The Hanoitimes – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a project to develop direct air routes between Vietnam and key countries and regions across the world, aiming to promote investment, cultural exchange and international integration. The project aims to develop an international air route network connecting Vietnam and countries and areas such as the US, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Russia, Germany, Australia, France, the UK and India, as well as potential markets like the United Arab Emirates and South Africa, which will be run by both domestic and foreign airlines. It will also focus on how to link aviation activities and tourism development, towards attracting more foreign visitors to Vietnam. The project is hoped to make it easy for foreign airlines to increase the frequency of flights from international airports to those of Vietnam. Regarding Vietnam’s airline development with China, the Ministry of Transport will work with Chinese authorities in charge of airline affairs to remove difficulties facing Vietnamese airlines in running routes to China. By 2020, Vietnamese carriers will open new routes from several economic hubs and tourism cities of Vietnam to Chinese localities. Vietnam and Russia will also consider signing more agreements to expand air routes connecting the two countries and routes from Vietnam to third countries through Russian airports. New air routes will be opened to connect Vietnam and Russia’s Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok cities, while the number of flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Moscow will be increased.…
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam is completing procedures and improving the local aviation industry's capacity in order to open a direct air route to the US. Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA) Lai Xuan Thanh said if the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved of its aviation monitoring capability level 1 then the plan to open a direct air route to the US can be realised. The FAA will carry out a technical review in May and this will be used for the coming International Aviation Safety Assessment program by the FAA.The CAA has completed the…... [read more]
The two airlines signed a framework agreement on comprehensive cooperation in New Delhi on October 12 during the current visit to India by State President Truong Tan Sang. They will jointly study the possibility of opening direct air routes between the two countries to boost investment, trade and tourism cooperation on a par with the bilateral strategic partnership. Witnessing the signing ceremony, Mr Sang expressed his belief that the cooperation deal will be successful, bringing mutual benefits. This symbolizes the traditional friendship and strategic partnership between Vietnam and India, he said. Vietnam Airlines General Director Pham Ngoc Minh said the…... [read more]
Illustrative image (Source: Internet)Phnom Penh (VNA) - Cambodia’s Angkor Air has opened a direct route connecting Preah Sihanoukville and Ho Chi Minh City, aiming to enhance tourism and trade links between the two nations, according to the Cambodian Times.The HCM City – Sihanoukville route, which was launched on June 17, is Angkor Air’s third route in Vietnam.The airline will conduct five round-trip flights per week on the route, using 70-seat ATR 72 aircraft.The new route is expected to help Cambodia attract not only Vietnamese arrivals but also those from other countries to Preah Sihanoukville, contributing to the port city’s economic…... [read more]
NDO – Budget airline Jetstar Pacific officially launched two new direct air routes connecting Da Nang and Hanoi of Vietnam with Osaka, one of Japan’s largest cultural and industrial centres, on September 1. This is the first time Vietnam and Japan are being brought closer together by direct routes using the low-cost aviation service, which will facilitate the travel of businessmen and contribute to stimulating the increasing travel demand between the two countries.Accordingly, Jetstar Pacific will use modern aircraft, Airbus A320s, on these routes with a frequency of four flights per week.Nguyen Quoc Phuong, Jetstar Pacific General Director, revealed that…... [read more]
The low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific officially inaugurated its direct air route connecting Da Nang city in central Vietnam to Taiwan’s Taipei on December 2. It is Jetstar’s first direct air route between Vietnam’s central region and Taiwan. Jetstar Pacific A320 planes The airline uses Airbus A320 on the route with three two-way flights each week on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday and is capable of serving 51,000 passengers per year. The move is part of the airline’s plan to expand its services in northeast Asia. In the first nine months of 2016, 382,000 Taiwanese visited Vietnam, up 16 percent year on…... [read more]
Budget airline Jetstar Pacific officially launched two new direct air routes connecting Da Nang and Ha Noi of Viet Nam with Osaka, one of Japan’s largest cultural and industrial centres, on September 1. This is the first time Viet Nam and Japan are being brought closer together by direct routes using the low-cost aviation service, which will facilitate the travel of businessmen and contribute to stimulating the increasing travel demand between the two countries. Accordingly, Jetstar Pacific will use modern aircraft, Airbus A320s, on these routes with a frequency of four flights per week. Nguyen Quoc Phuong, Jetstar Pacific General…... [read more]
DA NANG (Biz Hub) — The Bangkok Airways will launch its new route between the central city and Bangkok from May 25th, the Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited replied Viet Nam News in an email yesterday.It said the first flight will take off from Bangkok at 11am on May 25th and land at Da Nang International Airport around 12.35pm.The return flight will leave from Da Nang from 13.35pm and arrive in Bangkok at 15.15pm.As scheduled, the flight will be operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday with 144 economy class seats Aircraft Airbus 319.The direct flight route operation from Bangkok…... [read more]
As scheduled, the flight on this route will be operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. It takes off from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at 11am and land at Da Nang Airport at around 12.35pm.The Bangkok-based Airways Public Company offers a return ticket priced US$213 on an Airbus 319 with 138 economy class seats.The direct air route is expected to attract more Thai visitors to Da Nang City as well as more Vietnamese passengers to Thailand.In 2015, the number of visitors to Da Nang by air was estimated at 554,475, up nearly 70% compared to the previous year.Currently, 20 direct air routes connect Da Nang International Airport with foreign countries. By Thuy Dung ... [read more]
Despite talks of a direct route to the US for years, there remain concerns about a how profitable it would actually be.Director General of Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA) Lai Xuan Thanh said if the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved its aviation monitoring capability then the plan to open a direct air route to the US would be possible. Employees were sent to overseas training courses in order to earn FAA certification.Vietnam Airlines did this many years ago and has put two modern planes into operation. It hopes to start the direct route to San Francisco or Los…... [read more]
HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Air New Zealand on June 5 opened a direct air route between New Zealand and HCM City. As the first direct route between the two countries, the route will initially operate seasonally, flying three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday until the end of October, using a Boeing 767-300.Minister for Economic Development, Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce said this event opened a new page to get people of the two countries closer. This was also an important landmark for co-operation in the field of transport and to enhance the relationship between the…... [read more]
