NewDelhi (VNA) – The first direct flight from Hanoi to India’s NewDelhi landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport on December 7 night after travellingfor more than five hours.
VietnameseAmbassador to India Pham Sanh Chau was present at the airport to welcomepassengers of the flight that was operated by budget carrier Vietjet Air.
Theambassador expressed his hope that the direct air route will facilitatecultural and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, as well asthe bilateral trade, investment and tourism ties.
OnDecember 6, Vietjet Air also launched its first direct flight from Ho Chi MinhCity to the Indian capital city.

Vietjet is thefirst airline in Vietnam to operate as a new-age airline offering flexible,cost-saving ticket fares and diversified services to meet customers’ demands.It is a fully-fledged member of the International Air Transport Association(IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate.
Vietjet wasnamed “Best Ultra Low-Cost Airline 2018 - 2019” and awarded the highest rankingfor safety with 7 stars in 2018 by the world’s only safety and product ratingwebsite AirlineRatings.com. The airline has also been listed as one of theworld's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by AirfinanceJournal in 2018.
Currently,Vietjet operates around 400 flights daily, carrying around 100 millionpassengers to date, with 120 routes covering destinations across Vietnam andinternational destinations such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, the RoK,Taiwan, mainland China, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Cambodia and Indonesia./.