The second stimulus package to aid the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic would focus on the most affected sectors, including aviation, tourism and consumption, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.
Canada’s CBC.ca has highlighted Vietnam’s success in fighting COVID-19 pandemic through the impressive case of a UK pilot who is also known as “Case 91” in Vietnam.
Nearly 165 flights of the national carrier Vietnam Airlines have been affected by an incident involving an aircraft of budget airliner Vietjet Air that forced Tan Son Nhat international airport in Ho Chi Minh City to temporarily close down in the afternoon of June 14.
Members of the Vietnam Airlines Group, including Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Service Company (Vasco), plan to increase the frequency of flights from May 16 to meet the increasing travel demand of passengers after the COVID-19 pandemic is controlled in the country.
Three large-cap companies that debuted on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) in 2019 saw their shares beaten by the benchmark VN-Index at the end of the year.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines and the US’s Delta Air Lines have signed a code sharing agreement in Atlanta, expanding their operation from October this year.
The national carrier Vietnam Airlines (UPCoM: HVN) has gained approval of the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) to list its 1.4 billion shares on the southern bourse.
Vietnam’s aviation industry has seen its strongest growth in the past decades with double-digit growth set in five consecutive years, but it is still faced with sustainable development issues.
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has offered to sell more than 2.3 million shares it owns in the national carrier Vietnam Airlines.
Five domestic airlines reported nearly 5,000 delayed or cancelled flights, accounting for 17 percent of the total operated flights, in the first two months of the year.
Four domestic carriers namely Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, Jetstar Pacific and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), reported a total of 39,632 delayed flights in 2018, representing 13.4 percent of their flights – a year-on-year increase of one percentage point.
The Long Thanh International Airport in Vietnam’s southern province of Dong Nai has been included among a list of 16 of the most exciting airport projects under construction or redevelopment made by CNN.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to replace its fleet of ATR aircraft with new-generation regional jet aircraft containing about 100 seats in order to improve the efficiency of operation and service quality on short routes.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to launch the first direct route between Vietnam and the US this year, with the destination being either San Francisco or Los Angeles in California.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines and Agribank have signed a co-operation agreement to promote the sale of each other’s products and services in the future.
National carrier Vietnam Airlines has asked all its passengers to do check-in procedures two hours before the departure time of their domestic flights at the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport.
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