National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on March 5 announced that it will increase flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore and Taipei (Taiwan) to meet the rising demand of passengers to these attractive destinations.
Vietnam Airlines will increase flights from
Ho Chi
Minh City to
Singaporeand
Taipei (Photo:
Vietnam Airlines)
As scheduled, from March
27, the airline will launch an additional four round-trip flights on each
air route. The new flights to
Singaporewill departure at 19:25 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, while
the reverse flights will begin at 23:25 on the same days.
Meanwhile, the flights to
Taipei will leave at
2:05 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; and those returning to
HCM
Citywill take off at 22:10 on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
The plan will help increase the airline’s total flights from
HCM
City to
Taipei and
Singaporeto 11 and 25, respectively. Four-star Airbus A321 will be used for all these
flights.
Vietnam Airlines was recognised as a 4-star airline for two consecutive years
in 2016 and 2017 by the international air transport rating organisation
Skytrax.
It targets a 13 percent increase in revenue and an 8.3 percent rise in the
number of passengers in 2018.
Apart from Asia, the airline is also seeking to expand their markets in
Europe.
Source: VNA
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