Summary
- Vietjet will expand its network from Hanoi to Hiroshima and Melbourne, enhancing tourism and trade opportunities.
- Flights to Hiroshima and Melbourne will operate twice weekly, adding to the carrier’s extensive Japan and Australia networks.
- Vietjet’s growth plans in 2024 include latest routes, aircraft leases, and latest orders.
Vietjet’s network out of Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi, was boosted by announcing two latest destinations: Hiroshima in Japan and Melbourne in Australia. The low-cost airline already operates an in depth network in Asia and Australia, and the brand new services are a part of its larger expansion program for 2024.
Hanoi-Hiroshima
Vietjet will increase its presence in Japan and connect Hanoi with Hiroshima starting May 12. Situated in southwestern Japan, Hiroshima is thought for its UNESCO World Heritage Sites and several other other landmarks and Vietjet’s latest service hopes to extend tourism and trade opportunities between the 2 cities and two countries.
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The airline will operate two return flights per week on Thursdays and Sundays. The flight from Hanoi will depart at 6:00 and arrive in Hiroshima at 12:30. The return flight from Hiroshima has a departure time of 13:30 and arrival at Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi) at 16:20.
This service will add to the carrier’s already extensive network in Japan, with flights from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to destinations equivalent to Tokyo, Osaka, Nayoga, and Fukuoka.
Hanoi-Melbourne
On the Australia Business Forum 2024, Vietjet announced one other significant addition to its Australia network. The airline already serves the country with several flights from Ho Chi Minh City and can now also start flying from Hanoi to Melbourne.
Starting June 3, the carrier will offer two round-trip flights per week on Mondays and Fridays on the Hanoi-Melbourne route, with the journey lasting around 10 hours. Flights from Hanoi to Melbourne will depart on Mondays and Fridays at 17:10, and the return service from Melbourne will leave the following day at 7:30.
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Vietjet expanded in Australia massively last yr. Currently, it operates 58 weekly flights between Ho Chi Minh City and five Australian cities: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide, using Airbus A330 and A321 aircraft.
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Vietjet Launches Full Speed Ahead Into 2024
Vietjet has began 2024 just because it ended 2023, with latest routes and aircraft because it expands its network across Asia-Pacific and beyond.
With the brand new Hanoi-Melbourne route, Vietjet wants to fulfill the growing needs of its customers for such services and contribute to opening more opportunities for cultural exchange, education, economic development, and tourism between Vietnam and Australia. This sector has a major demand, and the budget carrier desires to capitalize on it as much as possible.
Business growth
Vietjet has began or announced latest routes in 2024 and has also launched into a fleet development program. The carrier wet-leased many Airbus narrowbodies earlier this yr to fulfill the extra flight demand in the course of the popular Lunar Latest Yr festival.
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It also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to buy 20 Airbus A330-900 twin-aisle jets on the Singapore Airshow in February. These planes will support Vietjet’s network growth plans, including services to long-range destinations and medium-haul flights in Asia and Southeast Asia.
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