Vietravel Airlines to open more routes to meet travel demand

Vietravel Airlines will open a new route linking Hanoi and the south central province of Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon city, and reopen the route connecting the capital city and central Da Nang city from April 22 to meet travel demand on the Reunification Day and May Day holidays.
Vietravel Airlines to open more routes to meet travel demand ảnh 1A Vietravel Airlines aircraft. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietravel Airlines will open a new route linking Hanoi and thesouth central province of Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon city, and reopen the routeconnecting the capital city and central Da Nang city from April 22 to meet travel demand on the ReunificationDay and May Day holidays.

Accordingto the carrier, occupancy on its flights from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi todomestic tourist destinations such as Quy Nhon, Da Nang, and Phu Quoc reachedbetween 80 and 100 percent from April 27 to May 3.

Toprepare for the 2022 summer travel season, Vietravel Airlines is offeringpromotions such as "Excellent Tuesday - no worries about price" for only8,000 VND per flight, excluding taxes and fees. The programme isapplicable to domestic flights. In addition, the airline is also helping passengersduring the pandemic with offers to change the names on tickets free of charge.

VietravelAirlines’ on-time performance (OTP) reached 97 percent in the first quarter ofthis year, the highest rate among domestic carriers. It is the onlycarrier that did not cancel flights in the period.

VuDuc Bien, General Director of Vietravel Airlines, said that maintaining thehighest punctuality rate in the industry in the first quarter of 2022 was agreat effort, adding that it will contribute to bringing the best experiences to passengers.

Inaddition to opening more domestic routes, Vietravel Airlines is also workingwith international aviation authorities to expand its flight network toNortheast and Southeast Asian markets from the second quarter of 2022.

The airline has completed negotiations to increase its fleet to six this yearin accordance with its approved roadmap./.
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