Vietnamese budget carrier VietJet Air has announced it will launch a new international route between HCM City and Singapore as of May 23.
The new route will provide 2,520 seats for passengers on 7 round-trip flights per week, according to a VietJet Air representative.
The flight will depart from HCM City at 8.50am and arrive in Singapore at 11.40am (local time) and from Singapore at 00.40pm (local time) to HCM City at 01.30pm the same day.
Desmond Lin, business development director of VietJet Air, said the opening of the new air route will meet the increasing demand of passengers wishing to travel, work, study and shop between the two countries.
As of March 20 passengers can book tickets via the VietJet Air website www.vietjetair.com, mobile phone at www.m.vietjetair.com, facebook at www.facebook.com/vietjetairvietnam, and the hotline 1900 1886, as well as at its booking offices nationwide.
On March 21, VietJet Air received an Airbus Sharket plane manufactured in Germany to expand its operation.
Vietjet Air now runs 23 domestic and international routes.