By Thu Huong.
29Nov2012 VietJetAir, a privately-own air firm in Vietnam, announced its opening of flights between Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon, in Vietnam) and Bangkok (Thailand). The flights between these two cities are daily, 1 flight per day. From Ho Chi Minh City, the flight departs at 11:00 A.M and arrives at Bangkok SuvarnaBhumi at 12:30 P.M. The return flight departs Bangkok at 13:30 on the same day. There are huge demand for air travel between Vietnam and Thailand, mostly from leisure travel market. Travelers between the two countries are to benefit more from competitive prices.
By Thu Huong.
The new international airport on Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam is to be open in December 2012. Construction work started in November 2008 and completed in December 2012 with a runway of 3,000m in length and 45m in width. The second runway of 3000mx25m is to be constructed in 2020.
By Thu Huong.
On 05Nov2012, VietJetAir officially started its first direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and Vinh City (Nghe An Province, in the Central Region of Vietnam). The air firm operates one daily flights between these two cities using Airbus 320 aircrafts with 180 seats. The flight from Ho Chi Minh City departs Tan Son Nhat Airport at 10:35 A.M and arrives at Vinh at 12:20 P.M. The return flight from Vinh City departs at 13:05.
25Oct2012 According to news from People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam has submitted a plan for renewing Hue Phu Bai Airport which will lead to temporary closure of the airport from March to November 2013.
The document reveals that the project planning phase has been completed and that the runway of the airport be repaired for safe landings and taking-offs.
By Thu Loan.
22Oct2012 Vietnam Airlines announced to begin flights between Da Nang and Vinh (Nghe An Province) on 28Oct2012. The flights are operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The aircrafts used for these flights are ATR72 with 68 seats. The flight from Da Nang departs at 09:30 A.M and the return flight from Vinh departs at 11:25 A.M. The flight duration is 1 hour 15 minutes.
By Thanh Huong.
From Dec 2012, Vietnam Airlines is to begin direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Initially, the direct flights are on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The new flights are to meet the increasing demand for business and leisure travel between Vietnam and Indonesia. The route is currently operated by AirAsia only and the tickets are often booked out.
By Thanh Huong.
The Ukrainian Aerosvit Airlines is to begin its first chartered flights between Kiev (Ukraine) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) from December 2012. The flights from Kiev are to depart on Sunday and Thursday, and the return flights are to leave Ho Chi Minh City on Monday and Friday respectively.
07Oct2012 VietJetAir, a privately owned air carrier in Vietnam, started its first daily flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hai Phong. The route has high demand for air travel, but had been operated by Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific only. With more competition, the passengers on this route are benefiting more from cheaper airfares.
By Tieu Quy.
9Oct2012 Etihad Airways hosted a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City announcing the plan for direct flights by the air firm between Abu Dhabi (UAE) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) starting from October 2013. The new flights are to meet the increasing demand for air travel between the two countries by both leisure travel market and business travel market. Etihad Airways plans to use Airbus 330-200 for the Vietnam flights with 22 Business Class Seats and 240 Economy Class Seats.
By Tieu Quy.
On 3August2012, VietJetAir started flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Nha Trang, after two months operating flights between Hanoi and Nha Trang. Currently, the air firm only flies on Tuesdays, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The fleet of VietJetAir has 3 Airbus 320s now and the firm is to have 2 more aircrafts at the end of 2012. VietJetAir is a new privately owned airline in Vietnam with flights to different tourist attractions in the country.
Nha Trang Vietnam
By Lang Thang.
4June2012 Emirates started its first direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City (southern Vietnam) and Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Aircrafts used initially are Airbus 330-200 with 27 Business Class seats and 251 Economy Class seats.
By Tieu Quy.
On 5June2012, SilkAir started its first flight between Singapore and Hanoi Vietnam. The flight is on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday departing Singapore Changi Airport at 1515 and arriving at Hanoi Noi Bai Airport at 1735 on the same day. The return flight from Hanoi departs at 1830 and arrives in Singapore at 2250 on the same day. This is the second direct flight by SilkAir between Singapore and Vietnam, after the one between Singapore and Da Nang (in the Central Region of Vietnam).
