Vietnam Airlines to increase Hanoi – Sydney flights
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase flights between Hanoi and Sydney, Australia to seven per week, from the current three, in the near future.
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Passenger volume between Vietnam and Australia grew nearly 4% on average from 2012-2016. In the first seven months this year, the number of passengers neared 213,000, nearly 23% of them departed from Vietnam and the remaining from Australia.
Vietnam Airlines launched flight service between Ho Chi Minh City and Sydney and Melbourne cities of Australia in 1992, using wide-body Boeing B777 and Airbus A330.
In March 2017, the carrier offered Hanoi – Sydney route with three flights per week on Boeing B787.
It has also partnered with Quantas, Jetstar Airways and Virgin Australia to operate Australian routes such as Sydney/Melbourne – Adelaide, Canberra, Brisbane and Australia-New Zealand.
