airlines scramble to mitigate losses

Airlines scramble to mitigate losses

With the coronavirus (COVID-19)  epidemic causing huge losses to the aviation industry around the world, Vietnam’s airlines are exploring different solutions, including opening new routes, to reduce the impact and dependence on the huge Chinese market.
vietnam airlines conducts three flights to take chinese citizens home

Vietnam Airlines conducts three flights to take Chinese citizens home

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines conducted three flights on February 15 to take Chinese citizens home in accordance with their wish, according to the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.
boeing hopes to rebound with new focus on vietnam

Boeing hopes to rebound with new focus on Vietnam

Boeing expects to recover by setting a new target on Vietnam after the two tragic crashes of Ethiopian Airlines and Indonesian Lion Air of the manufacturer's causing the death of 346 people.
vietravel in choppy waters after codiv 19 drives down profit

Vietravel in choppy waters after CODIV 19 drives down profit

The coronavirus epidemic is just another drop in the troubles ailing Vietravel that has just reported a loss in the last quarter of 2019.
coronavirus caused 430 million damage to local airlines

Coronavirus caused $430 million damage to local airlines

With all flights cancelled between Vietnam and China in February and painstaking efforts to prevent the spread of the coronavirus epidemic, the performance of Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, and Bamboo Airways has been heavily dented.
vietnam airlines to lease out a321s a350 900 b787 910s

Vietnam Airlines to lease out A321s, A350-900, B787-9/10s

Vietnam Airlines JSC (VNA) is planning to lease out (dry lease, damplease or ACMI lease) narrow body aircraft (A321s) or wide body aircraft A350-900 or B787-9/10s.
vietjet opens three more direct routes linking vietnam with india

Vietjet opens three more direct routes linking Vietnam with India

To meet the rising demand for air travel between Vietnam and India as well as across the region, budget carrier Vietjet has opened three new direct routes connecting Vietnam’s three largest hubs – Danang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City – with two of India’s largest economic, political, and cultural centres of New Delhi and Mumbai.
bamboo airways offers vietnam czech republic tickets from 200

Bamboo Airways offers Vietnam-Czech Republic tickets from $200

Bamboo Airways will become the first airline opening a direct flight to the Czech Republic from all airports in its network in Vietnam. Tickets have been launched in Vietnam on February 5 and in overseas markets on February 10 with prices from VND4.556 million ($200) for a one-way journey.
bamboo airways gets permission for direct flight to czech republic

Bamboo Airways gets permission for direct flight to Czech Republic

Bamboo Airways on February 4, 2020 received the official flight permit from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to operate direct flights connecting Hanoi with Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, from March.
one dead more than 150 people injured in turkey plane accident

One dead, more than 150 people injured in Turkey plane accident

One person died and 157 were injured when a plane carrying 177 people skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather on Wednesday (Feb 5).
flights to carry vietnamese in ncov hit china back home

Flights to carry Vietnamese in nCoV-hit China back home

Vietnam Airlines is resuming flights between Vietnam and Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (China) as from February 2 after the civil aviation authority permitted the resumption to repatriate affected passengers amid the novel coronavirus (nCoV) epidemic.
vietjet revenue and profit surge on back of key markets like india

Vietjet revenue and profit surge on back of key markets like India

Vietjet continues to see positive growth in its core business of air transportation in 2019, maintaining its leading position in Vietnam’s domestic market and the fast growth of its international flight network. In 2019, the airline’s network increased by 24 per cent, with 22 international routes connecting Vietnam with Japan, Hong Kong SAR, Indonesia, and especially India – a market of 1.2 billion people. Vietjet also transported nearly 25 million passengers in 2019, an increase of 28 per cent compared to 2018.
vietnam airlines and jetstar pacific suspend flights to china taiwan and hong kong

Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific suspend flights to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific suspended flights between Vietnam and China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong from February 1, 2020 as part of measures to control the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
vietnam airlines jetstar pacific halt many routes linking with china

Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific halt many routes linking with China

Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific have become the latest Vietnamese carriers to change schedules of flights linking the country with China in the face of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (nCoV).
flights from ncov affected areas to vietnam suspended

Flights from nCoV-affected areas to Vietnam suspended

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAV) has asked airlines to proactively adjust their flight schedules and suspended all flights from coronavirus-affected areas to Vietnam.