Hanoi (VNA) – Vietjet welcomed the first
wide-body aircraft A330 to its fleet at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport
on December 25, a move for the budget carrier to expand its international flight
network and optimise customers’ experience.
Vietjet Managing Director Dinh Viet Phuong said the airline
is happy to mark its 10th year since its first flight by welcoming
the new aircraft, expected to help Vietjet expand capacity and
increase flights to destinations around the world.
The arrival of the new plane also reflects its commitment to
renovating the fleet and heightening service quality at competitive rates, he added.
According to Vietjet, its A330 aircraft uses Trent 700, a
high-bypass turbofan produced by Rolls-Royce, and offers 12 Business-class and
365 Economic-class seats.
Vietjet Air expects to reopen regular international flights
starting January 1 next year.
These flights will be operated on routes connecting Hanoi
and Ho Chi Minh City with Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei
(Taiwan – China), Singapore, and Bangkok.
In the first stage beginning in January, all routes will see
one return flight operated a week, which will be increased gradually
in line with the demand and the approval of competent management
agencies to ensure effective pandemic prevention.
Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of International Air
Transport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)
certificate. As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, the airline was awarded the
highest ranking for safety with 7 stars in 2018 and 2019 by the world’s only
safety and product rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the
world’s 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance
Journal in 2018 and 2019.
The airline has also been named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by
renowned organizations…