Foreign carriers are opening routes to
Vietnam, which Vietnam authorities consider a good sign for the country’s
aviation industry.
While
LOT Polish Airlines has canceled its operation to Hanoi due to low demand and
Jetstar Airway is flying through Singapore instead of directly from Darwin to
Vietnam, many carriers, especially those from Asia, are expanding their
services to Vietnam, according to a Wednesday report by news website VnExpress.
A
representative of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam said in the
report “The international transport market is still positive and is showing
signs of growth.”
In late
March, United Airlines and Japan's All Nippon Airways announced their agreement
to cooperate in an effort to open the Vietnam-US route as of April 1, with
flights transiting in Hong Kong, Japan or both.
Earlier
on March 23, the Filipino airline Cebu Pacific opened two weekly flights
between Manila and Hanoi.
Cargo
carriers have also been expressing more interest in Vietnam’s market.
Saudi
Airlines Cargo last month expanded its services to Ho Chi Minh City, offering
two flights a week from the Middle East and Frankfurt, Germany.
The
Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said more foreign airlines are going to
expand their service in Vietnam, with Silk Air of Singapore eyeing a route to
Hanoi in addition to its current service to Da Nang in central Vietnam.
Emirates
of the UAE plans to launch a Dubai – Ho Chi Minh City route in June, while Jeju
Air of South Korea will offer daily flights from Seoul to HCM City.
Peter
Scholten, vice chairman of commerce at Saudi Airlines Cargo, said HCMC is a
more interesting market as China is becoming more expensive, VnExpress
reported.
Last
year, The Air Transport Association (TATA) forecast that Vietnam will become
the third fastest growing market in the world in passenger and cargo aviation
transport within the next three years, with a growth grate of 10 percent
compared to the current world average of 5 percent.
Vietnam
has made different plans to develop its infrastructure at a commensurate rate
to the expected growth, including plans for an airport in Dong Nai Province in
southern Vietnam, and upgrades to Noi Bai International Airport, as well as Cam
Ranh and Nha Trang Airports in central Vietnam.
Thanh
Nien
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