This voucher can be used to purchase air ticket , checked baggage and other additional services of Vietnam Airlines. In cases where you need a consultant and support, passengers can contact Vietnam Airlines’ official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines, Call Center 1900 1100 or Vietnam ticket offices. Airlines nationwide. During this period, due to increasing demand for flight changes, Vietnam Airlines Resources have been allocated to respond to messages, calls and emails sent to customer service, but the response time to passengers may be slower than usual./.

From May 11, 2021, Vietnam Airlines will raise the standards of Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control for all domestic flights. Specifically, the main measures taken by Vietnam Airlines to ensure the safety of the disease include: Strictly check the medical declaration and measure the passenger body temperature before the flight; refusing to carry passengers with unusual manifestations of health; installing a disinfection mat at the boarding gate; arranging flight crews to move around the airport and between the airport – city by separate vehicle; ensure passengers and flight crew wear masks throughout the journey; providing antibacterial towels for passengers on the flight; aircraft disinfection at the end of the day and regular maintenance of the HEPA air filter. To support passengers wishing to exchange and refund tickets due to the impact of epidemics, from May 10, 2021, Vietnam Airlines has implemented a support policy for tickets purchased in the Vietnamese market and has a refund itinerary. all inland. Passengers can refer to the ticket exchange and refund policy here. In order to save time for passengers, currently, Vietnam Airlines has implemented the feature to help passengers proactively cancel their seats, exchange tickets and refund tickets to vouchers right on the website, at the Manage booking section located on the homepage. Vietnam Airlines notes that for passengers who do not plan to travel with a reserved flight, before carrying out the procedures for exchanging or refunding tickets, passengers need to cancel their booking to avoid loss of booking fee. The valid cancellation time is at least 3 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. In particular, Vietnam Airlines offers free refunds for passengers who choose to convert tickets to vouchers with 100% of the refund value. This voucher can be used to buy flight tickets, checked baggage and other additional services of Vietnam Airlines. Step 1: Access to https://www.bluezone.gov.vn or directly download at App Store or Play Store. Step 2: Once downloaded, the app will ask for Bluetooth permission to record contact with other Bluezone installed users. If Bluetooth isn’t open, drag the status notification bar and turn on Bluetooth; Or go to Settings, select Bluetooth and turn it on. Step 3: After the installation is complete, click Scan Around. If someone near you less than 2m has used Bluezone, the app will automatically identify these users and put them on the contact list.

Airlines upgrade to level 2/4 to assist passengers. Facing complicated developments of the epidemic, the airline adjusted the flight schedules of domestic and international flights. Passengers can refer to flight schedule and self-check flight status at website www.vietnamairlines.com. For passengers with affected flights, the airline strives to keep all passengers promptly informed of changes in flight schedules via text, email or direct phone calls. To support passengers wishing to exchange and refund tickets due to the impact of epidemics, from May 10, the airline will support tickets purchased on the Vietnamese market and have a completely domestic itinerary. Passengers can refer to the ticket exchange and refund policy at the website https://www.vietnamairlines.com/en/sites/Hoan-doi-Covid. In order to save time for passengers, currently, Vietnam Airlines has implemented the feature to help passengers proactively cancel their seats, exchange tickets and refund tickets to vouchers right on the website, at the Manage booking section located on the homepage. The airline also notes that for passengers who do not plan to travel on a reserved flight, before carrying out the procedures for redemption and refund, passengers need to cancel their booking to avoid loss of seat cancellation fee (no-show). . The valid cancellation time is at least 3 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. In particular, Vietnam Airlines offers free refunds for passengers who choose to refund the voucher with 100% of the refund value. This voucher can be used to buy flight tickets, checked baggage and other additional services of Vietnam Airlines. In cases where you need a consultant and support, passengers can contact Vietnam Airlines’ official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines, Call Center 1900 1100 or Vietnam ticket offices. Airlines nationwide.

