Vietjet to operate up to 99 weekly flights

Vietjet Air will increase the flight frequency of numerous routes to 99 flights per week from October 27 (Photo courtesy of Vietjet)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietjet Air will increase the flight frequency of numerous routes to 99 flights per week from October 27, with an aim of offering more travel options between Vietnam and major Northeast Asian cities.

Specifically, both the Ho Chi Minh City – Taipei and Hanoi – Taipei routes will each operate 2 flights per day, up from one currently. Meanwhile, Vietjet will also increase the flight frequency on each of the routes connecting Vietnam with Taichung and Kaohsiung to 7 times per week.

The additional flight departs from Tan Son Nhat International Airport (Ho Chi Minh City) at 1:00 am and lands at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (Taipei, Taiwan, China) at 5:25 am (local time). The return flight departs at 6:25 am and lands at 8:50 am (local time). The new flight from Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) departs at 7:35 am and arrives at Taoyuan International Airport at 11:10 am (local time). The return flight departs at 12:00 pm and lands at 2:10 pm (local time).

Additionally, Hong Kong (China) will also see more flight options from Vietjet. The services connecting Phu Quoc and Da Nang to Hong Kong (China) will increase to 7 flights per week.

As one of the airlines with the most routes between Vietnam and Taiwan (China), Vietjet currently operates 9 routes with 81 round-trip flights per week. For Hong Kong (China), it operates 3 routes with 18 round-trip flights per week.

With daily flights combined with affordable fares, Vietjet’s extensive network across Asia and Australia makes it easier than ever for passengers to embark on exciting journeys and refresh themselves with new experiences.

The carrier is pioneering research into the development and use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), aiming to become a green airline leading in technology and activities associated with sustainable development.

Vietjet was honoured by the world's leading financial magazine International Finance as "Best Low-cost Airline in Southeast Asia" and "Best Finance-Management-Aviation-Vietnam"; recognised by AirlineRatings as "Best Ultra Low-cost Airline" and "Best Low-cost Airline Onboard Hospitality”; and was among Forbes’ top 50 best-listed companies in Vietnam in 2024.

The airline was also a dual winner at the World Travel Awards 2024, being named "Asia's Leading Airline for Customer Experience" and "Asia's Leading Airline Rewards Programme".

Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, the airline has been awarded the highest ranking for safety with 7 stars by the world’s only safety and product rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in many consecutive years. The airline has also been named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by renowned organisations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others./.

VNA