Vietnam Airlines aims to have 7 new international routes in 2010

Vietnam Airlines said Thursday that it aims to serve seven new international routes this year, raising its total international routes to 40.

The new routes will include those from Hanoi to Osaka, Yangon, Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur, and those from HCM City to Shanghai, Nagoya and Yangon, the country’s flag carrier said in a statement.

It said it will start flying the HCM City-Nagoya route in August and the HCM City-Yangon route in October. Services on the Hanoi-Kuala Lumpur route will start in winter.

Vietnam Airlines said services on the other routes already started in the first quarter this year.

The airline said it expects pre-tax profit of VND161 billion ($8.5 million) this year, up from VND154 billion in 2009.

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