This flight sector is recording a strange trend. That is the price of low-cost airline fares higher than the fare of traditional airlines. Chu Lai Airport is the nearest airport to Ly Son Island, convenient for passengers in the travel itinerary to visit the island during holidays. If departing from Ho Chi Minh City, passengers can choose to fly cheap with Vietjet Air (2.3 million VND). Other options include Vietnam Airlines (VND 2.8 million) and Bamboo Airways (VND 4.1 million). Phu Quoc ticket prices soar The highest domestic round-trip fare during the holiday season still belongs to the direct route Hanoi – Con Dao with ticket prices up to VND8.4 million, including tax and fee, the operating airline is Bamboo Airways. With the Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc route, Bamboo Airways is also the only choice of passengers when Vasco has sold out all flights during the holiday peak. The ticket price offered by Bamboo Airways for this flight sector is 3.6 million VND. Ticket prices for the island resort flights are rising close to the holiday peak of April 30 – May 1. Photo: Hoang Ha. Another crowded flight during the holiday season is Hanoi – Phu Quoc. Currently, passengers can buy the cheapest round-trip ticket at the price of 3.7 million dong for this flight, the carrier is Vietjet Air. Other passenger options include Vietnam Airlines (VND 4.5 million) and Bamboo Airways (VND 4.7 million). The above price has increased significantly compared to the time of booking a month ago when the airlines offered tickets at 4 million VND. Similarly, fares from Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc depart during the holiday peak also increase heat. Specifically, Vietjet Air is the airline offering the cheapest fares for this flight sector, at VND 2.5 million, including tax and fees. Other airlines operating this flight sector include Bamboo Airways (VND 2.8 million), Vietnam Airlines (VND 2.8 million) and Pacific Airlines (VND 3 million). Once again, the price of cheap flights is higher than two traditional airlines (full service) during the holiday peak. Currently, Vietravel Airlines’ online ticketing system has to stop working for maintenance, so to refer to the fare for the above flights during the holidays, passengers will have to contact the ticket office or the airline’s hotline. The number of visitors through Noi Bai is up to 75,000 people / day In order to serve the growing demand during the holidays April 30 to May 1, in six days from April 28 to May 3, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO) said that the business had continued. Increased capacity of nearly 117,000 seats, corresponding to approximately 570 domestic flights, bringing the total supply after two load increases to more than 610,000 seats, corresponding to nearly 3,200 flights. Up to now, the airline has recorded a high number of passengers booking tickets on almost all domestic flights, especially bustling on the routes between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, with occupancy rates on some of the top flight days as high as 95%. To ensure a smooth journey and avoid unfortunate missed flights, airlines also recommend passengers to arrive early at the airport to complete check-in procedures if needed and move to the screening area. screen, perform before the medical declaration, at the same time wear a mask at the airport and during the flight in the context of the travel rush on the occasion of April 30 – May 1. The number of passengers passing through Noi Bai airport during the peak holiday season from April 30 to May 1 is expected to reach 75,000 passengers / day. Photo: Thach Thao. Representatives from Noi Bai airport shared that the number of visitors passing through the airport during the peak holiday season from April 30 to May 1 is expected to reach 75,000 passengers / day, equivalent to the record number of visitors in 2019. Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) also said that from April 23, Tan Son Nhat International Airport had additionally installed and put into use 5 security scanners and magnetic gates to serve. Travel needs of passengers during the holidays April 30 – May 1 and summer 2021. According to ACV, the addition of a projector is aimed at improving passenger service, meeting actual operational requirements, and avoiding congestion at security screening checkpoints. Security scanners and gateways are located at lobby A of domestic terminal (area for passengers of Vietnam Airlines Group and Bamboo Airlines, Vietravel Airlines), improve capacity through the screening security door of the A from 1,728 pax / hour to about 2,400 -2,500 pax / hour.

Photo of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter taken by NASA’s Preseverance spacecraft. Photo: NASA. Open a new door Ingenuity attached to the belly of the Perseverance probe landed together inside Mars’ 45 km wide Jezero crater on February 18. On April 3, a solar-powered helicopter was dropped from Perseverance’s belly. NASA is expected to make history on the Red Planet with its first self-powered flight powered by energy. “That is extremely important. Technological inventions will open a door to completely different tools. And for me, that’s very interesting. We still haven’t envisioned all the benefits of this new technology, ”said Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA’s Deputy Administrator. Ingenuity is considered a “technology show”. Because, the expected flight of this helicopter on Mars is designed simply to demonstrate the efficiency of the technology. Although there is an onboard camera to take pictures during the mission, it’s the only feature on the plane that is not directly related to Ingenuity’s take-off. “The speed of light is too slow for us to actually control it in real time,” said Mr. Zurbuchen. In addition, the team must find a way for the helicopter to fly over Mars in a challenging environment, with a very thin atmosphere. Obviously, flying on another planet is not easy for helicopters. This is an exciting moment in the history of spacecraft and technology. Many people questioned whether Ingenuity was equipped with any technology application to achieve such a feat. Scientists hope to use Ingenuity to explore in the future, according to Zurbuchen. Because, a small helicopter can “probe many places that we can not go to by plane”. The expert also explains that Mars has some interesting things. The crater walls and other destinations will be interesting to study up close, while astronauts won’t be able to explore. In the future, helicopters could be an important asset for both robot and human exploration on the Red Planet, Mr. Zurbuchen said. However, as mentioned before, Mr. Zurbuchen said, there are many applications to this technology that are yet to be developed. Science breakthrough The deployment of the Ingenuity helicopter flight plan on Mars aims to demonstrate that humans can fly in the extremely low density, reduced gravity and extreme temperatures of the red planet. In addition, the amount of sunlight the planet receives is only half that of Earth; At night temperatures down to -90 degrees C cause electronic components to crack and freeze if left unprotected. While a mission on Mars is not an easy task, NASA is confident that this small helicopter can overcome the challenge. However, the first flight will be at low altitude and take place shortly. Members of the mission group said, Ingenuity (weighing 1.8 kg) is expected to fly no more than 3 meters above the floor of the Jezero crater on Mars. The helicopter will stay high for 40 seconds or so. However, even such a modest flight time would be an achievement. Because, Mars’ atmosphere is only 1% thicker of Earth. Aircraft generate lift by pushing air. However, according to Project Director Ingenuity – MiMi Aung, of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, on Mars, there are fewer molecules to propel. That disadvantage outweighs the benefit that helicopters get from Mars’ weaker gravity. So Ingenuity has to behave a little differently from its predecessors on Earth. Specifically, Ingenuity propellers are made of carbon fiber, made for Mars. They are particularly large compared to the overall 48 cm high helicopter. Each wing extends 1.2 m. Those propellers will spin at about 2,500 rpm to bring Ingenuity off the ground. This is much faster than that required by a 4lb motor. Besides, Mars is also a place where the cold is “piercing”. Perseverance measured the Red Planet’s nighttime temperature to minus 117.4 degrees F (minus 83 degrees C) on the surface of Jezero. So Ingenuity has a fireplace so it won’t freeze. Currently, it takes more than 15 minutes for an order to be sent from the control agency on Earth to Mars. Real-time operation with the joystick is therefore not an option. Flight orders must be sent in advance. However, that doesn’t mean Ingenuity is going to be in trouble. This helicopter will be able to do many tasks on its own. For example, Ingenuity can analyze photos captured by the downward-facing camera. From there, locate it. The images will be in black and white. Ingenuity is also capable of 13-megapixel color photography. There are a series of complicated devices that are inserted into the “small body” of Ingenuity, although the helicopter does not carry any scientific tools. Cameras, electrical systems, avionics systems, and communications equipment for data transfer to Perseverance were all introduced into Ingenuity. In fact, the size of devices like objects has made it impossible for many helicopter missions on Mars. Ms. Aung and her colleagues tested Ingenity extensively on Earth before launching. Ingenuity used to have to fly in a special chamber at the JPL – which simulates the conditions of the Red Planet. Thanks to that, Ingenuity has been doing well on the Jezero crater since its separation from Perseverance. Therefore, the scientists expressed confidence in Ingenuity’s mission. If successful, Ingenuity will fly again – up to 5 times in about a month. Ingenuity helicopters pave the way for future space exploration.

