Iceland volcano forces VN to cancel flights

Vietnam Airlines has cancelled flights to and from Europe due to ash from a volcano in Iceland that has forced the temporary shut-down of two major international airports in France and Germany.

The closure of the airports–Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt–prompted the national flag carrier to cancel four flights on April 16 on the routes Paris-Ho Chi Minh City , Frankfurt-Hanoi, HCM City-Frankfurt and Hanoi-Paris, Le Hoang Dung, Vietnam Airlines spokesman, said.

Two other flights scheduled for April 17–Frankfurt to Ho Chi Minh City and Paris to Hanoi –will also be cancelled.

The airline will continue announcing timetable information for the upcoming regular and additional flights from Hanoi and HCM City to Europe.

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Posted by VBN on Apr 17 2010. Filed under Aviation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry