Foreign airlines eye Vietnam
(VOV) -A selection of international airlines including Etihad Airways (Middle East), SpiceJet (India), Ethiopian Airlines (Ethiopia), and a South African carrier have all foreshadowed plans to begin flights to Vietnam in response to growing customer demand.
Nok Air, a Thai low-cost carrier, recently announced its intention to conduct flights between Bangkok and Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from 2014.
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The airline opened commercial routes from Bangkok to Hanoi in 2007 but was forced to suspend its operation in 2008 due to high fuel prices.
Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) Deputy Chief Vo Huy Cuong said many foreign airliners are keen to exploit air routes to Vietnam and CAAV has no policies limiting foreign airline flight frequency in Vietnam.
Vietnamese airlines’ growth rates are forecast to rise by 12 percent this year.
The CAAV says 50 international airlines are currently operating in Vietnam.