Vietnamese carriers open new routes as year-end tourism heats up

Vietnamese carriers open new routes as year-end tourism heats up

Vietnam’s largest carriers - Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air – have launched new routes to international tourist hubs to cash in on growing demand during the year-end travel season.

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Vietjet to link HCMC with historic battle site Dien Bien

Vietjet to link HCMC with historic battle site Dien Bien

Budget carrier Vietjet will launch on December 2 its first direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City to the northern highlands province of Dien Bien, where the historic 1954 Dien Bien Phu Battle ended France's colonial rule in Indochina.

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Former deputy minister receives nearly $1 mln in pandemic repatriation flight bribes

Former deputy minister receives nearly $1 mln in pandemic repatriation flight bribes

The Ministry of Public Security's investigative agency has determined that former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung received bribes of VND21.5 billion ($916,000) related to repatriation flights that brought Vietnamese citizens home from overseas during the pandemic.

Society - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Budget carrier Vietjet records $6 mln H1 profit

Budget carrier Vietjet records $6 mln H1 profit

Vietjet recorded an after-tax profit of VND145 billion ($6.18 million) in the first half of the year, up 19% year-on-year as domestic travel demand recovered.

Companies - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Only 40% of international air routes linking with Vietnam resumed

Only 40% of international air routes linking with Vietnam resumed

About 80% of domestic flights have been restored, but only 40% of international routes linking with the country have resumed compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority (CAAV).

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Domestic aviation travel surpasses 2019 peak

Domestic aviation travel surpasses 2019 peak

Vietnamese airlines' seat occupation rate reached 85-87% in June, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

Transport ministry promotes flights to Mekong Delta

Transport ministry promotes flights to Mekong Delta

The Ministry of Transport has requested the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to direct Vietnamese airlines to open international and domestic routes to Can Tho city, the heart of the Mekong Delta.

Travel - Mon, Dec 22, 2021 | 11:30 am GMT+7

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