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longer-range 787-9 provides the Thailand and international routes travel and feedbacks on our current
carrier with the flexibility to connect to several destinations including India-Vietnam routes are excel-
the world’s major cities to popular Singapore, Malaysia, Myanmar, lent, we now prioritize to expand
destinations in Vietnam and sur- Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, and increase flight operations to
rounding countries. South Korea, China, Japan and India.” Vietjet is now the largest
India. Vietjet is the largest carrier carrier operating between the two
Vietnam Airlines was the first Asian operating between Vietnam and countries in terms of capacity, with
airline to fly the A350 XWB and the Thailand in terms of capacity. a total of 17 services.
second operator of the type glob-
ally. It placed the orders for 10 A350 The airline also recently announced Vietjet carried its 100 millionth pas-
XWBs in December 2007. It now a return to Changi International senger in late 2019 and operates
operates a fleet of 12 A350 XWBs. Airport (Singapore) new Terminal a fleet of approximately 90 A320
The airline’s fleet also includes the 4 from 22 September. In July, Vietjet and A321 aircraft in addition to the
A321. It ordered 20 A321neos as announced that it would strengthen A330. The carrier has an average
part of its fleet renewal programme its India operations, offering its fleet age between 2 - 3 years, giving
and too delivery of the first aircraft flyers the largest flight network it one of the youngest fleets in the
in November 2018. Vietnam Airlines ever between Vietnam and India. region. Vietjet’s first major order
A321neo’s are configured in a two- The airline which already connects, with Airbus was for 63 A320 Family
class layout with eight Business Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with
Class seats and 195 Economy Class aircraft and inked in February 2014,
seats. New Delhi and Mumbai, is adding this was followed in rapid succes-
11 new routes connecting four sion for orders for six additional
Vietnam was the world’s sev major Vietnamese cities with Indian A321ceos during the 2015 Paris Air
enth fastest-growing aviation western and southern central hubs Show, and another 30 A321s (nine
of Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, and
market in the year 2020 Bangalore (Bengaluru). The nine new A321ceo and 21 A321neo) at the
2015 Dubai Airshow. In 2016, Vietjet
routes linking Hanoi/ Ho Chi Minh placed firm orders with Airbus
Vietjet

Vietnamese LCC, Vietjet first took to
the skies at the end of 2011, start-
ing operations with a fleet of A320
aircraft. The LCC has since grown
rapidly to become the largest pri-
vate airline in Vietnam. Vietjet’s
continued growth since inception
is attributed to its customer-centric
strategy and constantly expanding
network. The airline has continued
to invest in expanding its aircraft
fleet with newer and more fuel-effi-
cient aircraft and has now reopened
and has now increased the fre- City/ Da Nang with Ahmedabad/ for 20 A321s (10 A321ceo and 10
quency of all international routes Hyderabad/ Bangalore will operate A321neo). Vietjet placed a firm
previously operated to Singapore, from September onwards with four order with Airbus for 50 additional
Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, weekly flights each. The two other A321neo aircraft in November
Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, new routes including Da Nang - 2018. Vietjet’s fleet today com-
etc. Vietjet was named ‘Value Mumbai/New Delhi are planned to prises of nearly 100 Airbus aircraft
Airline of the Year’ and the ‘Top 10 become operational before the end spread across A320ceo, A321ceo
Best Low-cost Airlines” for 2022 by of th year. and A321neo aircraft.
AirlineRatings.
Vietjet Vice President Nguyen The fuel efficient A321neo will
Vietjet today operates a compre- Thanh Son said: “Vietjet has been enable the Vietnamese carrier to
hensive network in Vietnam and the first airline launching direct increase capacity and expand its
Asia Pacific. Together with Vietjet’s flights between Vietnam and India network significantly, especially on
affiliated ThaiVietjet in Thailand, since 2019 and has constantly international routes. In March, the
both carrier’s operate on a total of expanded its operation to the Vietjet announced the arrival of
197 domestic routes in Vietnam and world’s second most populated its second wide-body Airbus A330
country. As the world reopens to jetliner, which is fitted with leather

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