Delegates attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome the first wide-body aircraft at Tho Xuan airport (Photo courtesy of FLC) Hanoi (VNA) - The second Bamboo Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamlineraircraft carrying passengers from Ho Chi Minh City landed at Tho Xuan airportin the north central province of Thanh Hoa last weekend, making it the firstwide-body aircraft to arrive at the airport.
In his speech, Mai Xuan Lien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People'sCommittee, praised the efforts of FLC Group and Bamboo Airways in using theaircraft on the HCM City-Thanh Hoa route via Tho Xuan Airport.
That does not only affirm that Tho Xuan airport has the capacity to welcomelarge aircraft, but also helps speed up the province's air transport industry,creating more opportunities for passengers, Lien said.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is reportedly the world’s most fuel-efficientaircraft, with advanced technologies applied to minimise weight and reduce thefrequency of maintenance. It can carry about 294 passengers up to a distance of13,950 km.
According to Bamboo Airways, this aircraft model plays a key role in the futureoperation of the airline’s medium and long-haul routes to Asia, Europe andAmerica in 2020. The airline plans to receive 12 Boeing 787-9 Dreamlineraircraft by the end of this year.
The first one used on the carrier's Hanoi-HCM City route entered service inlate December.
Currently, Bamboo Airways is the first private airline to operate wide-bodyaircraft. It is providing flights on 40 domestic and international routes.
The carrier has conducted more than 20,000 flights thus far, carrying threemillion passengers with an on-time performance rate (OTP) of 94 percent./.
In his speech, Mai Xuan Lien, Vice Chairman of the provincial People'sCommittee, praised the efforts of FLC Group and Bamboo Airways in using theaircraft on the HCM City-Thanh Hoa route via Tho Xuan Airport.
That does not only affirm that Tho Xuan airport has the capacity to welcomelarge aircraft, but also helps speed up the province's air transport industry,creating more opportunities for passengers, Lien said.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is reportedly the world’s most fuel-efficientaircraft, with advanced technologies applied to minimise weight and reduce thefrequency of maintenance. It can carry about 294 passengers up to a distance of13,950 km.
According to Bamboo Airways, this aircraft model plays a key role in the futureoperation of the airline’s medium and long-haul routes to Asia, Europe andAmerica in 2020. The airline plans to receive 12 Boeing 787-9 Dreamlineraircraft by the end of this year.
The first one used on the carrier's Hanoi-HCM City route entered service inlate December.
Currently, Bamboo Airways is the first private airline to operate wide-bodyaircraft. It is providing flights on 40 domestic and international routes.
The carrier has conducted more than 20,000 flights thus far, carrying threemillion passengers with an on-time performance rate (OTP) of 94 percent./.
VNA