Vietnam Airlines exploits 9 more routes to Phu Quoc On the first flights of these 9 routes, Vietnam Airlines continues to spread the message of protecting starfish and Phu Quoc marine ecosystem to its passengers. The “Starfish flights” held by Vietnam Airlines since April 15 have received a great response from the community and tourists coming to Phu Quoc in the past few days. The message to protect the starfish is stuck on the headrest of each seat, and at the same time, the hostess has broadcasted to the passengers to spread the message to the community and give the “child” guests a souvenir gift. Stuffed starfish keychains were produced by Deaf girls at the Kymviet social enterprise. This is the first time Vietnam Airlines operates 5 routes connecting Phu Quoc with Thanh Hoa, Nha Trang, Hue, Buon Ma Thuot and Can Tho. At the same time, 4 other routes were restored by the airline to meet the increasing demand for tourism in the summer, including between Phu Quoc and Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang, Da Lat. “Starfish flights” to raise awareness of marine environmental protection continue to be organized by Vietnam Airlines In particular, flights between Phu Quoc and Thanh Hoa, Buon Ma Thuot are exploited every Tuesday, Thursday, and July and the rest will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Currently, Vietnam Airlines is operating a total of 11 routes to Phu Quoc. In 2020, the airline has made nearly 5,000 round-trip flights and transported 1.5 million passengers to Phu Quoc, accounting for 51% of the total number of passengers coming to Phu Quoc by air. The organization of “Starfish Flights” is the effort of Vietnam Airlines to accompany the travel and tourism industry to bring about eco-friendly tourism activities and towards sustainable development.

Vietnam Airlines flight attendants give star-shaped souvenirs to child passengers. On this occasion, Vietnam Airlines organized activities to call for passengers to protect the starfish on the first 9 flights from destinations to Phu Quoc. The organization of “Starlight Flights” is the effort of Vietnam Airlines to accompany with the Tourism and Tourism industry to bring about eco-friendly tourism activities and towards sustainable development. Among these 9 routes, there are 5 new flight routes and 4 restored routes. Thus, at present, Vietnam Airlines is operating a total of 11 routes to Phu Quoc. Previously, on April 10, Vietjet Air opened 5 new routes to and from Phu Quoc. So far, Vietjet Air has operated 10 routes to and from Phu Quoc from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Thanh Hoa, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Hue and Can Tho. From April 17, Bamboo Airways also opened a new route Vinh – Phu Quoc and operated again Thanh Hoa – Phu Quoc route from April 16, bringing the total number of airline routes to “pearl island”. 7 flight routes.

Illustration. (Source: VNA) The national airline (Vietnam Airlines – VNA), on April 26, said that the airline officially put into operation nine more routes to Phu Quoc from April 24 to 29. Accordingly, April 24 marks the first flight of VNA from Buon Ma Thuot to Phu Quoc. The next flights from Hai Phong, Vinh, Hue, Da Nang, Da Lat, Can Tho landed safely on April 25. Today (April 26), the first flight from Nha Trang to Phu Quoc and April 29 continues to welcome the first flight from Thanh Hoa to Phu Quoc. This is the first time VNA has operated five routes connecting Phu Quoc with Thanh Hoa, Nha Trang, Hue, Buon Ma Thuot and Can Tho. At the same time, four other routes were restored to meet the increasing demand for tourism in the summer, including between Phu Quoc and Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang, Da Lat. In particular, flights between Phu Quoc and Thanh Hoa, Buon Ma Thuot are operated every Tuesday, Thursday, and July and the rest are operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Currently, VNA is operating a total of 11 routes to Phu Quoc. In 2020, the airline has made nearly 5,000 round-trip flights and transported 1.5 million passengers to Phu Quoc, accounting for 51% of the total number of passengers coming to Phu Quoc by air.

