A Vietnam Airlines flight (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National-flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will launch a new air route linking the central city of Da Nang to Japan’s Osaka city on October 26. The airline will operate seven flights per week using Airbus A321s with services meeting four-star standards. The flights will take a total of four hours and a half, departing at 00:20 from Da Nang and 9:30 from Osaka. This will be the 11th air route to Japan that Vietnam Airlines operates, along with those from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. For the opening occasion, the airline will launch a ticket promotion programme from September 30, offering fares from 5.89 million VND (249 USD) for flights between October 28 to December 31, as well as adding reward points for its loyal customers. Vietnam Airlines is currently the largest carrier amongst those operating routes between Vietnam and Japan, with 70 flights per … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines to launch Da Nang-Osaka route
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Vietnam Airlines to launch Da Nang-Osaka route in October
The new service will be operational with 7 flights per week, using Airbus 321 aircraft. Flights will depart from Da Nang at 12.20 am.m and Osaka at 9.30 a.m. Travel time will be 4 hours 30 minutes. The new air route is the eleventh from Vietnam to Japan to be directly operated by Vietnam Airlines, including routes from Hanoi, HCM City and Da Nang City to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka. The promotional tickets of the new route will be available from now until September 30. A one-way ticket costs VND5,899,000 (US$249). The special price is applied for flights departing from October 28-December 31. On this occasion, the airlines has also launched a promotional program, offering 1,000-2,000 bonus miles for members of VNA's Golden Lotus Program when purchasing tickets on Da Nang-Osaka route from January 28, 2018 - January 31, 2019. Vietnam Airlines is currently the largest carrier operating direct flights between Vietnam and Japan with an average of 70 regular flights per week. Since the … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines to launch Da Nang-Osaka route in October
Vietnam Airlines opens Da Nang – Osaka route
Passengers will be able to buy tickets on Vietnam Airlines’ Da Nang - Osaka route from VND5.89 million (US$294), with flight times between October 28, 2018 and December 31, 2018. — Photo courtesy of VNA The national carrier Vietnam Airlines will officially open a new route between the central city of Da Nang and Osaka, Japan from October 28. The new route will include seven flights a week on the Airbus A321. The flights will depart from Da Nang at 00:20 and from Osaka at 09:30. The flight duration is about four and a half hours. This is the 11th route by the carrier to Japan, after those linking major cities in Viet Nam including Ha Noi, HCM City and Da Nang with Japan’s big cities such as Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka. The carrier is also launching a promotional programme from now until September 30. Passengers will have the chance to buy tickets on the Da Nang - Osaka route from VND5.89 million (US$294), with flight times from October 28, 2018 to December 31, … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines opens Da Nang – Osaka route
Vietnam Airlines reschedules flights to Japan amid raging typhoon
By Nguyen Quy  July 29, 2018 | 09:45 am GMT+7 A man protects himself from the rain with an umbrella in Tokyo on July 28, 2018, as the country braces for Typhoon Jongdari. Photo by AFP Vietnam Airlines has adjusted its flight schedule to and from Japan as tropical storm Jongdari hit central Japan in early on Sunday morning. Vietnam Airlines said six Sunday flights scheduled to leave Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City for Nagoya and Osaka in Japan will be delayed for between one and a half hours to seven hours due to safety reasons, the Vietnam News Agency reported. Passengers have been advised to stay updated on the status of their flights. Air passengers have also been asked to keep track of weather conditions and announcements from the carrier in making their travel plans. The typhoon, packing winds of 180km (110 miles) per hour, made landfall in the mainland of Japan early Sunday, lashing the country’s eastern region with torrential rains, … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines reschedules flights to Japan amid raging typhoon
Vietnam Airlines swaps old planes for new ones
Vietnam Airlines swaps old planes for new onesBy Mong Binh and Thanh Trung - The Saigon Times DailyNguyen Van Hung, deputy general director of Vietnam Airlines, said in a statement sent to the Daily that the hand-over marked important development in modernizing the aircraft fleet in general and the ATR 72 fleet in particular as outlined in a program that Vietnam Airlines initiated in June Hung said Vietnam Airlines would deliver back all the ATR 72-200s which have been put into service since 1992 to the plane maker within one year. These old turboprops will be replaced by the new ATR 72-500s that the airline has already ordered from the aircraft maker.“Vietnam Airlines will operate a fleet of all new generation ATR 72-500s by the end of 2010 in an effort to improve our efficiency and services. We are ready to put into use 14 ATR 72-500s to meet the air travel demand which is forecast to recover soon,” Hung said.Hung said that Vietnam Airlines would operate the new ATR … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines swaps old planes for new ones
