Vietjet Air

Routes Asia will bring together decision makers to accelerate the region's recovery.

The ambitious LCC has shown strong growth as it recovers this year.

The Vietnamese carrier already serves South Korea from Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

The event will unite C-suite executives and senior decision makers whose expertise will inform critical business decision-making.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

Routes details the latest new route announcements, as well as the services returning to carriers’ networks.

The Vietnamese LCC expects to touch down in Europe with service to Moscow from next July.

Routes takes a look at the latest network data for Vietnam-based LCC VietJet Air.

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More domestic routes are set to resume in Vietnam over the coming days after the country’s Ministry of Transport began to ease restrictions.

This week: VietJet is further expanding service to Seoul; Air France plans to resume flights to Monrovia in Liberia; and German leisure airline Condor is adding a sixth destination in Canada.

This week: VietJet is launching its first direct service to Australia; Ethiopian Airlines is returning to Athens after 18 years; and Ural Airlines to enter Moscow - London market.

The market between Vietnam and South Korea has grown at a phenomenal rate in recent years, with fledgling carrier Bamboo Airways the latest airline to enter the fray. Routesonline looks at the rising competition on routes between the two countries.

This week: VietJet Air to enter Indian market; easyJet to serve Albania; and Viva Aerobus schedules Chicago routes.

Carriers from across the globe will be attending the leading route development forum to negotiate their network strategy.

This week: VietJet to provide its first non-stop link between Vietnam and Indonesia; Qantas increases services to Japan; and Hainan Airlines expands its North America connectivity.

Ultra long-haul routes are unlikely to become a major trend thanks to the lack of supporting markets. Speaking at Routes Asia 2019 in Cebu on a panel debate concerning the future of aviation in Asia, Fiji Airways general manager network planning and strategy John Checketts said the recently launched Qantas flight from Perth to London will prove to be an exception, not a rule.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet has firmed up an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft during a visit by US president Donald Trump to Hanoi. Fellow Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has also agreed to buy ten 787-9 Dreamliners to help it achieve its long-haul ambitions.

Eight questions for Jay L Lingeswara, who leads the strategy and planning management team at VietJet Air.

Low-cost carriers continue to dominate the list of fastest-growing major airlines in the world, exclusive research by Routesonline has found, with eight of the top ten positions taken up by budget operators. A Thai airline took the crown as the carrier which expanded at the quickest rate in 2018.

Heavyweights from across the region will gather in Cebu City to share insight and debate the predicted outlook for the aviation industry in 2019 and beyond.

This week: Bombardier to sell Q Series; American Airlines orders 15 E175 jets; Vietjet firms up A321neo order; Azul and Copa strengthen ties and more.

Eight of the top ten fastest-growing major airlines during the first half of the year were low-cost carriers, new research by Routesonline has found, with an Indian operator leading the way.

This week: Finnair resumes Los Angeles after 27 years; Vietjet opens third route to Japan; and Wizz increases Israel routes.