Vietnamese airlines bolster international cooperation

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Russia’s flagship carrier Aeroflot have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation between the two airlines.
Vietnamese airlines bolster international cooperation ảnh 1Vietnam Airlines and Aeroflot signed codeshare cooperation deal. (Photo: vneconomy.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines andRussia’s flagship carrier Aeroflot have recently signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding to strengthen cooperation between the two airlines.

Accordingly, they will begin codeshare collaboration on domestic routes inVietnam and Russia from 2019. The move will optimise bilateral cooperation,bringing more benefits to customers.

Vietnam Airlines is currently operating three direct flights per week betweenHanoi and Moscow, with Skytrax’s four-star quality service on its Boeing 787-9Dreamliner aircraft. Meanwhile, Aeroflot runs nine flights per week betweenMoscow and Vietnam, with daily flight to Hanoi and twice weekly service to HoChi Minh City.

Also, low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific and the Dubai-based carrier Emirates haveannounced a new codeshare agreement.

The new partnership allows Emirates passengers to enjoy smooth connectivity ondomestic flights within Vietnam, in addition to flights connecting Vietnam toSingapore, Thailand as well as Australia.

The codeshare services from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi will connect Emiratespassengers to 14 Vietnamese cities.

Emirates will also operate codeshare flights with Jetstar Pacific between thelatter’s HCM City hub and Singapore and Bangkok, both of which serve asconnections for Emirates passengers continuing their travel to Brisbane,Melbourne or Sydney.

The two carriers said the codeshare partnership will give customers thesimplicity of purchasing connecting flights using one reservation, and a smoothticketing, check-in, boarding, and baggage check experience during the entirejourney.-VNA
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