Vietnam Airlines targets 11.5 bln USD profit in Europe
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is expected to earn 11.5 billion USD profit in the European market, 1.7 billion USD higher than that of last year.
Vietnam Airlines also targets a 13 percent increase in revenue and an 8.3 percent rise in the number of passengers in 2018.The firm operated 180,000 safe flights in 2017, serving nearly 26.5 million passengers, up 6.7 percent against the previous year.
The on-time performance rate of departing flights reached over 90 percent, turning Vietnam Airlines into one of the world's leading airlines with the highest on-time performance.
Vietnam Airlines also continued to affirm its position as the four-star international airlines in line with Skytrax’s standards in the second consecutive year, with the fleet of 10 Airbus A350-900 XWB and 11 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner./.
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