After that, she got married and moved with her husband to Kolding (Denmark). Thu Thao and his wife. Thu Thao enjoys blogging about cooking, gardening and taking care of children. Before moving to a 900m2 garden house, she and her husband lived in a pretty wooden house with a small garden. Thao’s old house is close to the pedestrian street center, near schools and universities. Within a radius of 800m, there are 7 supermarkets, pharmacies, building materials … Thu Thao’s husband helped his wife build a garden, packed wooden boxes to grow all kinds of Vietnamese fruits such as: perilla, water spinach, chrysanthemum, mint, coriander, dill, zucchini, spinach, bean sprout parking … These are simple but expensive things in the country. The small garden in front of the house is planted by Thu Thao with many trees, vegetables and spices. After a month of helping her husband build a garden and take care of vegetables, she lost nearly 8kg, her skin was black but happy with the results obtained. Herbal green vegetables self-grown, provided for daily meals. She just said goodbye to that small house with a Vietnamese garden, containing the couple’s enthusiasm, moved to a garden house with a width of 900 square meters. She and her husband used to visit this house last year, but since they were both making financial investments, the plan was postponed. From the first time she saw the house, she had a feeling of familiarity. She told her husband that she really liked the house. After that, the house was also not for sale. A year later, they saved a little more money so decided to buy a new house. Every day, she goes to the website to search for apartments according to her needs. I did not expect to see the house I like to appear. All purchase and sale procedures went smoothly, the paperwork only took place within 2 weeks, and she and her husband took the key to move in. Her old house was renovated, rented, and saved. Because the old house has a beautiful location, close to the pedestrian center, near universities and the south center of the city, it is very easy to rent out. The new house is under renovation and has not yet been decorated. Thao shared that the location of the new house is not as central as the old house, but it is also quite comfortable. The house is 200m from the supermarket, the gas station, the stadium, the soccer field, the kindergarten to the secondary school within a radius of 800m, the 5-minute drive from the commercial center. The house features Nordic style with simple but comfortable and modern furniture. She said she would rebuild the garden, plant a lot of flowers, vegetables and fruits like the old house. The house is located in the middle of the garden, with a front yard and back yard. The total land area is 900 m2, the house area is 225m2 (not including 2 rooms for storage of about 30 m2). This place will be renovated so that every time you step into the house, you will feel comfortable and peaceful. Large, sunlit living room with space behind a sofa. Nearby are electric heaters and decorative wood panels. Winter here is very cold, so every family is equipped with such a heater. The dining room is connected to the kitchen. Built-in dish cabinets and wine systems. The kitchen area uses white and black tones, with a window system to welcome the sun. Thu Thao plans to smash the wall and the kitchen island, to rebuild a large kitchen island parallel to the dining table. The laundry room will replace the cabinet and the stone surface for more uniformity. To have an area for the hand washing area, close the closet so the washing machine and dryer equipment are stacked. This room has an area of ​​about 15m2. Two bathrooms use separate colors. The black bathroom is a bit dark, the bathroom wall feels stuffy, so Thu Thao plans to knock down the bathroom wall to replace it with glass, re-line the light-colored tiles, redo the ceiling and paint the walls again. The house has 5 bedrooms and 1 reading room.

Bamboo Airway aircraft Along with this event, Bamboo Airway also announced to operate flights from Quy Nhon city to Thanh Hoa city (Thanh Hoa province) and vice versa, the route from Quy Nhon to Da Lat city (Lam Dong province). and vice versa. The operating frequency of these routes is as follows: Quy Nhon – Can Tho 5 flights / week; Quy Nhon – Da Lat 4 times / week and Quy Nhon – Thanh Hoa 3 times / week. With the opening of these 3 new routes, Phu Cat Airport is exploiting 7 routes with 60 departure and arrival flights per day. Vice Chairman of Binh Dinh People’s Committee Mr. Lam Hai Giang said that the inauguration of the flight route from Quy Nhon to Can Tho, Thanh Hoa and Da Lat marked a new development step in the field of passenger transport by air. and the tourism sector of Binh Dinh province. This contributes to the successful implementation of the Twentieth Provincial Party Committee Resolution of Binh Dinh Province with the goal of welcoming 4 million passengers by air in 2021 and 8 million passengers by 2025. Currently, Quy Nhon and Binh Dinh tourism are developing rapidly, the exploitation of the above routes will connect the tourist cities; travelers with access to faster-growing tourism hubs. Quy Nhon city currently welcomes more than 5 million tourists each year. Particularly on the occasion of April 30 and May 1, most hotels in Quy Nhon have been fully booked./.

Illustration. (Source: Bamboo Airways) On April 28, Bamboo Airways (Bamboo Airways) simultaneously opened new routes to Quy Nhon and Phu Quoc. In which, there are five direct flights from Can Tho / Da Nang / Thanh Hoa / Vinh / Hai Phong to Phu Quoc and three direct flights from Can Tho / Thanh Hoa / Da Lat to Quy Nhon. These routes are operated by Bamboo Airways with Airbus A320 Family aircraft, the frequency of routes will be gradually raised according to the actual needs of domestic and international passengers, creating favorable conditions for travel travelers. transfer and strengthen trade links between localities to these two famous tourist destinations. Flight QH2311 departing from Da Nang to Phu Quoc and flight QH2172 departing from Can Tho to Quy Nhon landed on the morning of April 28. Previously, on April 26, Vietnam National Airlines (Vietnam Airlines) also officially announced to put into operation nine more routes to Phu Quoc from April 24 to 29. In particular, five routes connecting Phu Quoc with Thanh Hoa, Nha Trang, Hue, Buon Ma Thuot and Can Tho are the first time that VNA is operating. Four other routes were restored to meet the increasing demand for tourism in the summer, including between Phu Quoc and Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang, Da Lat.

