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Vietjet launches its 5th route to Taiwan linking Ho Chi Minh City with Taichung

By Wei ZhangTaiwan
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Vietjet Celebrates Launch of Ho Chi Minh City and Taichung Flights
Vietjet Celebrates Launch of Ho Chi Minh City and Taichung Flights
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This Month Vietjet has launched its 5th route to Taiwan connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Taichung (Taiwan), becoming the airline with the most routes between Vietnam and Taiwan. The new service is to meet the increasing travel demand of individuals, tourists and businessmen, looking to boost regional trade and integration. It follows last month’s launch of the Hong Kong – Ho Chi Minh City route serving as another important step forward for Vietjet in its on-going move to expand in the Asia Pacific region. 

The Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) – Taichung route is operated with four round trips per week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday with flight time per leg being 3 hours 30 minutes. The HCMC-Taichung flight takes off at 10:25 (local time) and lands at 14:45 (local time). The return flight from Taichung departs at 15:45 (local time) and arrives in HCMC at 18:00 (local time). All passengers onboard the inaugural flight have received lovely gifts from Vietjet.

Promotional air tickets for this new route are also available for booking from 13:00 to 15:00 every day under Vietjet’s 5th Anniversary “Win a 1-kg gold airplane, Fly to a happy future” campaign from now till February 28. Vietjet offers up to 5 million promotional air tickets from only HKD8. Tickets can be booked at www.vietjetair.com. Payment can be easily made with debit and credit cards of Visa, MasterCard, JCB, KCP and American Express and ATM cards that have been registered with internet banking. All passengers who book tickets successfully can also enter a daily lucky draw for free return air ticket, a weekly lucky draw for 3.75-gram of gold, and a final lucky draw for a 1-kg gold aircraft model.

Vietjet offers up to 5 million promotional air tickets from only HKD8.

Located in the west of central Taiwan, Taichung is Taiwan’s third largest city, widely known as a cultural and educational center with many heritages and historical sites. Thanks to its serene nature, nice weather and famous local cuisines and cultural events, the city is expected to become the tourism paradise. With the new route to Taichung, Vietjet’s flight network to Taiwan has been increased to five routes, helping travelers, tourists and businessmen fly affordably.

Ho Chi Minh City on the other end is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Southeast Asia with its many cultural and historical attractions. From pagodas and museums to fine restaurants and scenic spots, the city offers travelers a truly memorable experience. 

With its high-quality services, special low-fare tickets and diverse ticket classes, Vietjet offers its passengers enjoyable flights with dynamic and friendly flight crew, comfy seats, amazing hot meals and special surprises from the airline’s inflight activities. Vietjet’s Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City route which commenced on December 9, 2016, has been very popular with travelers with its daily service departing from Ho Chi Minh City at 14:35 (local time) and arrives at Hong Kong International Airport at 18:20. The return flight takes off at 19:20 (local time) and lands at 21:05. The flight time is 2 hours 45 minutes per leg.  

Questions & Answers

Q.

What is the flight schedule for the new Ho Chi Minh City to Taichung route?

A.

The Ho Chi Minh City to Taichung route operates four times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The flight from Ho Chi Minh City departs at 10:25 and arrives at 14:45 local time.

Q.

What is the duration of the flight between Ho Chi Minh City and Taichung?

A.

Each leg of the Ho Chi Minh City to Taichung flight takes 3 hours and 30 minutes. This applies to both the outbound and return journeys on the new route.

Q.

What is the airline's total number of routes connecting Vietnam and Taiwan after this launch?

A.

Following the launch of the Ho Chi Minh City to Taichung service, Vietjet now operates five routes between Vietnam and Taiwan. This makes them the airline with the most routes connecting the two regions.

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