Ilustrative image (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines)Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Airlines Corporation earneda pre-tax profit of over 2.3 trillion VND (101.64 million USD) in the first ninemonths this year, surpassing its yearly target by 40 percent.
The figure was nearly 1.3 trillion VND (57.2 million USD) inthe third quarter, up 57 percent from the same period last year.
In the Jan-Sep period, the corporation’s syndicated revenue reached65 trillion VND (2.86 million USD), up 20 percent year on year. It contributedover 4.3 trillion VND (189.2 million USD) to the State budget, up 7 percentyear on year.
Vietnam Airlines conducted nearly 108,000 flights during theperiod, 90.8 of which were reported on time, an increase of 6.7 points over thesame period last year, making it the most punctual carrier in Vietnam.
Accordingly, the airline served over 16 million passengersduring the first nine months, up 5 percent year on year. –VNA
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