Customers take part in games hosted by Vietnam Airlines at the International Travel Expo in HCM City. — Photo VNAViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — National carrier Vietnam Airlines, budget airline Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) are offering various tickets with preferential airfares at the 14th International Travel Expo (ITE) in HCM City’s District 7 from September 6 to 8. Vietnam Airlines said it would offer customers airfares from VNĐ299,000 (US$13) one way for domestic trips and from VNĐ210,000 return for international flights. Meanwhile, Jetstar Pacific is offering many cheap airfares on international and domestic routes, starting from VNĐ99,000 one way, for visitors to the expo. VASCO is offering 1,000 preferential return tickets with prices from VNĐ800,000 for Cần Thơ – Côn Đảo. Visitors can also enjoy games and the Lucky Round at Vietnam Airlines’ booth. Participants will … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines offers preferential airfares at travel expo in HCM City
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Vietnam Airlines aircraft designated to carry VN players back home
Fans on the way to Noi Bai international airport to welcome Vietnamese athletes (Photo: VNA) The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines arranged an Airbus A321 plane designated to transport the Vietnamese sports delegation back home from the 2018 Asian Games (ASIAD) in Jakarta on September 2. Vietnam bagged one silver medal in the women’s sepak takraw on September 1, the last official competition day of the continental sporting event. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines aircraft designated to carry VN players back home
New Zealand Minister visits Vietnam Airlines
New Zealand Minister Damien O’Connor presents gifts to Vietnam Airlines’ young pilots who has studied in New Zealand. — VNS Photo Thu GiangViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — New Zealand Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor on Wednesday visited Vietnam Airlines’ headquarters in Hà Nội as part of his visit to Việt Nam from August 27-29. At the meeting with Vietnam Airlines headed by CEO Dương Trí Thành, the two sides discussed co-operation in pilot training and the development plan between the two sides. Minister O’Connor, who is also Minister of Agriculture, Biosecurity, Food Safety and Rural Communities, affirmed Vietnam Airlines as a leading partner of education in New Zealand, including the pilot training and English language training. The quality of Vietnamese pilot training met all international pilot training standards, through the rigorous New Zealand pilot training … [Read more...] about New Zealand Minister visits Vietnam Airlines
Chinese hackers attack Vietnam’s airports and Vietnam Airlines’ website
An alleged Chinese hacker group carried out several cyberspace attacks on Vietnam’s two biggest airports and the official website of the national flag-carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 29 afternoon. The official website page of Vietnam Airlines is replaced by a picture with words insulting Viet Nam and the Philippines regarding the East Sea dispute. During the time of the cyber attacks, passengers at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat International airports used their smartphones to record clips of screens at the airports’ check-in areas displaying pictures with words insulting Vietnam and the Philippines regarding the East Sea (South China Sea) dispute. These videos were posted to Facebook and quickly went viral. The hackers also took control of the speaker system at Noi Bai airport for a few minutes, during which the speakers broadcast a male voice distorting Vietnam’s claims over the East Sea in English. The hackers claimed to be the 1937CN from China, … [Read more...] about Chinese hackers attack Vietnam’s airports and Vietnam Airlines’ website
Vietnam Airlines to increase flights to Indonesia for football fans
Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines will add three flights to Jakarta on August 29 to carry local fans to Indonesia for the ASIAD semifinal match between the male football teams of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the national flag carrier. The airline will conduct two direct flights to Jakarta from Hanoi and the central city of Da Nang, and add another return flight between Ho Chi Minh City and the Indonesian capital city, raising the total number of flights between the two countries into four. All the flights will use A321 aircraft. It will also coordinate with several travel companies in Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City to offer package tours to Indonesia on the day. Vietnam won a ticket to the semifinals of the ongoing ASIAD 2018 after defeating Syria 1-0 in the quarterfinal match on August 27. Vietnam will meet the RoK in the semifinals at 4 pm on August 29. The Asian Games is the world’s second biggest multiple sports … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines to increase flights to Indonesia for football fans