This price has decreased by about 1 million compared to the time of booking 4 days earlier. A slight decrease in close-to-time fares has also been recorded on many routes to popular tourist destinations as airlines have increased flights to serve passengers. On the Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc flight, Vietravel Airlines is the airline with the cheapest round-trip ticket price, at 2.3 million VND. In addition to this option, passengers can also travel with Bamboo Airways flights, the cheapest fare at VND 2.4 million or Vietjet Air (VND 2.6 million) and Vietnam Airlines (VND 2.7 million). ). The direct flight route Hanoi – Con Dao currently has the cheapest ticket price of 6.3 million VND, the carrier is Bamboo Airways. This ticket price has decreased sharply compared to the peak of 12 million VND when passengers booked tickets 2 weeks ago. The price of flight tickets for the sea resort close to the peak of April 30 – May 1 is cooling down thanks to airlines continuously increasing flights to serve passengers. Photo: Thach Thao. With the flight plan from Hanoi to Con Dao connecting to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Airlines Group is offering a ticket price of 5.1 million dong. Passengers save 1.2 million dong, but travel time will be twice as long. On the Ho Chi Minh City – Con Dao route, Bamboo Airways and Vasco are also competing fiercely on ticket prices. Vasco with ATR 72 offers a price of 3.2 million VND while Bamboo Airways with Embraer 195 aircraft with better flight experience is offering 3.3 million VND. Passengers from Hanoi wishing to fly at Ly Son island (Chu Lai airport) can use the cheapest flight from Vietjet Air at the price of VND 4 million. Other options for this route include Bamboo Airways (VND 4.7 million) and Vietnam Airlines (VND 4.9 million). From Ho Chi Minh City to Chu Lai, the cheapest fare is 2.5 million dong, the flight is made by Vietjet Air. Also on this route, Bamboo Airways offered the cheapest fare of 3.7 million dong and Vietnam Airlines had the cheapest ticket price of 3.9 million dong. From April 24 to April 29, Vietnam Airlines officially put 9 more routes into Phu Quoc into operation. Accordingly, April 24 marked the first flight of Vietnam Airlines from Buon Ma Thuot to Phu Quoc. The next flights from Hai Phong, Vinh, Hue, Da Nang, Da Lat, Can Tho landed on April 25. On April 28, the first flight from Nha Trang to Phu Quoc landed at 12:50 a.m. April 29th continues to welcome the first flight from Thanh Hoa to Phu Quoc. To serve the growing demand during the holidays April 30 – May 1, in six days from April 28 to May 3, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vasco) continued to increase the capacity of nearly 117,000 seats. , corresponding to approximately 570 domestic flights, bringing the total supply after two load increases to more than 610,000 seats, corresponding to nearly 3,200 flights. Travel companies also said that the package tours for the holiday season of April 30 to May 1, especially via air, are now full. Exchange with Zing Ms. Nguyen Nguyet Van Khanh, Deputy Director of Marketing Department of Vietravel, said that the business expects to welcome 15,000 retail customers during the peak of April 30 to May 1. Through recognition, the most popular destinations for the upcoming holidays are Phu Quoc, Con Dao, Tuy Hoa, Ha Giang, Sapa, Da Lat … Outbox Consulting also acknowledged that the domestic tourism market is about to enter its peak, with the demand for sea tourism up to 62%, followed by nature exploration in 48% of the survey participants.

For the first time, launching special economy class on the routes to Con Dao and Dien Bien. Photo: Vietnam Airlines With premium economy class, passengers will have their own check-in counter and priority tag baggage. Passengers will receive a service voucher at the airport restaurant before boarding time. Notably, before departure, ordinary passengers are given priority to board the train after and after landing, and have priority to get off the train first, which saves waiting time. On the flight, passengers are served snacks and drinks. Aircraft are fitted with separating curtains at the end of the aircraft to increase the sense of privacy and comfort for special economy passengers. Lotusmiles members of Vietnam Airlines enjoy a mileage factor of up to 120 – 130%, much higher than normal class, from only 10 – 100%. These are all additional benefits that outweigh the regular fare class, providing a new and engaging experience for passengers. Currently, Vietnam Airlines operates 80 flights / week between the city. Ho Chi Minh – Con Dao, 5 flights / week between Can Tho – Con Dao and 21 flights / week between Hanoi – Dien Bien. Besides transporting tourists, these are the routes of Vietnam Airline to ensure traffic connection, socio-economic development in mountainous and island areas. Flights are being operated by VASCO, a member airline of Vietnam Airlines./.

