The budget carrier VietJetAir officially opened its first international route linking Ho Chi Minh City and Thailand's capital city of Bangkok on February 10th.
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, launched a direct air route, connecting Moscow of Russia and central coastal Nha Trang of Vietnam, on January 28.
The Vietnam National Flag Carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on January 22 its updated schedule to serve passengers over the lunar new year festival 2013.
The budget airline VietJet Air recently announced that it will launch a special promotion to welcome the Lunar New Year, offering 2,000 "zero fare" airfares (excluding tax and other additional fees) for tourists on its domestic flights.
Vietnam Airlines and the HCMC Tourism Association said they would discount domestic package tours.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced it will launch a new direct route linking Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City and northern Thanh Hoa province on February 5.
On January 8, Dragonair announced that it will officially launch a direct air route from Hong Kong to the central city of Da Nang on March 28, with three flights a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, using A-320 aircraft.
Cambodia Angkor Air (CA Air) on January 6 inaugurated the first non-stop flight route between Phnom Penh and Hanoi in a bid to meet the increasing transportation demand between the two countries.
Air Astana, Kazakhstan's national flag carrier, on January 2 officially launched a direct route linking Almaty, the country's largest city, and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, with two flights a week, every Wednesday and Friday.
A charter flight operated by Orient Air on Wednesday brought over 370 tourists from Moscow to Khanh Hoa Province, and there will be a charter flight on this route every ten days towards next year-end.
Kazakhstan's national flag carrier, Air Astana, has announced it will officially launch a direct air route from Almaty, the country's largest city, to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam on January 1, 2013, with two flights a week, every Wednesday and Friday.
VietJetAir officially inaugurated its Ho Chi Minh City - Phu Quoc island route on December 15.