Australia anticipates benefits from VietJet opening air routes to Victoria

VOV.VN - Victoria’s Minister of Trade and Investment Tim Pallas has hailed the decision by VietJet Air, the country’s largest private carrier, to select Melbourne as its first destination for flights to the Australian market, as well as moving to establish its representative office in Victoria State.

The emergence of another Southeast Asian airline looks set to give a timely boost to Victoria's economy and create additional job opportunities in the state, while simultaneously demonstrating its tourism and export strength.

VietJet is set to commence operating the air route from Ho Chi Minh City to Melbourne Airport in April, with three direct flights running per week before this route will develop into a daily service in December 2024.

The carrier's flights are expected to bring more than 136,000 passengers to Melbourne each year and raise an additional US$97 million annually for Victoria state's economy once they become operational.

VietJet is the second Vietnamese airline to launch a route to Melbourne since the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. Its predecessor, Bamboo Airways, launched its flights to Melbourne in April.

VietJet’s decision is anticipated to benefit the relationship between Victoria and Vietnam, particularly as the latter is the Australian state's ninth largest export market, while it will open up a wealth of opportunities for the State’s businesses to promote exports to the global market.

VietJet's flights to Victoria are expected to provide a solid foundation for the airline's plan to connect Vietnam and Australia, and expand the carrier's strategy to connect Vietnam with other continents around the world.

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