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Vietjet carries 260,000 passengers during holiday

The low-cost airline Vietjet Air operated about 1,500 flights, serving nearly 260,000 passengers during the National Day holiday (September 2-4).
Vietjet carries 260,000 passengers during holiday ảnh 1Passengers board a Vietjet's aircraft (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The low-cost airline Vietjet Air operated about 1,500 flights, servingnearly 260,000 passengers during the National Day holiday (September 2-4).

The number of Vietjet Air’spassengers this holiday increased 27 percent year-on-year, with punctualityrate reaching 88.3 percent.

The airline alsolaunched various programmes during its flights, such as presenting gifts anddomestic flight tickets to customers.

On the occasion, thecarrier announced a new route from Ho Chi Minh City to Jakarta (Indonesia) andopened the Hanoi – Yangon (Myanmar) route.

[Vietjet announces Hanoi-Yangon route]

[Budget Vietjet announces Jakarta-Ho Chi Minh City route]

Currently, Vietjet Airboasts a fleet of 45 aircraft, including A320s and A321s, and runs over 350flights per day. It currently operates 73 routes in Vietnam and across theregion to Singapore, the Republic of Korea, China, Thailand, Indonesia,Myanmar, Malaysia and Cambodia.-VNA

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