The airline started selling tickets from 12pm on January 12, with minimum ticket prices at 149,000 VND (6.4 USD) each.

It is now integrating multiple payment gateways which are familiar with customers – like NAPAS, VNPay, and the mobile app of Military Bank – into its website, its Vice President Duong Thi Mai Hoa told the press on January 10.

Bamboo Airways will operate its first flight on January 16.

Bamboo Aiways will provide a wide range of tickets, namely Bamboo Eco, Bamboo Plus, and Bamboo Business. Customers can also buy tickets at Bamboo’s 1,000 agents nationwide.

Additionally, check-in procedures will be able to run via mobile phone, QR Code, or check-in kiosks at the airport during the second quarter.

Bamboo Airways received its licence to transport passengers, mail, and freight following those of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, budget operators Jetstar Pacific and Vietjet Air, and Viet Nam Air Service (VASCO).

Bamboo Airways is part of the Viet Bamboo Airlines Company based in Quy Nhon in Binh Dinh province. Viet Bamboo Airlines Company, owned by property developer FLC Group, was established in 2017 with the charter capital of 700 billion VND (31.4 million USD).

FLC has positioned Bamboo Airways as a hybrid airline, blending low-cost traits with those of traditional or full-service carriers to meet the demands of every market segment.

The group has also invested in infrastructure for aviation operations, such as upgrading Phu Cat Airport in Quy Nhon City and roads connecting the airport to the Nhon Hoi Economic Zone.

As planned, the carrier will operate 37 routes connecting major cities and tourist destinations at home and abroad in 2019. The first domestic routes will be Hanoi-Quy Nhon, Hanoi-Dong Hoi, Ho Chi Minh City-Quy Nhon, Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City, and Ho Chi Minh City-Van Don. Up to 60 domestic flights per day are planned.

Flights to Asia and Europe such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Singapore will use wide-body aircraft.

It has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the Civil Authority of Vietnam on using landing services and security checks at Tan Son Nhat (HCM City), No Bai (Hanoi), Phu Cat (Quy Nhon), Dong Hoi (Quang Binh), Tho Xuan (Thanh Hoa), and Cat Bi (Hai Phong).

Vietnam Airlines serves first foreign customers in 2019

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines served the first foreign customers in 2019 who came to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on January 1.

 

Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific add 120,000 seats for New Year holiday

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and budget carrier Jetstar Pacific have announced that between now and January 2, 2019, they will add nearly 120,000 seats on domestic flights serving increasing demand during the Calendar New Year holiday.

 

Vietnam Airlines increases flights to Malaysia for football fans

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase six more flights with an additional 1,300 seats to Kuala Lumpur on December 11 to serve football fans who come to cheer the Vietnamese national team in the first leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 finals.

 

Cao Phong orange to be served on board Vietnam Airlines flights

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will serve Cao Phong orange, a specialty fruit of northern Hoa Binh province, as a dessert in business class from December 8 – 22.

 

Vietnam Airlines wins big at World Travel Awards

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has won the World’s Leading Airline – Premium Economy Class 2018 and the World’s Leading Cultural Airline 2018 titles of the World Travel Awards (WTA).

 

Vietnam Airlines, El Al Israel Airlines launch codeshare partnership

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and El Al Israel Airlines (LY) launched a reciprocal codeshare partnership during a signing ceremony in Tel Aviv on November 12. 

 

Source: VNA