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Vietnam Airlines launched its first direct flight to the UK's
London Gatwick Airport, on December 9.
Vietnamese Minister of Transportation Dinh La Thang said the direct route will
help boost political, economic, diplomatic, trade, investment, tourism and
cultural ties between the two countries.
There will be four flights per week on Boeing 777 aircraft, operating on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
The flights will depart from Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport and Ho Chi
Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 23:30 and from London’s
Gatwick airport at 12:20 (local time). Travel time will be 12 hours, a seven
hour reduction compared to flights with one transit stop.
With the launch of this new route, Vietnam Airlines will operate a total of
eight direct routes between Vietnam and Europe and 48 routes to international
destinations.
On the occasion, Vietnam Airlines is offering a special promotional price of
VND20.9 million (US$999) for a round trip ticket from Vietnam to London for
passengers who buy return tickets from now until March 31, 2012 and depart
between January 1, 2012, to March 31, 2012.
The national carrier is expected to increase its number of flights from Vietnam
to the UK to seven each week by 2015.
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