January 20, 2012
Jetstar Pacific will continue to operate as a low-cost carrier The government’s stake in budget airline Jetstar Pacific, held via the State Capital Investment Corp., will be transferred to national carrier Vietnam Airlines, local media reported Wednesday, citing a directive. Jetstar Pacific, which is partly owned by Australia’s Qantas, will continue to operate as a [...]
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January 17, 2012
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has launched an investigation into an incident in which a Vietnam Airlines passenger airplane nearly collided with one from Jetstar Pacific last month. The incident happened near Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of December 19, when the northbound Vietnam Airlines plane was taking [...]
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January 9, 2012
A Vietnam Airlines aircraft on Friday was forced to make a temporary landing at the airport of Thua Thien-Hue Province as another Air Mekong aircraft blocked the runway at its original destination - the Da Nang Airport. At around 12:30 p.m., the Air Mekong plane, which was on the way from Buon Ma Thuot to Hanoi, made [...]
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January 5, 2012
Two Vietnam Airlines pilots’ death overseas in December have prompted Vietnam aviation inspectors to conduct health examinations of pilots at all domestic carriers. The inspectors said the health check will be their first task this year, the Vietnam Economic Forum said Wednesday. Vietnamese co-pilot Nghiem Dinh Tuan, 52, of Vietnam Airlines did at his hotel after [...]
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December 30, 2011
Cao Hong Son, a disabled athelete, has been fined US$950 for making a bomb threat at the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat Airport. AÂ man was fined Thursday VND20 million (US$950) for making a bomb threat when he was taking a flight to a sporting event for athletes with physical disabilities in Indonesia. Cao [...]
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December 20, 2011
Travel agencies already struggling in difficult economic conditions will be hit hard by the latest hike in domestic airfares, industry insiders say. The agencies face both losses on tours already booked and cancellations of bookings because of higher tour prices. In fact, the airfare hike makes foreign tours more attractive to local customers, they [...]
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December 20, 2011
No disciplinary measures taken after civil aviation authority finds national carrier breached its own procedures and regulations A Vietnam Airlines aircraft taxiing at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport. The national flag carrier has broken its own rules in hiring foreign pilots, an inquiry has found. National carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) has been breaking its [...]
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December 20, 2011
Vietnam Airlines said its new direct services linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with London will take it one step closer to becoming a major regional carrier. “The launch of the direct flights will allow Vietnam Airlines to improve its services for Europe, meet the travel demand of passengers, and help boost investment, [...]
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December 14, 2011
The Vietnamese Finance Ministry has approved a 20 percent price rise for domestic flights from December 15. After the ministry issued the decision on December 6, national carrier Vietnam Airlines announced it will start raising airfares by 15-20 percent next Thursday. Other airlines – Air Mekong, Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air – have confirmed [...]
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December 12, 2011
Jetstar Group CEO Bruce Buchanan said the company remained committed to the Vietnamese market Budget airline Jetstar Group on Thursday denied reports that its Vietnam-based offshoot will be absorbed into national carrier Vietnam Airlines due to financial problems. “Jetstar has reiterated its commitment to Jetstar Pacific and dismissed erroneous claims that [it] is to be [...]
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