Vietjet Air to increase flights during Tet holiday
Budget carrier Vietjet Air said on December 5 that it plans to add nearly 1,200 flights to meet the high demand for travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Hanoi (VNA) –Budget carrier Vietjet Air said on December 5 that it plans to add nearly 1,200flights to meet the high demand for travel during the upcoming Lunar New Year(Tet) holiday.
Between January 11 andFebruary 9, 2020, the carrier will offer nearly 2.5 million tickets for alldomestic and foreign flights. Besides, it will operate an additional 1,120flights from December 28, 2019 to January 5, 2020 on the occasion of New Year.
Vietjet is the first airline in Vietnam to operate as a new-ageairline offering flexible, cost-saving ticket fares and diversified services tomeet customers’ demands. It is a fully-fledged member of the International AirTransport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA)certificate.
Vietjet was named “Best Ultra Low-Cost Airline 2018 - 2019” andawarded the highest ranking for safety with 7 stars in 2018 by the world’s onlysafety and product rating website AirlineRatings.com. The airline has also beenlisted as one of the world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing andoperations by Airfinance Journal in 2018.
Currently, Vietjet operates around 400 flights daily,carrying around 100 million passengers to date, with 120 routes coveringdestinations across Vietnam and international destinations such as Japan, HongKong, Singapore, the RoK, Taiwan, mainland China, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia,Cambodia and Indonesia./.
Budget carrier Vietjet Air launched its fifth international route connecting Vietnam with Japan on October 31, with flights between the central coastal city of Da Nang and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport.
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