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The Ministry of Industry and Trade in 2003 ordered Vietnam Airlines to begin direct services by 2005. Not only did it not comply but to this day the flag carrier remains concerned about the route’s profitability though it received a permit from the U.S. Department of Transportation for direct flights in September. Its CEO, Duong Tri Thanh, said it would be difficult to attract passengers with direct flights, referring to the fact they would be more expensive than a flight with a stopover en route. Direct flights would thus appeal mostly to business-class passengers, but their current number is not large enough to make the flights profitable, he said. Echoing Thanh, Nawal Taneja, an aviation expert at The Ohio State University, said business-class passengers should be the focus since they travel regularly and are willing to pay more for speed and efficient service. There should be daily flights, he added. Another concern is logistics. Thanh said as of now his carrier has no … [Read more...] about Direct US flights: Vietnam’s 16-year-old dream remains unfulfilled

The daily service is expected to help shorten travel time between the two cities to just an hour and half from the current 15 hours it takes by road, there being no flight connections to date. The non-stop flights will depart from Kunming at 7:25 p.m. (local time) and the return flights will take off from Cat Bi Airport at 9:50 p.m. (local time), the Chinese carrier stated Wednesday in a release. Hai Phong, 120 km east of Hanoi, hosts one of the most important ports in the country. It also boasts the popular Do Son Beach and Cat Ba Island, the largest in the Cat Ba Archipelago. The Cat Ba National Park on the island was recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2003, and is home to a number of historical sites. Kunming, capital of Yunnan Province, is known as 'the City of Eternal Spring' for its pleasant climate and flowers that bloom all year long. It has long been known as one of China's most livable cities. An aerial view of Yuantong Temple, an ancient Buddhist temple in Kunming … [Read more...] about Chinese airline launches first direct flight from Hai Phong to Kunming

BizInfo FE CREDIT launches digital roadmap for its super financial app Monday,  Dec 16, 2019,11:31 (GMT+7) FE CREDIT launches digital roadmap for its super financial app FE CREDIT has stepped up its “digital transformation game” by launching a new super mobile app, which promises to provide superior digitally financial experience to meet all diverse needs of its customers. Over the past three years, FE CREDIT has realized that there were certain factors causing their business to change. One of them was that the customer behavior has been undergoing a rapid change. Although the company’s main target customers are mostly blue-collar workers, it was observed that they were becoming extremely mobile-centric and digitally savvy. FE CREDIT also revealed the fact that they were getting a huge volume of incoming calls from customers at about 600,000 calls per month and 60% of them were basic queries such as card … [Read more...] about FE CREDIT launches digital roadmap for its super financial app