The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines held a ceremony on December10 celebrating the 20 th anniversary of its Vietnam-France air service.
Le Dung, chief representative of the carrier in France andEurope, recalled that the airline’s first flight on the Hanoi-Parisroute landed at Charles de Gaulle International Airport on July 2, 1994,opening a gateway to the European region.
Initially there werethree flights weekly transiting Dubai on the route, which has nowbecome one of Vietnam Airlines’ most important overseas services with 10direct flights a week.
The airline carries an average of264,000 passengers each year between Vietnam and France, or around 55percent of the market. Some surveys showed that almost 80 percent ofVietnamese expatriates in France choose the airline to fly home.
Vietnam Airlines reported an occupancy rate of 87 percent on the route in the first ten months this year.
The carrier is scheduled to use Airbus A350 on the route in Octobernext year, becoming the first foreign airline using the newest model ofthe giant European aircraft manufacturer, for flights departing fromParis. The move is expected to boost its competitive edge and attractmore passengers.-VNA
Le Dung, chief representative of the carrier in France andEurope, recalled that the airline’s first flight on the Hanoi-Parisroute landed at Charles de Gaulle International Airport on July 2, 1994,opening a gateway to the European region.
Initially there werethree flights weekly transiting Dubai on the route, which has nowbecome one of Vietnam Airlines’ most important overseas services with 10direct flights a week.
The airline carries an average of264,000 passengers each year between Vietnam and France, or around 55percent of the market. Some surveys showed that almost 80 percent ofVietnamese expatriates in France choose the airline to fly home.
Vietnam Airlines reported an occupancy rate of 87 percent on the route in the first ten months this year.
The carrier is scheduled to use Airbus A350 on the route in Octobernext year, becoming the first foreign airline using the newest model ofthe giant European aircraft manufacturer, for flights departing fromParis. The move is expected to boost its competitive edge and attractmore passengers.-VNA
