A plane of Bamboo Airways (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil Aviation Authority ofVietnam (CAAV) has proposed the restriction on the number of Bamboo Airways aircraftbe removed, saying existing regulations do not set such limits.
In a recent document sent to the Ministry ofTransport, the CAAV called on this ministry to propose the Prime Ministerconsider removing the limit on the number of Bamboo Airways aircraft.
It said under legal regulations, this carriercan develop its fleet to more than 30 planes, and the specific number will beconsidered on the basis of aviation safety, security and infrastructure.
Earlier, the Government approved adjustments tothe Bamboo Airways air transport project. Accordingly, the firm is allowed toincrease its fleet, including narrow- and wide-body aircraft, to 30 by 2023.
However, Bamboo Airways said legal regulationson aviation, including the Law on Civil Aviation and some related decrees ofthe Government, do not limit the number of planes of airlines. They can developtheir fleets in accordance with their business purposes and market demandproviding that they meet relevant requirements.
In fact, other carriers like Vietnam Airlines,Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific are all permitted to operate with anunrestricted number of aircraft, it added, noting that it is planning to raise itsfleet to 50 by the end of 2020.
Bamboo Airways, which launched the firstcommercial flight in January 2019, is operating 41 domestic and internationalroutes.
The company aims to gain a 30-percent share inVietnam’s aviation market and expand its flight network to 85 routes this year,including 60 domestic and 25 international ones.
As of late January 2020, it had operated morethan 20,000 flights with nearly 3 million passengers and the on-timeperformance of 94.1 percent – highest among Vietnamese carriers in 2019./.
VNA
