Vietnam Airlines earns pre-tax profit of nearly 2 trillion VND

The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has reported that its revenues in 2018 are estimated to hit 73.3 trillion VND (over 3.1 billion USD), meeting 99.8 percent of its set plan.
Vietnam Airlines earns pre-tax profit of nearly 2 trillion VND ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo provided by Vietnam Airlines)

Hanoi (VNA) - The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines,has reported that its revenues in 2018 are estimated to hit 73.3 trillion VND (over3.1 billion USD), meeting 99.8 percent of its set plan.

The carrier’s pre-tax profit is estimated at 1.96 trillion VND (84.3million USD), 0.04 percent higher than the set plan.

In the year, Vietnam Airlines operated 154,000 flights with over 340,000 flyinghours, meeting 93 percent and 97 percent of the set plan.

It transported 22 million passengers, equivalent to the figure of 2017, meeting91 percent of the set plan, and approximately 350,000 cargoes, accomplishingthe yearly plan.

The carrier’s OTP departures hit 88.5 percent, a 0.5 point higher than the setgoal while OTP arrivals reached 80 percent, meeting the set goal.-VNA
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