Viewed from above, Runway No. 2 has taken clear shape within the overall layout of Phu Quoc International Airport. Measuring 3,300 metres long and 45 metres wide, the new runway has been built parallel to the existing one. Its pavement and markings have been completed, and the project is now undergoing final technical inspections. At night, the lighting system has been switched on at full intensity for testing.
Vietnam Airlines on January 25 conducted the first regular flight from London to Hanoi after a gap of almost two years caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vietnam Airlines’ flight VN5656 carrying medical equipment donated by Singapore’s Temasek Foundation safely landed at Van Don airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh on September 17.
Vietnam Airlines has officially been licensed to operate 12 flights repatriating Vietnamese citizens from the US this year, the national flag carrier said on June 10.
The Vietnam Airlines Corporation has decided to increase the salary of pilots on Boeing B787 and Airbus A350 by 22 percent, nine months ahead of schedule.
Vietnam Airlines’ reception of the 100th aircraft of its fleet is an important milestone, affirming the leading position of the firm with the biggest fleet in Vietnam.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will offer wifi services in some of its flights starting from October 10, becoming the first Vietnamese airline to do so, announced the carrier on October 7.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on September 11 announced it had retired the last wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft in a move to replace its aging rolling stock with new models.
Vietnam Airlines has been selected as one of the global TripAdvisor community's favourite airlines along with other 4- and 5-star airlines of Asia such as Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and EVA Air.
An Airbus A350 serving Paris-Hanoi direct route landed at Noi Bai International Airport, in Hanoi, on October 2, marking Vietnam Airlines’ official operation of the top-class plane.
Vietnam Airlines launched a promotion on the Hanoi-Paris route on its new Airbus A350 airplane on September 7 with a special offer of only 7.599 million VND (350 USD) for a return trip.