Vietravel Airlines signs aircraft lease agreement with Cambodia Airways

At the lease agreement signing ceremony (Photo: nhandan.vn)

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietravel Airlines, a member ofVietravel Corporation, on May 5 inked an aircraft lease agreement with CambodiaAirways, a step forward in expanding its fleet as planned for the third quarterof this year.

Under the agreement, the Vietnamese carrier will receive an Airbus A319 on May 20, raising its fleet to four, and two others in July.

Vu Duc Bien, a representative from Vietravel Airlines,said the event is expected to create a turning point in the carrier’sdevelopment, towards expanding its domestic and international routes.   

Currently, Vietravel Airlines, which made its debut inlate 2020, is operating flights between HCM City/Hanoi and Da Nang, Quy Nhonand Phu Quoc, and between HCM City/Hanoi and Bangkok (Thailand), along withcharter flights between Daegu (the Republic of Korea) and Cam Ranh.

With the new planes, it expects to launch more domesticand international flights from/to Cam Ranh and Da Nang in the third quarter,and charter flights to China, Taiwan (China), the RoK and Japan.

As of the first quarter of 2023, Vietravel Airlineshad operated over 11,600 flights safely and carried close to 2.5 millionpassengers, with an average occupancy rate of 93.7%./.

VNA