Etihad Airways has announced plans to begin daily direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and UAE in October next year.
HCM City-Kazakhstan air route to open soon
Kazakhstan's flag carrier Air Astania has decided to open a new air route between Ho Chi Minh city and Kazakhstan in December.
More domestic flights to meet public demand
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to increase its flights on 16 domestic routes from July to August 5, announced the carrier on July 12.
Emirates opens Moscow-Dubai-HCM City flight
Emirates Airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has decided to launch its new direct air route linking Moscow-Dubai- Ho Chi Minh City from June 22 to September 30.
Khanh Hoa popular with tourists from RoK
Korea Airline restarted a charter flight from Incheon Airport in the Republic of Korea's (RoK) capital of Seoul to Cam Ranh Airport in Khanh Hoa province from July 12.
Jetstar Pacific adds more flights to Danang
The low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific has announced it will add 48 more flights between the central coastal city of Danang, the capital of Hanoi, and the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City in order to meet the increasing travel demand in July and during the peak time of the summer 2012.
Vietnam Airlines opens Hanoi-Chengdu route
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) on June 27 officially opened a direct route between Hanoi (Vietnam) and Chengdu (China) with aircraft Fokker 70 running three times per week on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
Flights connecting Vietnamese cities - Cairo to be opened
The Egyptian national airline (Egypt Air - MS) had a working session with Vietnamese tourism businesses on June 25 in Ho Chi Minh City, on opening direct flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Cairo, Egypt.
Singapore Airlines offers discount flights
Singapore Airlines is offering heavily discounted airfares for flights departing from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang to over 20 destinations around the world in celebration of its 20th anniversary in Vietnam.
VietJetAir offers 5,000 tickets for VND 299,000
The budget airline VietJet Air announced on June 22 that it will launch a promotion every night next week offering 5,000 tickets for just VND299,000 (US$14).
AirAsia expands operations in Vietnam
Asia's biggest budget carrier, AirAsia, will operate more flights from Southeast Asian nations to the central coastal city of Nha Trang in Vietnam.
VietJet Air offers discounted flights
Vietnam’s budget airline VietJet Air will offer discounts of up to 40% off of normal prices on return flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Noi from June 15 until the end of 2012 through a domestic tourism stimulus program.
HCM City-Dubai direct air route opened
Emirates Airlines has announced the launch of daily direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Dubai as from June 4.
Singapore Airlines' SilkAir aircraft lands in capital
SilkAir, the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, to launched its first flight to Hanoi, bringing its route network to 41 destinations in 12 countries.
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