Vietnam

The LCC also starts a new route from Hanoi to South Korea.

The start-up cargo carrier is aiming to begin operations in September.

The LCC wants additional aircraft so it can add points in Australia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe to its route map.

The startup is exploring working with other airlines as part of its intercontinental strategy.

A service between SGN and Italy is being targeted following increased investment by Italian companies in Vietnam.

The forecast from ACI Asia-Pacific comes despite a slower recovery in the region so far.

CEO Le Hong Ha also lays out plans for India at Routes Asia 2022.

The host of Routes Asia 2022 eyes the return of international flights and future expansion.

A third route to Europe will open later this month and CEO Dang Tat Thang says the airline is exploring more international markets as it seeks to make Vietnam “a crucial gateway in ASEAN region.”

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.

London becomes the latest European destination in the growing Vietnamese leisure airline’s network.

The LCC says markets across Asia are finally beginning to ease strict COVID-19 border rules.

The resumptions increase the airline’s VTL services to 13 destinations.

Governments are once again working to facilitate travel now omicron fears have subsided.

New routes from Vietnam to Australia, Germany, Japan and the UK will start before the end of March.

The carrier aims to also operate to Los Angeles in the future.

Vietnam Airlines plans to begin serving San Francisco by the end of November, while counterpart Bamboo Airways hopes to launch US flights the following month.

The Routes Asia 2022 host has a burgeoning tourism industry, attracting about 8.7 million visitors in 2019—up by more than 13% on the previous 12 months.

The carrier plans to operate non-scheduled repatriation flights.

Approval is being sought to begin scheduled flights from Vietnam during the third quarter of 2021.

There are currently no nonstop flights between Vietnam and the US.

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