Vietjet opens HCM City - Sydney route

Vietjet has announced it will launch a new direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Sydney, Australia from April.
Vietjet opens HCM City - Sydney route ảnh 1A Vietjet plane takes off from Tan Son Nhat International Airport. (Photo courtesy of Vietjet)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietjet has announced it will launch a new direct routeconnecting Ho Chi Minh City and  Sydney,Australia from April.

The airline will operate the new route from April 12, with six flights per week.The flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney every Wednesday, Friday and Sundaytake off at 7:30 pm and land at 7:20 am (local time). The flights from Sydneyto Ho Chi Minh City on every Monday, Thursday and Saturday take off at 10:15 amand land at 4:30 pm (local time).

Jubilantly welcoming Australian routes, Vietjet offers tens of thousands ofpromotional tickets from only 0 VND, excluding taxes and fees, for passengersduring the golden week from February 14 to February 20, applicable to bothroutes connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Melbourne/ Sydney (Australia) atwww.vietjetair.com and Vietjet Air mobile app, with a flexible flight periodfrom now until October 29, 2023.

In addition, from now until March 15 this year, passengers will receive e-vouchersworth 100,000 VND when booking tickets and successfully paying with Vietjet atevoucher.vietjetair.com.

Especially with the routes connecting Vietnam and Australia, passengers caneasily choose from SkyBoss Business, SkyBoss, Deluxe, Eco ticket classes withall – inclusive services with up to 60kg checked baggage, green organic foodfeast served throughout the journey, free travel insurance and many otherattractive incentives.

Earlier, Vietjet announced to launch a direct route connecting HCM City and Melbourne,Australia, with six flights a week. It is also offering promotional tickets on the route duringthe golden week from February 14-20.

Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association(IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’slargest private carrier, the airline has been awarded the highest ranking forsafety with 7 stars by the world’s only safety and product rating websiteairlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines forhealthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in many consecutiveyears. The airline has also been named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by renownedorganisations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others./.
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