An additional five airlines have registered
to launch or resume flights to Vietnam between now and the end of this year.
They include
Air Hong Kong, Jeju Air (the Republic of Korea), Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudi
Arabia), United Airlines (the US), and Air China Cargo (China).
Silk
Airlines of Singapore, which is currently conducting flights to Danang, is also
keen on opening an air route to Hanoi.
According
to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), as many as 48 foreign
airlines are operating in Vietnam. In 2011, about five million visitors
travelled to Vietnam by air, up 35 percent over the previous year.
Vietnam
is upgrading infrastructure at Noi Bai, Cam Ranh and Danang Airports, and
implementing a project to build Long Thanh Airport to meet the increasing
demand for passenger and cargo transport.
The
International Air Transport Association (IATA) forecast that by 2014, Vietnam
will be the world’s third fastest growing market for international passengers
and freight. The country’s aviation growth will likely reach 10 percent in the
next three years, doubling the 2011 global average of 5 percent.
Vietnam
Airlines to open Berlin-Hanoi direct flight
The
national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to launch a direct flight from
Berlin to Hanoi on June 25.
The
information was announced by Nghiem Van Khanh, chief representative of Vietnam
Airlines in Berlin, during a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany, Do
Hoa Binh, on April 18.
According
to Khanh, the planned direct flight from Berlin to Hanoi is part of activities
to mark the inauguration of Brandenburg Airport on June 3.
Vietnam
Airlines will sell tickets (895 Euros, including 40kg luggage) through East Sea
Travel Germany. Passengers on the first flight on June 25 can fly back to
Germany via regular flights from Hanoi to Frankfurt, where they can travel free
of charge by train to their final destination in the country.
Ambassador
Binh highly valued the opening of the direct flight, saying that it will help
promote Vietnam Airlines’ image and contribute to the fruitful relationship
between Vietnam and Germany.
VOV/VNA
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