Transportation of passengers and cargoes are the main business purpose of
Vietnam Airlines. However, not all kind of goods are carried on
Vietnam Flights.
To ensure the safety of passengers and keep credibility for this
airline in particular and other airlines in general, Vietnam aviation
gives a number of criteria for the carriage of goods by air.
Dangerous Goods
Dangerous goods are articles or material may pose a risk to health
and safety, wealth or the environment. It includes not only dangerous
nature of the manifestation such as acids, radioactive materials,
poisons and explosives but also articles, materials having not clear
danger such as magnets, car rolling wet using battery, breathing
apparatus with compressed air, etc.
The materials, substances are considered dangerous goods. Apart from
prohibited substances transported by air must be transported as cargo
and packaged according to the special requirements and special service.
However, a number of dangerous goods can be accepted to
transport as
checked
baggage or hand
luggage.
Passengers should contact the box office,
Vietnam Airlines agents to
provide necessary requirements and procedures for the specific dangerous
goods transported in the
form of luggage.
Fragile baggage
The fragile items such as glassware, wine are not be accepted for
carriage as baggage. However, if passengers require to transport these
fragile items, these items can be carried by the way of baggage. Because
its size does not suitable to be carried on the plane. Besides, the cancellation of this transportation will cause difficulties for
passengers.
Vietnam Airlines Flights will accept the carriage of passengers provided that passengers will have to bear all the risks in the transport process.
Fresh, perishable products
The following items may be considered perishable fresh products:
Fresh and frozen foods such as fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, and bread types.
The plants and the children food such as fruits and leafy vegetables.
The flowers and leaves are cut off from their bodies.
These fresh perishable items are not accepted for carriage as
baggage. In some cases these items may be accepted as transporting
luggage and passengers must bear all risks of damage that may occur
during shipping process. These fresh items are ensured to be packaged.
Packaging must be sure to avoid causing damage to other luggage.
Vietnam
Airlines will not refund excess baggage and compensation for this fresh
items seized in cases of prescribed quarantine at the airport or on the
way to the airport.
Liquids
In
flights of
VN Airlines,
each passenger is allowed to take no more than 1 liter of fluid in the
hand luggage. Except for liquids, gels and aerosol types including
medicines, food or milk for infants, dietary or liquids purchased at
duty-free shops at the airport or purchased on board.
All liquids must be packed in bottles, glass jars, jars with capacity
of not exceeding 100ml and completely closed. All bottles, jars, jugs
of liquid have to fit in a pocket transparent plastic. Each passenger
may only carry one plastic bag containing liquids.
Medication must be accompanied by a prescription stating full name
and address of the prescription or doctor, name and address of the
passenger. Milk, food for babies are used for babies on board.
The liquids purchased at duty-free shops at the airports or on
aircraft is exempted from limitations as prescribed above, and must be
packed in transparent plastic bags of these stores with stipulated
sealed, and receipt/invoice inside.
High value baggage
It is noted that passengers are not allowed to keep money, jewelry,
precious metal , silver jewelry, contracts or other security or other
valuable goods, business documents, passports, identity cards and other
types of samples in baggage.
To sum up, when traveling with
Vietnam Airlines, customers can totally trust in the quality of
VN Air transportation in both human and cargo.
Source:
http://www.vietnamairlines.travel/