A few weeks before astronaut Yury Gagarin made his legendary flight on April 12, 1961, a mannequin dressed in a pilot’s outfit called “Ivan Ivanovich” with a dog ” Star”. The astronaut’s chair “Vostok” (East). Photo: Aleksandr Mokletsov / Sputnik. In addition, on board there is also a tape recorder used to transmit back to Earth recordings of recipes and choral songs. This particular act is intended to confuse Americans who are watching the flight and are trying in vain to decipher the encrypted information. 2. The words “СССР” on the astronaut’s hat The words “СССР” (short for “Union of the Soviet Socialist Republic”) were inscribed on astronaut Yury Gagarin’s helmet exactly 20 minutes before flying. Yury Gagarin said goodbye to his friends before flying into space. Photo: Sputnik. In the last moment, it was decided to do it so that upon landing on Earth, astronauts would not be confused with foreign spies. Because exactly a year earlier, in the airspace of the Soviet Union people had shot down an American spy plane named Francis Gary Powers. This person also wears a similar helmet. 3. Simple phrase but famous worldwide When the spaceship was launched, Yury Gagarin should have said a formal sentence saying “Crew, let’s go!”. However, he said a simple phrase that would later become famous worldwide was “Poyekhali!” (Go!). Yury Gagarin before setting off on the “Vostok-1”. Photo: Sputnik. When taking off on a regular plane, Yury Gagarin’s instructor Mark Gallay often said that, but he really did not understand what it was for when the crew had only one person. 4. The spaceship is controlled automatically Yury Gagarin’s “Vostok-1” spacecraft is controlled by automatic mode. Because, no one can predict how people in such extreme conditions will behave. Spaceship “Vostok-1” with the world’s first astronaut Yury Gagarin at departure. Photo: Sputnik. In case of a mishap, Yury Gagarin was given an envelope with a manual drive activation code. Activation codes can be obtained by solving a simple, but complex, arithmetic problem in a panic state. 5. Farewell letter Before flying, Yury Gagarin wrote a farewell letter to his wife Valentina in case he was unable to return to Earth. This letter was not received until seven years later, when Yury Gagarin died during a training flight on March 27, 1968. Valentina Gagarina and her daughter Lena read a letter to the “Little Flame” magazine after Yury Gagarin’s death. Photo: A. Golikov / Sputnik. 6. “I’m on fire, farewell, comrades!” It was not clear at the time, what a spacecraft would look like when flying through dense layers of the atmosphere. Seeing the sparks of fire on the doorway of the ship, Gagarin said that his ship was in distress and spread the news about the Earth: “I am on fire, farewell comrades!” For good reasons, people decided to forget these words. Scientists tracked Yury Gagarin’s state in space from the Flight Control Center. Photo: Sputnik. 7. Characteristics of promotion to Major Yury Gagarin flew into space with the rank of Lieutenant, and when he flew back to Earth, he took the rank of Major. There is a theory that, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Nikita Khrushchev ordered Defense Minister Rodion Malinovsky to give a special promotion to Yury Gagarin, ignore the rank of Captain and go straight to Major. Yury Gagarin and First Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev. Photo: Aleksandr Sergeev / Sputnik. 8. Carry guns into space While the ship “Vostok-1” made a flight, for the first time in history humans brought guns into space. Yury Gagarin is given a Makarov pistol. The astronaut is expected to land in a remote area where he must protect himself from wild beasts. This happened to the crew of the train “Voskhod-2” (Dawn) in 1965, when they had to return fire to drive away swarms of wolves and bears in the snow-covered forest south of the Ural Mountains. The spacecraft device “Vostok-1” and Yury Gagarin landed on Earth. Photo: Sputnik. 9. Nearly died when he returned to Earth It was technically impossible for the astronaut to land on Earth at that time, so Yury Gagarin threw himself out and landed with a parachute. In his tight armor, he did not immediately open the valve to supply oxygen, so he was suffocated for a while. After completing the heavy duty, the first person to fly into space almost died when he returned to Earth. Yury Gagarin after returning to Earth. Photo: Sputnik. 10. “Don’t talk about this with anyone!” Two days after the historic flight, at a reception held inside the Kremlin, Soviet Communist Party First Secretary Nikita Shrushchev pulled Yury Gagarin aside and asked the astronaut if he could see God and get Gagarin. The joke is yes. The world’s first astronaut Yury Gagarin. Photo: Sputnik. The leader of the Soviet Union immediately said: “Please do not talk about this with anyone!”. After a while, BishopAlexy I came up to ask the same question. Yury Gagarin at that time joked awkwardly to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and replied: “No, Father, unfortunately I can’t see it.” “Yury, please don’t bring this to anyone!”, The priest said.

(Artwork by: VNA) Up to now, Vietnam Airlines is the first and only airline operating a special economy class on these routes. With premium economy class, passengers will have their own check-in counter and priority tag baggage. Passengers will receive a service voucher at the airport restaurant before boarding time. Notably, before departure, ordinary passengers are given priority to board the train after and after landing, and have priority to get off the train first, which saves waiting time. On the flight, passengers are served snacks and drinks. Aircraft are fitted with separation curtains at the end of the aircraft to increase the sense of privacy and comfort for special Economy passengers. Lotusmiles members of Vietnam Airlines enjoy a mileage factor of up to 120% – 130%, much higher than the normal class of only 10% – 100%. Currently, Vietnam Airlines operates 80 flights / week between the city. Ho Chi Minh – Con Dao, 5 flights / week between Can Tho – Con Dao and 21 flights / week between Hanoi – Dien Bien. Flights are operated by VASCO, a member airline of Vietnam Airlines. In addition to transporting tourists, these are also Vietnam Airlines routes to ensure traffic connection, socio-economic development of mountainous and island areas.

