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Vietnam Airlines and VASCO will offer close to 1.4 million seats on 7,600 flights (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines Group, encompassing the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific, and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), has opened sales of nearly 2 million tickets for domestic flights for the 2020 traditional Lunar New Year from January 9 to February 8. A representative of the group on September 16 said Vietnam Airlines and VASCO will offer close to 1.4 million seats on 7,600 flights. Meanwhile, Jetstar Pacific will offer nearly 600,000 seats on some 3,000 flights.  The airlines will offer more flights for domestic routes with big travel demand. Passengers can get more information at www.vietnamairlines.com or www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines, or call 1900 1100, and www.jetstar.com/vn or www.facebook.com/JetstarVN or call 1900 1550./. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines Group offers nearly 2 million tickets for Lunar New Year

  Police and army officers repair a roof wrecked by tropical storm Podul in the central province of Hà Tĩnh. Some 700 houses and schools were damaged in the two northern provinces of Yên Bái and Phú Thọ as of last night. VNS Photo Hoàng Hà HÀ NỘI A tropical depression is likely to appear next week and may turn into the fifth storm to hit the East Sea this year after tropical storm Podul struck Việt Nam yesterday. The information was revealed by Trần Quang Năng, head of the Weather Forecast Office of the National Centre for Hydrometeorology Forecasting during a meeting yesterday of the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. "Initial observations show the storm will be highly unpredictable, it’s probably forming right in the East Sea right now and will come to Việt Nam from the Philippines," he said. “Northern localities in Việt Nam may see … [Read more...] about Tropical storm Podul weakens after hitting central localities

Vinpearl Air has said that it can send four officers, Bamboo Airways can send two, and Vietravel Airlines and Kite Air, one each. Of the four, Bamboo Airways is the only operating airline, while the remaining have applied for commercial licenses. The proposal follows information that the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) needs seven more flight safety officers by next year to supervise more aircraft. With the skies getting more crowded as more carriers enter the fray CAAV now has 49 aviation safety officers, in which only four are working full time. They supervise a total of 256 aircraft, and this number is set to increase to 295 next year. CAAV said that it is reviewing the proposal, and the flight safety team will increase to 12 people if the new staff meet all required qualifications. Booming demand for air travel in Vietnam has prompted existing airlines to expand their fleets while new players seek to enter the market. Private airline Bamboo Airways was the … [Read more...] about Four carriers offer flight safety officers to Vietnam aviation authority

The Vietnamese aviation regulator offered its insights into the Vietnamese aviation transportation market, especially in terms of the future needs for aircraft purchases among airlines, as part of a report to the Ministry of Transport regarding Thien Minh Aviation JSC’s proposal to set up a new airline, called Kite Air. The report noted that between 2014 and 2018, the local aviation market saw average growth rates of 20.5% in passengers and 13.2% in cargo. Some 70 million passenger arrivals and 1.2 million tons of cargo went through the country’s airports last year, up 12.6% and 7.2%, respectively from one year earlier. Also, local airlines had an average seat occupancy rate of more than 84%. The regulator cited a government decision which approves zoning adjustments to develop the aviation sector, saying that local airlines will carry more than 60 million passengers by 2020 and nearly 96 million five years later. Therefore, the airlines are expected to be operating 255 … [Read more...] about Aviation regulator tells airlines to be cautious in expanding fleets

Innovation and development In recent years, Vietnam Airlines has made continuous efforts in improving service quality to affirm its leading role in integration, enhance the position of Vietnam’s aviation sector, and meet the travel needs of domestic and international passengers. In the first eight months of 2019, Vietnam Airlines Group, which includes Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and VASCO, operated nearly 110,000 safe flights, transporting 19.5 million passengers, a year-on-year increase of nearly four percent. Its on-time performance (OTP), averaging at 90 percent, remained among the highest globally. Demand-responsive load factor led to significant fuel saving and higher seat utilization of more than 81 percent. Vietnam Airlines Group has received and put into operation new modern aircraft, such as two Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, two Airbus A350s, and nine Airbus A321neos. The group has also opened many new routes, such as Da Nang-Busan, Ho Chi Minh City-Chu Lai, Da … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines targets to become five-star airline