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Illustrative image (Source: pragueairport.co.uk) Hanoi (VNA) - Prague Airport in the Czech Republic is planning to launch new direct air routes to North America and Asia, including Chicago (US) and Vietnam. Jiří Pos, Chairman of the Board of Prague Airport said that the airport is considering the launch of flights from Prague to Vietnam, by partnering with either Vietnam Airlines or Bamboo Airways . There could also be another round of talks with Qatar Airlines in February for a route to Doha, he added. The airport is negotiating the renewal of the route to Newark with United Airlines. Discussions are also taking place with American Airlines about restoring the route to Philadelphia. Pos said that the airport is talking to some US partners about a direct service connecting Prague and Chicago, adding that the airport also hopes to resume direct flights to Canada, specifically to Toronto and Montreal with potential partners being Air Canada or Air Transat. … [Read more...] about Prague Airport wants to open direct air routes to Vietnam

Airplanes at Noi Bai International Airport. Domestic airlines were reoperating regular routes to/from China and planning to increase frequency and open new routes. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam’s aviation industry is forecast to have a busy year ahead as China reopens its borders which had been shut down since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Domestic airlines are reoperating regular routes to/from China and planning to increase the frequency and open new routes. A representative from Vietnam Airlines said that the national carrier was getting ready to re-operate regular routes between Viet Nam and China. Besides resuming flight routes to/from China, it was also developing plans to increase the frequency and launch new ones depending on the market demand and visa and entry policies. The air travel market will recover as China moves to ease its tight COVID regimes. According to Vietnam Airlines, the number of bookings has been increasing since the reoperation of flight routes … [Read more...] about Airlines ready to capitalise on increasing travel demand as China reopens borders

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnam’s aviation industry is forecast to have a busy year ahead as China reopens its borders which had been shut down since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Domestic airlines are re-operating regular routes to/from China and planning to increase the frequency and open new routes. A representative from Vietnam Airlines said that the national carrier was getting ready to re-operate regular routes between Vietnam and China. Besides resuming flight routes to/from China, it was also developing plans to increase the frequency and launch new ones depending on the market demand and visa and entry policies. The air travel market will recover as China moves to ease its tight COVID regimes. According to Vietnam Airlines , the number of bookings has been increasing since the reoperation of flight routes on December 9. Airlines expect to serve visitors, international workers, and official guests in the next two months. … [Read more...] about Airlines ready to capitalise on rising travel demand as China reopens borders

Most of the flights are from HCMC and Hanoi to Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Hue, the airline said. In all there will 9,200 flights with 1.9 million seats between January 1 and February 5. Vietnam Airlines had earlier announced three additions in August and December for Tet in late January. Other carriers like Vietjet, Bamboo Airways and Vietravel Airlines have also added flights. Data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam showed that more than 90% of seats on flights from HCMC to central and northern destinations between January 14-21 had been booked as of January 12. Many people from the central provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Quang Binh work in the southern city and return to their hometown to celebrate Tet with their family. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines adds 108 flights for Tet

Bamboo Airways’s flight numbered QH1413 took off from Noi Bai Airport and landed at Cam Ranh Airport on the morning of January 19, bringing with it 15 Chinese passengers to Khanh Hoa after a long period of hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chinese tourists return to Khanh Hoa after nearly three years of hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic (Photo: nld) A representative of Da Nang Vacation Company Limited revealed that the group of Chinese visitors are traveling from Tianjin in China to Hanoi on January 18 and then staying in Khanh Hoa for five days from January 19 to January 24 at resorts and hotels in Nha Trang City before then heading to Ho Chi Minh City and returning to China. Nha Trang is the main destination for their trip to Vietnam as they will visit several popular places such as Ponagar tower, Hon Chong and Nui church, and take an island tour to Hon Mun and Hon Mot. On January 28, the travel firm is expected to welcome additional Chinese … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa welcomes back first Chinese tourists in post-COVID period

