Vietnam Airlines marks 5th anniversary of direct flight to UK
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has marked five years since the direct route between Vietnam and the UK was launched at a ceremony in London.
Hanoi (VNA) - The national flag carrier VietnamAirlines has marked five years since the direct route between Vietnam and theUK was launched at a ceremony in London.
The ceremony on December 9 was attended by Deputy Ministerof Transport Nguyen Van Cong, Minister Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy inthe UK Do Hoang Minh, Chairman of the Vietnam-UK Network Ben Chapman andrepresentatives of the airline’s partners.
Le Thanh Dung, chief representative of Vietnam Airlines inthe UK, said the carrier had grown rapidly over the past five years and iscurrently operating daily flights to London using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Its first flight to the UK landed at Gatwick Airport onNovember 9, 2011 before airline’s operations were moved to Heathrow in 2015.
On December 1, 2015, Vietnam Airlines began using the Boeing787 Dreamliner for its UK flights, becoming the first carrier in Southeast Asiato fly directly to Europe on this new type of aircraft.
Vietnam Airlines has increased the frequency of flights fromfour to five or six a week and now has daily flights between Hanoi and Ho ChiMinh City, and London, helping to facilitate trade, cultural exchanges andtourism between the two countries.-VNA
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