Vietnam Airlines opens first European rep. office

Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, on Jan. 26 opened its first European representative office in Paris to expand its reach on the continent and prepare for joining SkyTeam, the world’s second largest airline alliance.

The office will take charge of managing, supervising and assisting branches, representative offices, agencies and agents in dealing with business issues in all of Europe, with the exception of Russia.

Chief of the Representative Office Le Dung said that over the last year, revenues from flights to and from the European region accounted for nearly 20 percent of the airline’s total turnover.

Duong Tri Thanh, Vietnam Airlines Deputy General Director, said the system of flight routes to Europe plays a critical role in the company’s operations. Europe is a market with great potential, alongside Japan and the Republic of Korea , especially as the airline is set to join SkyTeam this June, he added.

The company plans to add one additional flight every week to the Vietnam routes from France and Germany .

Present at the event were the Vietnamese Ambassador to France, Le Kinh Tai, and Chairman of Vietnam Airlines Nguyen Si Hung.

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