Vietnam Airlines is considering entering Asia’s booming low-cost aviation sector with a new offshoot, while aiming to build its home base into a major entry point for Indochina, its chief says. The state-owned airline is confronted with “growing pressure” from Asia’s budget operators, president and CEO Pham Ngoc Minh told AFP in an interview. “We [...]
Vietnam Airlines has cancelled 28 domestic flights owning to the danger posed by Haitang, the fourth tropical storm forecast to hit the central region. The cancelled flights were scheduled between HCM City, Hanoi to Buon Ma Thuot and Hue, Da Nang to Buon Ma Thuot and HCM City to Vinh and Dong Hoi. The airlines [...]
The Vietnam Airline Corporation (Vietnam Airlines) on Sept. 25 announced a 35 per cent fare discount for customers who fly directly from Vietnam to France , Germany or Russia . The promotional programme will last until October 30 for tours to Russia and until December 31 for those to France and Germany . The national [...]
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) is mulling over a plan to increase domestic airfare by 1.5 times to cope with rising inflation. Pham Ngoc Minh, VNA General Director, said that the increased fees are expected to offset rising fuel prices. Minh added that, if the government approves the proposal, fees will be increased by [...]
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Sept. 5 announced its promotion programme on direct flights to the UK . The promotion programme, under which return tickets are sold at the price of VND12,500,000 (roughly $599), including taxes and other charges, is to mark the opening of the Vietnam-UK direct air route in December. The [...]
Vietnam Airlines will operate more flights during the forthcoming National Day holidays, from August 30 to September 5. The national carrier will increase 174,000 more seats to meet the high demand. Accordingly, the Hanoi-Da Nang route will see an increased capacity of 2,000 more seats; 3,656 more seats on the Hanoi-Nha Trang route and 2140 [...]
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