Published:  17:53 Thursday - February 07, 2013

VietJetAir will officially inaugurate its Ho Chi Minh City-Bangkok air route on February 10.

It is the carrier’s tenth air route and its first international opened by a private Vietnamese airline. The company said the daily flight between HCM City and Bangkok will be serviced by Airbus A320s.

The flight will depart from HCM City at 11.45am and arrive in Bangkok at 1.15pm. Another flight will take off from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport at 2.30pm and land in HCM City at 4pm.

VietJetAir Business Development Manager Desmond Lin believes 2013 will be an eventful year for the carrier. VietJetAir plans to expand into more domestic and international air routes, contributing to the development of Vietnam’s tourism industry and the promotion of its image overseas, he noted.

A call centre ((+66) 22777111) in Thai and English has been opened in Bangkok. VietJetAir will also establish a Thai language website.

VietJetAir currently operates over 300 flights per week linking Vietnam’s major cities.

VOV Online