The budget airline Vietjet Air plans to reopen the air route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok of Thailand from January 21 as part of efforts to further expand its international operations.
Vietjet has been once again recognised as one of the world’s Top 10 safest low-cost airlines for 2022 by AirlineRatings, the world’s famous airline safety and product rating website.
As many as 1,753 passengers from abroad came to Vietnam on 17 flights between January 1 and 3, the first three days after the resumption of regular international flights.
After nearly two-year hiatus of international flights, with exceptions for returning citizens and foreign experts, the country’s aviation industry is facing its worst crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first international flight operated by new-generation airline Vietjet this year departed from Tokyo (Japan) and arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 1.
Low-cost carrier Vietjet is adding flights to popular domestic destinations from December 29 to meet peak travel demand when Tet, Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival, is approaching.
Vietjet welcomed the first wide-body aircraft A330 to its fleet at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on December 25, a move for the budget carrier to expand its international flight network and optimise customers’ experience.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested increasing the frequency of flights to Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Taiwan (China).
With permission from the authorities of countries, budget carrier Vietjet Air expects to reopen regular international flights starting January 1 next year.
With permission from the authorities of countries, budget carrier Vietjet Air expects to reopen regular international flights starting January 1 next year.
Only Japan has officially agreed with Vietnam’s plan to resume regular international flights starting next year with four flights a week, the Civil Aviation Authority said on December 23.
Vietjet offers customers hundreds of thousands of good-priced tickets from only 609,000 VND (26.43 USD), accompanying the journey to come back home, bringing the joy of reunion with family and loved ones with exciting travel experiences on all routes across Vietnam in the year-end season.
Budget carrier Vietjet has recorded positive results in the first three quarters of 2021, with gross profit totaling 44.5 billion VND (1.93 million USD), according to its latest financial statement.
Thai Vietjet, an associate company of low-cost carrier Vietjet, has won the “Most Passenger-Friendly Cabin Crew – Thailand 2021” award by International Finance Magazine, reinforcing its “Friendliness and Fun” services.
Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet Air will launch direct services between three Vietnamese cities and the Russian capital city of Moscow from mid-2022, its first-ever direct flights to Europe.
Vietjet and SR Technics, a world leading maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service provider, on November 26 inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) worth 150 million USD involving the provision of MRO services on Vietjet’s CFM56-5B engine fleet, installed on their Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.
A Vietjet Air flight carrying 100 foreign tourists is expected to arrive at Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang at 11:05 pm on November 18.
Phu Quoc island city in the southern province of Kien Giang will welcome the first international tourist group arriving in Vietnam on November 20, after nearly two years of the country’s “freezing status” due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thai Vietjet has celebrated its 10 millionth passenger milestone after five years of operation, reinforcing its leading position in Thailand’s domestic market.
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