By Lang Thang.
The national flag carrier of Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines, opens direct flights between Hanoi and Kaohsiung (Taiwan) starting from 17-June-2011. At first, the airlines is planning 3 flights per week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday with Airbus 321 aircrafts. The flight from Hanoi departs at 18:30 and from Kaohsiung at 07:30 A.M local time. The duration of flight is 2 hours 30 minutes. Kaohsiung is a second biggest city of Taiwan, located in southwestern area of the country.
By Tieu Quy.
According to Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier of Vietnam is to increase direct flights from Hanoi to different South East Asian Countries. From 16-June-2011, the air firm is to open daily directly flights between Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia, so that there are 21 direct flights per week from Vietnam to Malaysia (1 daily from Hanoi and 2 daily flights from Ho Chi Minh City).
Vietnam Airines
By Lang Thang.
Because of increasing demand from the Vietnamese tourist to travel to Con Dao Island in southern Vietnam, local air carriers are increasing flights to the island starting from the summer of 2011.
Con Dao island - Vietnam
According to VASCO, a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, the air firm are starting flights between Can Tho City (in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam) and Con Dao Island on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday starting from 1-June-2011. Currently, VASCO is having 21-24 flights/week between Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao Island. The air firm may increase to 28 flights/week in the summer of 2011. All flights with VASCO are with ATR72-500.
With the approval of the new bases of ceiling airfares by the Aviation Authority of Vietnam which started coming into effect from 27-April-2011, all air carriers in the country have got plans for increasing the airfares accordingly. Jetstar Pacific và Air Mekong started applying the new airfare bases from 7-May-2011; and Vietnam Airlines, the biggest airline in Vietnam which accounts for about 70% of the market share, starts increasing airfares from 16-May-2011. The newly approved ceiling airfares increase from 20-23% compared to the earlier bases.
By Lang Thang.
Air Mekong, a newly established private air carrier in Vietnam, starts flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Quy Nhon Beach City of Binh Dinh Province from 1-June-2011. Tickets for these flights are to be available on the firm's website and via air ticket agents from 15-May-2011, disclosed by the airline's spokeman. There are daily flights between Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and Quy Nhon City (Binh Dinh Province). From Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat Airport, the flight departs at 08:15 A.M and arrives at Phu Cat Airport of Quy Nhon City at 09:15 A.M. The return flight from Quy Nhon departs at 10:15 A.M and arrives at Tan Son Nhat Airport at 11:15 A.M. Air Mekong uses Bombardier CRJ 900 aircrafts for all its flights.
By Lang Thang.
According to Jetstar Pacific, the airline is to re-open flights between Hanoi and Nha Trang from 24-May-2011. The air carrier had to suspend flights between these 2 cities due to inefficiency nine months ago.The airline is planning two flights per day to accommodate surging demands for domestic travel in Vietnam during the summer months. Tickets for these flights have been open since 6-May-2011 on the company's website.
By Lang Thang
According to Air Mekong, the air carrier is to offer direct flights between Hanoi and Phu Quoc Island from 28-April-2011. This is the longest flight route in Vietnam by far. All these flights will be with Bombardier CRJ 900 aircrafts and the flight time is 2 hours 20 minutes. The direct flight is to save the passenger over 2 hours compared to those transit via Saigon Tan Son Nhat Airport.
By Tieu Quy.
According to Malaysia Airlines, the firm is to increase flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Kuala Lumpur to 21 flights/week (3 flights/day) from July-2011. Currently, the Airline is having 20 flights/week between Ho Chi Minh City and Luala Lumpur and 7 flights/week between Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi.
Travellers from Europe, ASEAN Countries, Australia and New Zealand could travel to Vietnam on Malaysia Airlines's flights which transit via Kuala Lumpur.
By Tieu Quy
According to Vietnam Airlines, the flights between Da Nang and Hai Phong of Vietnam are to be reopened on 28-April-2011, just right before the big Vietnamese travel occasion: Vietnam Reunification Day (30/04) and Labor Day (1/5). Passengers are to fly ATR72s on these flights which are planned on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Vietnam Airlines had to close flights between these 2 cities 10 years ago. Earlier, the Airlines also openen flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong.
By Tieu Quy
According to Vietnam Airlines, Rach Gia Airport is closed for repair from 4-April-2011 to 23-April-2011. All Vietnam Airlines flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc Island via Rach Gia Airport are cancelled during the time. The airlines also increases 1 more direct flight between Ho Chi Minh City and Phu Quoc Island per day between 08-April-2011 to 12-April-2011, the time of the Death Anniversary of Kings Hung Vuong which are Public Holidays in Vietnam.
By Tieu Quy
According to the authority of Phu Bai Airport in Hue Vietnam, the airport is closed for 1 month from 00:01hrs of 13-May-2011 through 23:59hrs of 13-June-2011 for repair. All flights to and from Phu Bai Airport will resume on the 14th of June, 2011. During the time of repair, passengers on the booked flights to/from Hue are advised to change to the flights to/from Da Nang Airport which is 120km away.
