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Vietnam Airlines |
The national carrier of Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines is quite popular in the world. The airline was founded way back in the year 1956 and was then operational under the name of Vietnam Civil Aviation. The major hubs of the airline include the Tan Son Nhat International Airport and the Noi Bai International Airport. Vietnam Airlines also runs a frequent flyer program called the Golden Lotus Plus. With a fleet size of 45, the airline flies to 18 domestic and 38 international destinations.
History of Vietnam Airlines
The airline, founded in 1956, became a state enterprise in the month of April, 1989. The Vietnam Airlines Corporation was founded in the year 1995. Till a few years back, the airline was a major stakeholder in Pacific Airlines. But the Ministry of Finance took over the shares of Pacific Airlines owned by Vietnam Airlines. The airline now operates numerous international and domestic flights and has plans to introduce flights to the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Destinations of Vietnam Airline
The airline operates flights to numerous Asian, European, North American and Oceania countries. The Asian countries where the airlines operate flights include China, Japan, South Korea, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The airline also maintains operations in the European country of France, Germany and Russia. The European city destinations are Paris, Frankfurt and Moscow. Thus you could reach Vietnam by taking any of the Vietnam Airlines flights from the mentioned Asian or European countries.
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The flights of Vietnam Airlines are also operational in the Oceania country of Australia. The airline offers its services in the Australian cities of Melbourne and Sydney. Plans are also afoot to introduce flights connecting the countries of Vietnam and the United States of America from the 27th of October, 2008. The Los Angeles International Airport is the place which is going to be the American base of the airline.
Fleet of Vietnam Airlines
The fleet size of Vietnam Airlines is 45 and it has also placed orders for 47 more aircrafts to be added to its existing fleet. The average age of the fleet of the airline is 6.3 years. The fleet of the airline includes Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-200, Airbus A330-200, Airbus A330-300, ATR 72-200, ATR 72-500, Boeing 777-200ER and Fokker 70.
The flights of Vietnam Airlines have been found to be comfortable and convenient by the passengers.
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