Vietnam Airlines, Hong Kong group teams up to boost in-flight sales

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will launch its onboard duty-free sales programme, Lotushop, in October this year in cooperation with King Power Traveller, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based King Power Group.
Vietnam Airlines, Hong Kong group teams up to boost in-flight sales ảnh 1Vietnam Airlines will launch its onboard duty-free sales programme, Lotushop, this year in cooperation with King Power Traveller, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based King Power Group. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will launch itsonboard duty-free sales programme, Lotushop, in October this year incooperation with King Power Traveller, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-based KingPower Group.

Accordingly,the airline will join hands with the company in five years in order to expandand improve the services of its Lotushop so as to meet the four-starrequirements of UK-based airline review and rating organisation Skytrax.

On salewill be a range of luxury products including perfume, cosmetics, wristwatches,suitcases, and handbags. Passengers can purchase the products onboard on 30 ofVietnam Airlines’ international air routes to/from the Republic of Korea,Japan, China, the UK, France, Russia, and Germany, and more.

VietnamAirlines Deputy General Director Le Hong Ha said the carrier is striving todeliver shopping experiences of international standards to its passengers, aspart of its plan to achieve a five-star rating in the near future, he added.

Establishedin 1979, the King Power Group devotesitself to diversifying businesses in variouscountries in Asia-Pacific and Europe, especially in duty-free services.
Meanwhile, the King Power Traveller was listed onthe most recent Asia’s Leading In-flight Duty FreeConcessionaires by World Travel Asia, where it has been for the last threeyears. –VNA 
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