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Vietravel Airlines reports first profits in 3 years

Vietravel Airlines has reported a profit of VND10 billion (US$400,128) for the first three months of the year, achieving its first profitable quarter since its inception in 2021. As a subsidiary of the tour operator Vietravel, the airline announced…

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Vietnam Airlines to launch new routes to Europe

Vietnam Airlines will launch two new routes connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with Germany’s Munich starting October. The state-owned carrier said Tuesday that it will use the wide-body Boeing 787 aircraft for the routes. The Hanoi-Munich route will have…

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Airlines add more flights amid high holiday demand

Vietnam Airlines has increased the number of flights with up to 66,200 more seats to meet high demand during the upcoming holiday. The group announced Tuesday morning that 310 flights will be added between Jan. 25 and Feb. 24. Air travel demand is expected to…

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Vietnam Airlines joins the AAPA

Vietnam Airlines is the latest member to join the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), as announced by a press release on 14 November, with immediate effect. As part of the AAPA, Vietnam Airlines will participate in the Association’s meetings and…

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Vietnam Airlines postpones annual general meeting for 4th time

Vietnam Airlines has canceled its annual general meeting for a fourth time this year pleading “unfinished” preparations even as it continues to struggle with losses. The state-owned carrier informed the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange Monday that its meeting…

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Vietnam Airlines to auction three narrow-body aircraft

Vietnam Airlines is set to auction three narrow-body aircraft Airbus A321CEO at a starting price of $5 million apiece in this quarter. The three jets were made in 2007 and are currently at Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport.…

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Vietnam Airlines shares restricted to afternoon trading only

Over 2.2 billion HVN shares of Vietnam Airlines will be restricted from trading in the afternoon only, starting from July 12, due to the company’s delay in submitting its financial reports. The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange made the restriction decision on…

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Vietnam Airlines pays local pilots 41% less than foreigners

The average monthly salary of Vietnamese pilots working for Vietnam Airlines was 41% lower than their foreign colleagues’ last year, a gap that caused many to quit. A recent report by the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, which flagged this,…

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Vietnam Airlines posts profit in Q1

Vietnam Airlines posted a pre-tax profit of VND19.3 billion ($822,500) in the first quarter after losses in 12 consecutive quarters. The airline saw revenue doubling year-on-year to VND23.64 trillion, the highest quarter record since Q1 2020. It is near the…

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Vietravel Airlines to get three more planes in Q3

Vietravel Airlines is expecting to expand its fleet to six by adding three more aircraft in the third quarter following a plan set out from the early days of its establishment. The move in association with a recruitment program slated for May in Ho Chi Minh…

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Airlines propose scrapping airfare caps

Airlines and some experts have proposed hiking and eventually removing domestic airfare caps to support businesses in difficult times. Last year, no domestic airlines were profitable because of higher fuel costs, foreign exchange rates, and interest rates,…

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Airlines report losses in 2022

Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet incurred losses of VND10 trillion (US$423.7 million) and VND2.17 trillion last year mainly due to higher fuel prices and forex volatility. Vietnam Airlines reported consolidated revenues of VND71 trillion, higher than the combined…

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Vietnam Airlines reports $430M loss on fuel price

Vietnam Airlines reported a loss of VND10.09 trillion ($430.3 million) last year and blamed it on rises in fuel prices and exchange rate volatility. Its revenues were worth around VND71 trillion, equivalent to 70% of revenues in 2019 before the Covid-19…

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Vietnam Airlines adds 108 flights for Tet

Vietnam Airlines has expanded its Tet schedule for a fourth time with 108 additional flights with 20,000 seats. The airline said most of the flights are from HCMC and Hanoi to Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong, Da Nang, and Hue. In all there will 9,200 flights with…