Read what is in the news today: Society -- The body of a 10-year-old boy who fell into a 35-meter-deep hollow concrete pile in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam, late last month has been taken out of the concrete pile after 21 days of rescue, Doan Tan Buu, vice chairman of Dong Thap Province, said on early Friday morning. -- Residents traveling from southern provinces to their hometowns in the central or northern regions to celebrate the Lunar New Year, or Tet, holiday, by motorbikes have been offered free food, drinks, helmets, and motor oil by traffic police officers in Da Nang City, central Vietnam. Police officers in southern Dong Nai Province have done the same job. -- A fire broke out at Binh Dinh wet market in the namesake central province on Thursday morning, damaging a large volume of goods for Tet at 20 stalls. -- A 12-year-old boy in Hanoi was rushed to hospital after a pair of scissors was embedded in his head while he was playing with his classmates at … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — January 20

A Vietjet plane. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet Minister for Trade and Investment of Victoria State in Australia Tim Pallas has announced Vietnamese carrier Vietjet’s decision to choose Melbourne as the destination for its first flights to Australia and as the location to establish its office. Pallas said the presence of a carrier from Southeast Asia is a victory for Victoria's economy and brings job opportunities to the locality, reflecting the state’s tourism and export strengths. Vietjet will run three direct weekly flights from HCM City to Melbourne from April and will develop it into a daily service from December 2024. Its flights are expected to bring more than 136,000 passengers to Melbourne each year and add US$97 million annually to the state's economy. Vietjet will be the second Vietnamese airline to operate flights to Melbourne since after the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, Viet Nam's new-generation Bamboo Airways also launched the service in April 2022. Victoria … [Read more...] about Australia’s Victoria state pins hope on Vietjet’s launch of flights

Bamboo Airways posted the best OTP, at 96.4%, followed by the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines 95.9% and Vietjet Air 95%. The rate of Pacific Airlines was 93.6%, Vietravel Airlines 93%, and Vasco 86.9%. During the period under review, from December 19, 2022 to January 18, 2023, airlines in Vietnam conducted 29,416 flights, including 10,846 by Vietnam Airlines, 10,693 by Vietjet Air, 4,900 by Bamboo Airways, 1,912 by Pacific Airlines, 579 by Vasco, and 486 by Vietravel Airlines, according to the CAAV. During the seven-day lunar New Year holiday (January 20 to 26), airports across Vietnam handled more than 1.9 million passengers, up 58% from the 2022 holiday. The passengers included over 967,000 served by Vietnamese airlines, rising 60.7% year on year, data from the Transport Ministry showed. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Airline on-time performance tops 95% in January

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. -The Central Committees of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) have sent messages of congratulations to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee on the occasion of the CPV’s 93rd anniversary (February 3). Read full text -General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong was awarded the 55-year Party membership badge at a ceremony in Hanoi on February 2. The event took place on the occasion of the 93rd founding anniversary of the CPV (February 3, 1930-2023). Read full text -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed that maintaining macro-economic stability, controlling inflation, propelling growth and ensuring major balances of the economy continue to be priorities in February and coming months. Chairing the Government’s monthly teleconference with localities on … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest February 3

Flight occupancy rate is high, especially in the days after Tet, from January 28, reaching approximately 100 per cent on most routes. — VNA/VNS Photo The number of passengers using Viet Nam's airlines over the Tet (Lunar New Year) Holiday was more than 20 per cent higher than two years ago, before the COVID-19 pandemic halted travel. Flight occupancy rates in the days after Tet reached approximately 100 per cent on most routes, 10 per cent higher than in the same period in 2020. During the peak travel season, from January 6 to January 29, airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and VASCO served 2.4 million passengers, corresponding to more than 14,500 flights on domestic and international networks. Statistics from the Ministry of Transport (MoT) show that domestic airports welcomed more than 1.9 million passengers in seven days of the Lunar New Year, an increase of 58 per cent compared to last year. Vietnamese airlines transported more than 967,000 passengers, … [Read more...] about Viet Nam’s airlines see 20 per cent increase in Tet Holiday travel