Vietnam Airlines inaugurates premium economy seats for Japan routes
Premium economy seats have been installed on Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A350-900 planes, offering more convenient space and associated services compared to those of economy class. Premium economy customers can relax with an improved variety of in-flight entertainment options during their flight. The class comes with separate counters for boarding procedures, with its passengers prioritized during custom clearance processes, as well as baggage allowances equaling to those on the business class. The class comes with separate counters for boarding procedures, with its passengers prioritized during custom clearance processes, as well as baggage allowances equaling to those on the business class. In 2017, Vietnam Airlines was ranked among the top 20 premium economy class services in the world by Skytrax and named as ‘World Leading Airline – Premium Economy Class’ by the World Travel Awards. Upgrading the premium … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines inaugurates premium economy seats for Japan routes
Vietnam Airlines debuts premium economy seats for Japanese routes
A VietnamAirlines aircraft (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has introduced its premium economy class for routes connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo of Japan. Premium economy seats have been installed on Boeing 787-9 and Airbus A350-900 planes, offering more convenient space and associated services compared to the economy ones. The class comes with separate counters for boarding procedures, with its passengers prioritised during custom clearance process and having baggage allowances equaling to those on the business class. Vietnam Airlines and its subsidiaries, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco, operated approximately 180,000 flights in 2017, carrying 26.5 million passengers and 343,000 tonnes of cargo, up 6.7 percent and 19 percent, respectively, from 2016. The company made up roughly 60 percent of the domestic market share and about 32.3 percent of the market share of international passengers flying to and from Vietnam.-VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines debuts premium economy seats for Japanese routes
Vietnam Airlines fights for direct US route
According to Deputy Director of Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) Vo Huy Cuong, the opening of this route is facing many challenges, especially fierce competition among airlines in the US market.The US airline market is being exploited by many firms, who operate routes from the US to Viet Nam through transit points. There are many options for passengers, as they can fly from the US to Viet Nam via Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, mainland China or Malaysia. For example, consider the transit points in Japan and South Korea; each point has two major Japanese and South Korean airlines directly flying to the US, which can connect flights to Viet Nam seamlessly.Meanwhile, passengers who want to fly to Viet Nam from the US’s eastern region can also transit in European countries, such as United Kingdom, France and Germany, before connecting with flights to Viet Nam."The competition is very fierce; so the Vietnamese airlines planning to fly directly … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines fights for direct US route
Vietnam Airlines, Da Nang ink deal
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines (VNA), and the central city of Da Nang inked an agreement on co-operation in promotion of tourism, investment and trade in the period 2018-22 at a ceremony yesterday.The agreement aims to boost Da Nang’s tourism brand worldwide via VNA’s international flights from the city, and jointly organise cultural and tourism events with an aim of connecting destinations in central Viet Nam with those around the world as well as attracting more tourists.Deputy general director of VNA, Trinh Ngoc Thanh said the two sides had been in a strategic partnership for a long time, and this year would mark a new period of better co-operation.Thanh said Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Service Company (VASCO) would be three major brands that help promote Da Nang’s tourism brand in the global market.He said VNA planned to open more international flights from Da Nang in the future, and it would make a priority of launching direct … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines, Da Nang ink deal
Vietnam Airline passengers on Tokyo flight face health problems
Up to 34 passengers on a Vietnam Airlines flight from HCM City to Tokyo, Japan, on Friday morning had to be hospitalised. Ambulances took 34 passengers from a Vietnam Airlines flight to hospital in Japan on October 28 morning. Photo by news.tv-asahi.co.jp According to initialinformation, these passengers were on flight VN300 which departed fromTan Son Nhat Airport at 0:35 am and arrived at Narita InternationalAirport at 7:45 am on October 28. Right after the airplane landed, the passengers were taken to a nearby hospital for medical check-ups. According to a VietnamAirlines representative, 33 among the total 34 passengers had beendischarged from the hospital. After being checked by NaritaInternational Airport authorities, the Vietnam Airlines’ airplanecontinued the operation with a flight from Tokyo back to Vietnam. A source told Dantri/DTiNews late on October 28 afternoon that the 34 passengers suffered from food poisoning. "The 34 passengers belongedto a group of … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airline passengers on Tokyo flight face health problems