Vietravel Airlines is expecting to expand its fleet to six by adding three more aircraft in the third quarter following a plan set out from the early days of its establishment.
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietravel Airlines is expecting to expand itsfleet to six by adding three more aircraft in the third quarter following aplan set out from the early days of its establishment.
The move in associatation with a recruitment programme slatedfor May in Ho Chi Minh City aims to help the carrier be ready for its marketexpansion targets.
The airline, which made its debut in late 2020, is currentlyoperating six domestic routes connecting Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and majortourist destinations of Da Nang, Phu Quoc and Quy Nhon, along with twointernational ones connecting Hanoi, HCM City and Bangkok. It is alsopartnering with a company from the Republic of Korea to provide 11 charterflights on the Daegu-Cam Ranh route in the period from March 28 to May 7 withone flight every five days.
As of the first quarter of 2023, Vietravel Airlines hadoperated over 11,600 flights safely and carried close to 2.5 million passengers,with an average occupancy rate of 93.7%./.
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Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
