Vietnamese, Turkish national flag carriers sign codeshare agreement

Vietnam's national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, and its Turkish counterpart Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement, aiming to offer passengers with more flexible, diverse flights between the two countries and their adjacent regions.
Vietnamese, Turkish national flag carriers sign codeshare agreement ảnh 1At the signing ceremony. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam's national flagcarrier, Vietnam Airlines, and its Turkish counterpart Turkish Airlines havesigned a codeshare agreement, aiming to offer passengers with more flexible, diverse flights betweenthe two countries and their adjacent regions.

Under the agreement, passengers can buy tickets via bothairlines for the Istanbul – Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi – Da Nang, and HCMCity – Da Nang routes.

The deal will help consolidate cooperation between thetwo national flag carriers, while spurring their development, said TurkishAirlines CEO Bilal Ekşi.

Vietnam Airlines CEO Le Hong Ha said the cooperationwill give more options and benefits to passengers, and expand air routes and diversifyservices of the two airlines.

It will also help promote economic, cultural andtourism exchanges between Vietnam and Turkey, and attract more visitors to thetwo countries, he added.

Established in 1933 with an initial fleet of five aircraft,Turkish Airlines currently boasts a fleet of 416 (passenger and cargo) aircraftflying to 344 destinations across the world, including 291 international and 53domestic.

Meanwhile, Vietnam Airlines is offering services onnearly 100 domestic and international routes, with a fleet of 100 aircraft. Itis the first airline in Asia-Pacific that have used Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner andAirbus A350-900 XWB, the most modern generation aircraft in the world so far./.
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