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.
From Ho Chi Minh City, the flight EK391 departs at Tan Son Nhat Airport at 2050 and arrives at Dubai at 0045 A.M the following day. From Dubai, flight EK390 departs at 0925 A.M (local time) and arrives at Ho Chi Minh City at 1920 (local time) on the same day. There are more and more international flights to Vietnam nowadays to meet the increasing demand from business travel and leisure travel to the country.