Vietjet announces Ho Chi Minh City – Brisbane route

Vietjet President & Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Vietjet CEO Dinh Viet Phuong (red T-shirt, grey vest) receive the Testimonial of Appreciation in recognition of new direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Brisbane under the witnesses of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese (Source: Vietjet).

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietjet has announced the first direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and Brisbane (Australia) under the witnesses of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese.

After Melbourne and Sydney, Brisbane is the third city of the beautiful country Australia that Vietjet has operated direct flights. It is also the first route connecting Vietnam to Brisbane and Queensland state.

The route will be officially launched on June 23 with two return flights per week on wide-body A330 modern aircraft, which will contribute to promote the trade between Vietnam and Brisbane, Queensland state and Australia in general, together with further develop bilateral relations in future.

The flights take off from Ho Chi Minh City at 10:50 (local time) and landing in Brisbane at 21:55 (local time). The return flights will depart at 23:30 (local time) and landing at Ho Chi Minh City at 05:10 in the following day (local time).

The new route will shorten the traveling time and create favourable conditions for people and tourists to fly between Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s leading economic and cultural center and Brisbane, Australian third largest city.

Marking the 50 years of meaningful diplomatic relations between the two countries, after Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Vietjet has plans to open more new routes connecting Vietnam and Australia, expanding the flight network connecting Australia to the other countries across the region and the world./.