The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the Sheremetyevo International Airport of Russia held a ceremony on July 2 to welcome its first flights to and from the airport. (Photo: VNA)Moscow (VNA) – The national flagcarrier Vietnam Airlines and the Sheremetyevo International Airport of Russia helda ceremony on July 2 to welcome its first flights to and from the airport.
Flight VN63, which departed from Hanoi, arrivedat the Moscow-based airport on July 2 morning, while flight VN62 took off fromthe airport at noon the same day.
Addressing the ceremony, ChiefRepresentative of Vietnam Airlines in Russia Le Thanh Dung said the launchingof the air route was a strategic decision, helping passengers access four-star aviationservices.
Denis Pashkovsky, SheremetyevoInternational Airport’s Deputy General Director in charge of commercialaffairs, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) that the airport welcomes theVietnam Airlines as a new partner.
The cooperation will help to expandaviation connectivity between Russia and Vietnam and Southeast Asia at large,he said.
The Sheremetyevo International Airport willprovide the best services for passengers, who travel from Vietnam to cities ofRussia and Europe by Russia’s national flag carrier Aeroflot and other members ofSkyTeam, he said.
Vietnam Airlines and Aeroflot, bothrated as four-star airlines, are joining hands on 11 air routes between Vietnamand Russia, and inbound flights.
Vietnam Airlines is operating threeflights per week between Hanoi and Moscow, using Boeing 787 aircraft.
On the path towards a five-star carrier,Vietnam Airlines has improved the quality of services on flights to and fromRussia.
Vietnam Airlines is now operating 94 routes to21 domestic and 29 international destinations with an average of 400 flightsper day, connecting the world’s major cities to travel destinations in Vietnam,Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
In 2010, Vietnam Airlines became a member of SkyTeam – a global airlinealliance whose 20 members provide access to an extensive global network of16,609 daily flights to 1074 destinations in 177 countries. This membershipreaffirmed the carrier’s position on the global aviation map.
In 2015, Vietnam Airlines became the first airline in the world to successfullyoperate both next-generation aircraft Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and AirbusA350-900 XWB at the same time.
The airline has spearheaded Vietnam’s aviation market – one of thefastest-growing domestic markets in the world – throughout its 20 years ofdevelopment at a double-digit annual growth rate.-VNA
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