Vietjet Air is going to offer 10,000 tickets at zero VND to mark the opening of the new Hanoi-Osaka route from November 7 to 9. Vietjet Air opens new route to Osaka The free tickets, not including taxes and fees, will be sold for Hanoi-Osaka route from November 8 to March 30, HCM City-Osaka from December 14 to March 30 and Hanoi-Tokyo from January 11 to March 30, 2019. Customers can book tickets online or via mobile phones at Vietjet Air's website or Facebook fanpage. Vietjet Air operates over 385 flights per day, serving over 65 million passengers on 103 air routes to many countries such as Malaysia, China and Thailand. It is planning to expand business in the Asia-Pacific region and has signed deals to buy more modern aircraft. Japan is a favoured destination near the end of the year thanks to many festivals and discount programmes. Customers can enjoy virgin snow, explore Japanese culture and celebrate the new year. Many local airlines have launched new routes to Osaka. Last … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air launches new Hanoi-Osaka route
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Vietjet Air targets young aircraft fleet to keep costs low
Vietjet Air is in negotiations to firm up the deal after ordering 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and 50 Airbus A321neo aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow in the U.K. in July. The planes are expected to be delivered between 2020 and 2025, Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao told Reuters recently. But some analysts have questioned whether Vietjet is equipping itself with way too much aircraft, given that it already owns 62 Airbus narrow body jets. The carrier, which leads the domestic market with a 45 percent share, expects to receive 30 new aircraft and “retire” 10 each year between 2020 and 2025 to keep its fleet young, Thao said. “The average age of Vietjet aircraft is three years now and we want to keep it that way,” she said on the sidelines of a CEO conference in Bangkok. The average age of Vietjet’s planes is half that of other low-cost and fast-growing carriers in Asia like Malaysia’s AirAsia, Indonesia’s Lion Air and … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air targets young aircraft fleet to keep costs low
Vietjet Air adds new stimulus for growth of aviation in the region
This annual event is attended by some 400 global CEOs, tycoons, entrepreneurs, up-and-comers, capitalists, and thought leaders to discuss and debate key issues of global concern and build new partnerships. Under the theme of “The World Reboots,” this year’s conference focused on how CEOs, companies, and countries are confronting challenges and seizing opportunities arising from accelerating disruption. Among the highlights of this year’s conference, the president and CEO of Vietjet Air delivered a keynote address in front of an audience of global business luminaries and thought leaders when asked about the competition between the state-owned and private sectors in Vietnam. In her speech, the CEO confirmed that the appearance of Vietjet Air in the aviation industry did not challenge other airlines, but in fact, “Vietjet Air's entry was a driving force that has fundamentally changed the market to be more attractive, more exciting, and more developed than … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air adds new stimulus for growth of aviation in the region
Vietjet Air, Japan Airlines jointly operate code-share flights
The code-share routes include Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City – Da Nang, Hanoi – Da Nang, and Hanoi – Osaka. The code-share will be applied for domestic flights which depart from October 28, while the Hanoi – Osaka flights will be operated from November 8. The partnership is part of a cooperation agreement signed by the two airlines in 2017. Accordingly, they will continue to expand the code-share flights on Vietnam – Japan routes and domestic routes in the two countries. Vietjet Air is a private airline with the largest market share in Vietnam’s domestic market, with a high number of routes in the country and across the region. JAL was founded in 1951 and was the first international airline in Japan. With more than 230 aircrafts, the airline has conducted code-share flights to 349 airports in 54 countries territories worldwide. … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air, Japan Airlines jointly operate code-share flights
Vietjet Air to launch Da Nang-Bangkok flight
Illustrative image (Source: Vietjet) Hanoi (VNA) – Budget airline Vietjet Air announced on October 5 that it will launch the first daily flight connecting Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang with Thailand’s Bangkok capital from October 15. From Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, passengers can travel onwards to Thailand’s popular destinations such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, and Krabi. Tickets are available on the website www.vietjetair.com or www.facebook.com/vietjetvietnam. Payments can be made by credit or debit cards that are registered with Internet banking services. With 60 A320 and A321 aircrafts, Vietjet runs over 385 flights per day. It has carried more than 60 million passengers to destinations across Vietnam, China, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Cambodia. The carrier is considering a plan to expand routes in the Asia-Pacific and has signed contracts to buy … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air to launch Da Nang-Bangkok flight