Hanoi (VNA) - The application made by VietravelAirlines satisfies all conditions for licensing as an aviation transport business,according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

The carrier meets all requirements, including those oncapital, fleet capacity, organisation, business plan, and development strategy.

The administration has proposed the Ministry ofTransport conduct the necessary procedures to licence the carrier.

Vietravel Airlines plans to use A320, A321, or B737 aircraft,with a fleet of three in the first year of 2021 increasing to eight over the nextfive years.

CAAV said that such fleet numbers mean that VietravelAirlines’ fleet would account for just 1.5-3 percent of the local aviationsector, so its licensing would not affect the sector overall.

The carrier has issued four operational plans forexploiting Vietnam’s aviation market in the 2020-2023 period in the context of theCOVID-19 pandemic.

Vietravel Airlines’ targeted customer group istourists. It will be based at Phu Bai Airport in the central province of ThuaThien-Hue.

A representative of the carrier said it has madecareful preparations to take off in late 2020 and is now working with ATTECHHolding Ltd on aircraft leasing contracts.

2020 is a good time for Vietravel Airlines to take tothe skies, the representative said, making full use of market recovery and thecompletion of aviation infrastructure such as two runways at Noi Bai InternationalAirport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City updated.

Owned by the Vietnam Travel and Marketing Transport Joint Stock Company (Vietravel), Vietravel Airlines has a total charter capital of 700 billion VND./.