A special welcome ceremony held for Flight VN36 from Frankfurt at Noi Bai airport in Hanoi on January 1 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The national flag carrier VietnamAirlines served the first foreign customers in 2019 who came to Hanoi and HoChi Minh City on January 1.
The first group of foreign visitors arrived at Noi Baiairport in the capital at 6:45 am on Flight VN36 from Frankfurt (Germany) andlater, at 7:35 am, another group arrived at Tan Son Nhat airport in thesouthern hub on Flight VN30, also from Frankfurt.
They arrived to warm welcome ceremonies hosted by leadingofficials of the two cities and representatives of the airline who describedthis as ushering in a new year full of bright prospects for the tourism andaviation industries of the two cities in particular and the whole country ingeneral.
Speaking at the Hanoi ceremony, Deputy ECO of the VietnamAirlines Trinh Ngoc Thanh said the carrier is proud to serve as a bridge connectingVietnam and the rest of the world, as well as an “ambassador” of Vietnam’stourism that helps popularize the country’s image to foreign friends. He alsopledged better services to customers through the implementation of the airline’slong-term investment strategy and development.
Currently, Vietnam Airlines is operating 54 direct routesconnecting Vietnam and 29 destinations in Europe, Australia, Northeast Asia andSoutheast Asia. For this year, it will explore the possibility of opening newroutes to other destinations in Asia such as Ho Chi Minh City – Beijing, DaNang – Busan (Republic of Korea), and Da Nang – Singapore. At the same time,the carrier will also improve the quality of services on a number ofinternational routes by intensifying the utilization of the large-body fleet ofAirbus A350 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft.-VNA
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