Vietnam's leading low-cost carrier VietJet Air has officially opened a new route from Ho Chi Minh City to Thailand's Bangkok capital, and is expected to launch more international flights this year.
Apart from the daily HCM City-Bangkok flight, VietJetAir plans to connect Hanoi to Bangkok in May and Danang to Bangkok in August.
Pritam Singh, deputy head of VietJetAir's sales department, says in 2013 the carrier is scheduled to conduct flights to other destinations in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, and the Republic of Korea.
It 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.
VietJet Air is currently using six A320s and will soon increase its fleet to 20 by 2015 to meet passengers' increasing demand.
The airline was estimated to gain 16 percent of domestic seats in 2012, three percent more than Jetstar Pacific's share and ranking second after the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (around 70 percent).
The Thai media highlighted VietJetAir's expansion plan, saying that the carrier is seeking ways to penetrate the Asian market with a steady development strategy.