The positive sign has proved the recovery of the international aviation market as Vietnam Airlines is striving to meet the growing demands of passengers for international flights and contribute to accelerate the country's economic development moving into the post-COVID-19 pandemic.

Currently, the national flag carrier has fully prepared logistics activities, installed sufficient equipment, and arranged its personnel at Terminal 4 to serve passengers.

Starting from July 5, Vietnam Airlines will increase flights between the UK and the nation to two per week, thereby bringing the total number of flights between the both countries up to three per week.

In line with this, the airline will operate three flights per week on the London - Hanoi route every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday from July 5 to August 10.

Furthermore, from August 11 to October 29 the carrier will operate flights on the London - Hanoi route every Tuesday and Thursday each week.

Moreover, the London - Ho Chi Minh City route will resume on Saturday, while return flights will run every Friday.

Most notably, in a bid to increase the frequency of flights to the UK, Vietnam Airlines will deploy round-trip fares on flights from London to both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with the price starting from only GBP615, equivalent to VND17.85 million, including taxes and fees.

The programme is set to be applied for tickets that are purchased between July 1 and July 15, with departures starting from August 23 to November 3, 2022.

Customers will be able to purchase tickets at ticket offices nationwide, the airline’s official agents, website, and mobile applications.

Vietnam Airlines launches direct route to India

Vietnam Airlines on June 15 officially opened a direct route between Vietnam and India, with its first flight departing from Hanoi and landing at the Indira Gandhi international airport in New Delhi at 2:45pm (local time).

Every week, its flights between Hanoi and New Delhi are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, while those between Ho Chi Minh City and the Indian capital Thursday and Saturday.

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972, a strategic partnership in 2007 and a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016, Vietnam and India have seen their two-way trade growing by an annual average of 20 percent.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of visitors between India and Vietnam in 2019 reached 319,000, up 35 percent year-on-year. Most Vietnamese tourists visited New Delhi.

Source: VOV/VNA