People should know: rescue by helicopter

In cases of emergency such as injured people, getting accident or stuck situation in the high mountainous area, flooded or fired area, it would be the best that immediately call helicopter service to bring the people to hospital or a safe area the fastest.

Helicopter service is extremely common in the western developed countries. In Vietnam, people have just known about rescue helicopter service when getting fire or flood. However, rescue by helicopter in an emergency is still very new for Vietnamese. Recently, in Vietnam, besides army units, some companies also provide helicopter services for tourism, exploring, search and rescue in case of emergency, including Vietnam Helicopter Company VNH.

Vietnam Helicopter Company VNH has offices that are located in the North as VNH North, in the South as VNH South and other specific offices such as pilot training centre, technical repair centre and tourism centre.

With rescue helicopter, the serious situations will be dealed with quickly. For example, tourists go hiking in Fansipan or travel as going by backpack to narrow and adventurous roads in the Northern mountainous area of Vietnam or get accident or are stuck. Although helicopter price is still expensive, people’s life is the most important. Thus, people should have information about this service to contact with it as soon as bad something happens.  

Save information to call in cases of emergency
In the North, you can contact with
Tel.: (04) 3852.1773 / (069) 562.530
Main office: 172 Truong Chinh Street - Dong Da District – Hanoi
Or in the South, you can contact with
Tel:064.3838.301
At Vung Tau Airport: 36, 30/4 Street, Vung Tau City
Website: http://www.vnh.com.vn/en/home.php