This is the result of sustainable punctuality Vietnam Airlines achieved last year with OTP’s average departures reaching over 90%, making Vietnam Airlines one of the most punctual airlines in the world. Jetstar Pacific operated a total of 156 flights from Tan San Nhat International Airport from Saturday to Tuesday and the average delay is only 29 minutes due to bad weather in Hue, Vinh, and Dong Hoi airports. The number of passengers on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) has increased sharply, particularly in Tan Son Nhat, Noi Bai and Da Nang airports. At Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai airports, Vietnam Airlines served more than 65,000 passengers a day at peak time. Meanwhile, Jetstar Pacific served an average of 7,500 passengers a day from the south to the north. However, Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific achieve impressive punctuality by planning contingency, increasing human resources, strictly reviewing passengers’ service, and minimizing delay for subjective reasons.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget Jetstar Pacific on September 27 began selling air fares for domestic flights serving the Tet holiday (Lunar New Year), which falls in February, 2018. During January 31-March 2, 2018, Vietnam Airlines will offer 1.4 million seats on all domestic routes, up 127,700 seats (equivalent to 694 flights) from the same time last year. Meanwhile, Jetstar Pacific puts 540,000 tickets on sale to serve increasing demands in the period. Representatives from both airlines said that ticket prices will not scale up and passengers are advised to book tickets as soon as possible to…... [read more]
Passengers get off a plane of Vietnam Airlines (Source: VNA)Domestic codeshare flights will be operated in the first phase of their cooperation, which will be followed by an international codeshare in the future. For his part, Le Hong Ha, JPA Chief Executive Officer, said that the codeshare will promote domestic tourism growth, adding that VNA customers are eligible to access other destinations reached by JPA as well as the Jetstar Group network in the Asian-Pacific region. Source VNA Theo ven.org.vn... [read more]
Vietnam Air, Jetstar Pacific ban Galaxy Note 7 over fire risk Le Anh HCMC - Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific Airlines said that they have banned Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on all their flights for fear that the phone may catch fire. Passengers are disallowed to put the device either in their cabin and checked baggage on all domestic and international flights operated by the two local airlines. The Note 7 bans of Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific come after Samsung Vietnam started recalling the device nationwide on October 18. Airlines worldwide, including Singapore Airlines, Air Berlin, Virgin Australia,…... [read more]
Vietnam Airlines to fly to Thanh Hoa City before Tet Binh Nguyen Cambodia Angkor Air services Phnom Penh-Hanoi By Binh Nguyen - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is making preparations for a military airport in Thanh Hoa Province to be opened to the civil flights by Vietnam Airlines before the upcoming Lunar New Year, better known as Tet in Vietnam. ACV’s general director Le Manh Hung told the Daily on Monday that the national flag air carrier would operate an Airbus A321 aircraft for the flights from HCMC to Tho Xuan Airport in the…... [read more]
Vietnam Airlines has partnered with Jetstar Pacific Airlines to offer travelers a wider selection of flight options between Vietnam and Japan.
The announcement came Thursday during a working visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Japan to seek opportunities for business cooperation between the two countries.
The two airlines held a joint ceremony in Osaka on Thursday announcing the launch of increased options on their flight routes between Vietnam and the Japanese city.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines owns 70 percent of Jetstar Pacific Airlines, whereas Australia's Qantas Airways holds the remaining 30 percent.
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