A beautiful Vietnam Airlines flight attendant and voracious traditional art enthusiast has been keenly devoted to promoting Vietnam’s hallmark water puppetry at her restaurant in downtown Ho Chi Minh City which sells a rustic delicacy. Around 8pm every night, diners at Homemade Restaurant, located on Nguyen Van Trang street in District 1, eagerly take their young children upstairs for a free show in water puppetry. Water puppetry is a long-standing tradition of Vietnam, according to Wikipedia. Its shows are performed in a pool with wooden or lacquered puppets controlled by puppeteers, who are normally hidden behind a screen using large underwater rods to support the puppets. Thanks to this dexterous manipulation, the puppets look as if they were moving over the water. The restaurant specializes in delectable "bun dau" (rice noodle served with fried tofu cubes and shrimp paste), which is a Hanoi culinary delight. Hoang Huong Giang, the restaurant owner, was tired … [Read more...] about Flight attendant offers free water puppetry at Ho Chi Minh City eatery
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Behind the smiles of Vietnam’s flight attendants
A passenger took out his mobile phone and spoke sonorously, "Hey, I'm OK, I won't land at Noi Bai [an international airport in Hanoi] before 2:00 pm because I'm on a flight from Ho Chi Minh City, we're about 8-10km up." The male passenger in his 30s surprised the passengers around him who knew about the rule to turn off mobile phones during a flight. However, the air hostesses knew exactly what was going on. The guy just wanted to show off his expensive mobile phone, or it may have been his first time flying with national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and he was just pretending, for no mobile phone signals reach that altitude. This was a rare case that brought smiles to the air hostesses. Other incidents leave them in tears when they are out of sight of the passengers. Behind the smiles aboard Flights to and from Taiwan often carry many Vietnamese women who are going to marry Taiwanese men. They usually cause a lot of trouble aboard. "They change their child's diaper … [Read more...] about Behind the smiles of Vietnam’s flight attendants
Vietnam Airlines staff can only carry small bags to prevent smuggling
Rampant smuggling prompts the airline to issue a regulation that critics say will be ineffective and make scapegoats of honest flight crews Ngoc said she is well aware that some crew members have been able to earn a lot of money smuggling on international flights. "The salary the company pays is good enough for a living but some employees may have thought about earning more through smuggling," the Vietnam Airlines (VNA) stewardess told Vietweek, refusing to reveal her real name in fear of losing her job. "It depends on the willingness of each person to follow regulations." In an effort to cope with rampant smuggling by flight crews, the national carrier VNA has made a controversial move - banning them from carrying large suitcases. According to an instruction from the airline's general director Pham Ngoc Minh, flight crews on all short and middle-range flights are only allowed to bring small suitcases. Any handbags for coats have to be put inside the suitcase for scanning purposes, … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines staff can only carry small bags to prevent smuggling
Vietnam Airlines denies bribery allegations
Vietnam Airlines spokesman Nguyen Tan Chan said the carrier has followed all regulations on employment and denies charges that job applicants have had to pay bribes of up to $20,000 for employment consideration. The scandal erupted after an airline flight physician was arrested for allegedly receiving $20,000 from a candidate for a steward position with the company. The candidate was neither hired nor reimbursed. The employees who introduced the failed candidate to the physician recently confessed that they had to bribe crew members and officials from the airline's recruitment section. Another failed candidate accused a Hanoi woman of receiving $20,000 from him/her after promising a job at the airline. Though candidate was attended an induction course, he/she was later turned down. A central police agency will investigate the case after the government finishes inspecting the airlines on a series of other allegations including dubious equipment purchases and … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines denies bribery allegations
Cabin Crew of Vietnam Airlines: Development and Integration
On the occasion of the 50th establishment anniversary of Vietnam's civil aviation industry, Ms Nguyen Thi Minh Ha, head of the Cabin Crew of Vietnam Airlines, has expressed the achievements of her division in the past as well as the tasks of her division in the future. Can you reveal the history and notable achievements of the Cabin Crew of Vietnam Airlines? The Cabin Crew of Vietnam Airlines was set up in June 1993 following the split of Flight Group 919. Our head office is at 115 Hong Ha Road, Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City and our northern branch office is at 200 Nguyen Son Street in Gia Lam Airport, Hanoi. As for the attendant population, two thirds are working in the south and the remaining third is working in the north. We now have 1,497 attendants, including 1,037 stewardesses, and 528 of them have passed tertiary education. In the initial days, our division encountered great difficulties and over half of our then staff were soldiers and air guards, who … [Read more...] about Cabin Crew of Vietnam Airlines: Development and Integration