Specifically, passengers with Vietnamese, Vietnamese, Hoan, Toan, Thong, Nhat names traveling on flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will receive special gifts, including aircraft models and vouchers up to 75% off. domestic journey fares when buying tickets via website or mobile app of Vietnam Airlines. The lucky guests received a surprise gift from the airline – Photo: Vu Tuan The bustling atmosphere of the holiday was also spread by the National Airlines from the Lotus Lounge to the flights across the domestic network during the peak days. Deploying the prevention and fighting against epidemic closely, passengers are checked their body temperature – Photo: Vu Tuan Lotus living room is specially decorated during holidays In particular, to commemorate the historic moment when the flag of the provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam was lifted onto the roof of the Independence Palace, at 11:30 on April 30, all flights of Vietnam Airlines will At the same time, the song “Like Uncle Ho on a great day of victory”. On one flight, the song was performed by the flight attendant of Vietnam Airlines when the plane was at an altitude of over 10,000 m. The flight attendants sang “Like Uncle Ho on a Happy Day” on the flight Photo: Vu Tuan Facing increased travel demand in the period April 30 and May 5, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO) provided more than 610,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 3,200 flights.

Departing on April 29 and coming back on May 2, passengers will have to pay about 7-8.4 million VND including tax fees. Specifically, if you choose the cheapest flight, you will travel on the departure flight at 13:05 and arrive at Con Dao at 15:25, with a round-trip ticket price of 7 million VND including tax and fee. During the peak of April 30 – May 1, the fare for a direct flight from Hanoi to Con Dao reached more than VND8.4 million per round-trip ticket, higher than the peak ticket price of Tet 2020 before translating Covid- 19 outbreaks. Photo: BAV. In addition to many flight options priced at about VND 8 million round trip, this flight also recorded a pair of round-trip flights with a total ticket price of up to VND 8.4 million / passenger. The departure of this flight with the price of 8.4 million dong is the flight departing at 12:30 from Noi Bai airport and arriving at Con Dao airport at 14:55 on April 29. The return leg of the journey will depart at 9:25 am on May 2 and land at Noi Bai airport at 11:50 am. Ticket price for the first leg of the itinerary is VND 4,245,000 including tax and return fare is 4,205,000 VND, making the total ticket price up to 8,450,000 VND. These non-stop flights are operated by Bamboo Airways with the 195 regional Embraer jets. In addition to the option to fly directly with Bamboo Airways, passengers can save money by transiting in Ho Chi Minh City with other airlines. flights of Vietnam Airlines Group. The cheapest round-trip fare that Vietnam Airlines and Vasco offer on the same flight sector is 4.5 million VND including tax and fee. Passengers will move to Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to Vasco’s ATR 72 to continue their journey to Con Dao. This kind of flight is half as cheap as a direct flight. However, passengers’ journey will last from 4 hours 30 minutes to more than 6 hours due to plane transfer. Meanwhile, the direct flight option only takes 2 hours and 20 minutes. In addition, the Embraer 195 experience is also more appreciated than the ATR 72 propeller airplane experience. According to the Aviation Administration, in the first quarter alone, Con Dao airport welcomed nearly 221,000 passengers, an increase of 2 times over the same period last year. Having direct flights from Hanoi and other northern provinces has made Con Dao tourism more accessible to passengers. Rising passenger demand and low Con Dao flight supply capacity, each flight can carry only 68 passengers (ATR 72) or 100 passengers (Embraer 195), making Con Dao fares always in the highest group in the market. inland.

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines aircraft at Incheon International Airport, South Korea. Photo: Yonhap / TTXVN The “Non-Landing International Tourism” service started trial operation in December 2020 and was initially only conducted at Incheon International Airport. However, starting next May, the project is approved to expand operations at other international airports such as Gimpo, Daegu and Gimhae. This is also considered as a plan to help domestic airlines expand supply in the context of increased demand because visitors participating in this travel package can make duty-free shopping similar to foreign tourists. often. It is expected that in next May, 7 Korean domestic airlines will declare another 23 flights at Incheon International Airport, 18 flights at Gimpo International Airport, 13 flights at Gimhae International Airport and 2 flights. at Daegu International Airport. MOLIT data also shows that as of March, domestic airlines have deployed a total of 75 flights, receiving more than 8,000 passengers. The number of “International Non-Landing Travel” flights was cut in January due to a recurring outbreak of COVID-19 but has recently been reopened. The proportion of passengers attending this type in December 2020 reached 49%, then exceeded expectations at 73.5% in the following months. Revenue (from ticket sales only) is estimated to range from 20 million won (17,905 USD) to 98.2 million won (87,930 USD) / trip. According to MOLIT, when using this service, passengers do not need to go through the immigration / immigration process. The plane will fly over the airspace of another country without landing in that country and back to South Korea. Passengers traveling on the plane will be eligible for tax-free purchases like regular tourists, which means each person can buy duty-free goods under $ 600 (maximum 1 liter of wine, 200 cigarettes, 1 bottle of perfume). However, passengers will have to book a ticket in advance, when getting on and off the plane must go through a private path and only use the provided transport vehicle. Passengers are required to wear a mask during the journey and do not have to quarantine themselves after returning to Korea.

