Hanoi (VNA)- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has given the greenlight to VietjetAir to launch five routes to Phu Quoc Island in the Mekong Delta province of KienGiang.
The carrier hadearlier sought the authority’s permission to conduct flights from ThuaThien-Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Binh, Binh Dinh, and Quang Ninh provinces to Phu Quoc.
The CAAV said itwill consider flight frequency and schedules.
Vietjet is a fully-fledgedmember of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) with an IATA OperationalSafety Audit (IOSA) certificate.
Vietnam’s largestprivate carrier, it was awarded the highest ranking for safety, with 7 stars, in2018 and 2019 by the world’s only safety and product rating website, airlineratings.com,and was listed as one of the world’s 50 best airlines in healthy financing and operationsby Airfinance Journal in 2018 and 2019. The carrier has also been named “Best Low-CostCarrier” by renowned organisations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and manyothers./.