The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will increase the number of flights on several international routes starting October 26, the airline spokesman has announced.
On routes to Europe, the carrier will add one flight per week for both HCMC and Hanoi on routes to Paris, France, and Frankfurt, Germany.
On routes to other Asian countries, Vietnam Airlines will double the number of flights from HCMC to Bangkok, Thailand, adding one flight everyday for a total of 14 a week.
The airline will add two flights a week out of both Hanoi and HCMC to Pusan, the Republic of Korea, bringing the total to 10.
In order to meet the higher demand on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year’s festival (Tet), the airline plans to increase its transport capacity by 20% by using bigger planes on domestic routes from Hanoi to HCMC and from HCMC to Danang during February 2010.