(Source: design-paprika.com) According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Seoul, the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) on April 22, said that it began to be put into test operation from December 2020, until now the flying product ” International travel without landing “of” land of Kimchi “has shown high efficiency. Therefore, the 7 domestic Korean airlines will increase the number of flights of this type from 19 flights in April to a total of 56 flights from next May, an increase of 194%. According to MOLIT, the “Non-Landing International Tourism” flight product was initially only made at Incheon International Airport. However, starting next May, the project is approved to expand operations at other international airports such as Gimpo, Daegu and Gimhae. This is also considered as a way to help domestic airlines expand supply in the context of increased demand as visitors participating in this travel package can make duty-free shopping similar to tourists foreign common sense. It is expected that in next May, 7 Korean domestic airlines will declare another 23 flights at Incheon International Airport, 18 flights at Gimpo International Airport, 13 flights at Gimhae International Airport and 2 flights. at Daegu International Airport. MOLIT data also shows that as of March, domestic airlines have deployed a total of 75 flights, welcoming more than 8,000 passengers. The number of “International Non-Landing Travel” flights was cut in January due to a recurring outbreak of COVID-19 but has recently been reopened. The proportion of passengers attending this type in December 2020 reached 49%, then exceeded expectations at 73.5% in the following months. Revenue (from ticket sales only) is estimated to range from 20 million won (17,905 USD) to 98.2 million won (87,930 USD) / trip. According to MOLIT, when using this service, passengers do not have to go through the immigration / immigration process, will have to sit on the aircraft for a certain period of time and the aircraft will fly over the airspace of another country without landing. that country and back to Korea. Passengers traveling on the plane will be eligible for tax-free purchases like regular travelers, meaning each person can buy duty free goods under 600 USD (maximum 1 liter of wine, 200 cigarettes, 1 bottle of perfume). However, passengers will have to book a ticket in advance, when getting on or off the plane must go through a private path and only use the provided transport vehicle. Required passenger wear the mask during the journey and do not have to quarantine yourself after returning to Korea./.

Even the first pilot to land on a warship was carrying safety gear: Eugene Ely, attempting to land on the deck of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania in 1911, was flying Curtiss Pusher, wearing a leather soccer helmet, eyeglasses, and a makeshift life jacket made of bicycle tubes. The probability of the pilot being forced to end the mission with a parachute launch from the cockpit is very small – it happened exactly 1.33 times per 100,000 flight hours, according to the US Navy. But naval aviation officers still carry equipment for such a scenario. “Most equipment is used only in emergencies,” said Lt. Luke “Oslo” DeLisio, a flight officer from the 106th Strike Squadron. Inside, the pilot wears a cotton bra. In the event of a fire in the cockpit, the cotton will not melt and stick to the skin like nylon or polyester. In terms of underwear, the pilots wore a one-piece CWU 27 / P Nomex suit. Developed by the DuPont company in the 1960s, Nomex is a synthetic flame retardant that can withstand heat and flash (a form of electrical discharge) up to 400 degrees Celsius. When the Nomex suit encounters high temperatures, the fibers Its thickens and carbonizes, absorbing heat. The standard color of the CWU 27 / P is sage green, but the American pilots who served in the Persian Gulf area and nearby wore desert brown. The flight suit is a one-piece, zippered front jumpsuit design to ensure limited exposure to fire. DeLisio says it’s a comfortable fit. “We call it” pocket “. No need, this thing is ready-made, just stick the stickers in and go. It’s almost like wearing your pajamas to work. ” Equipped with a velcro and eight pockets (including a zippered arm pocket with a separate cap for holding the pen), the flight suit is standard work attire both on and off the plane. “I usually keep my wallet and canvas hat in my leg pocket,” says DeLisio that most other bags are difficult to reach while flying. Other pilots use arm pockets to carry their mission cards and a pen or two. American pilots are also equipped with long, fireproof GS / FRP-2 gloves. US Navy Lieutenant Alexander Klapka carries all the equipment an F-18 pilot wears. Why are most pilots not wearing black shoes? The carrier deck is like a construction site – there is always a risk of something falling or rolling over the pilot’s feet while he is on deck. The pilot wears military-issued or separately purchased leather boots (but approved by the US Navy) with steel toes protected. Integrated steel reinforcement protects the pilot’s toes when parachuting from the plane. High ankle support is a must for rough grounding. While a sports parachute slows a person down to about 5m / sec, a person falls in a faster military parachute – around 7.3m / sec. Each pilot has a preference for footwear, but DeLisio wears Bellville flying shoes that are issued by the naval air force. He says he has worn multiple pairs, but adds one difference: “My shoes are always brown.” Navy pilots are in constant debate about the color of the shoe – black or brown. “ A guy in black shoes is usually a guy working on deck, ” says DeLisio. Pilots tend to wear brown shoes, but some people still wear black shoes. Top Gun and Blue Angels show crew pilots still wear black boots, but brown stubbles are more common among fighter pilots. Outside of the flight suit, a pilot wears a CSU-15A / P. G-suit, which, as the name suggests, has airbags that compress the pilot’s legs and abdomen, helping to retain blood in the brain. of the pilot in high-speed maneuvers. Pilots can withstand six times the force of gravity without wearing a G suit, but the CSU-15A / P suit allows a typical F / A-18 fighter pilot to perform maneuvers. with a gravitational acceleration up to 7.6 G before losing consciousness due to this force.