VietJet celebrates ten millionth passenger

February 02, 2015 | 17:00
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On January 31 VietJet, the three-year-old airline celebrated its milestone achievement of welcoming the ten millionth passenger, who had just landed in Vinh city in the central province of Nghe An.

The lucky passenger Kang Jeong Hee is a Korean businesswoman who flew on flight VJ270 from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh City.

Attending an event to mark the occasion were delegates from the Ministry of Transport of Vietnam, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam, and Nghe An province’s authorities.

To celebrate flying 10 million passengers, VietJet is also running a daily promotion on all domestic and international routes.

VieJet has also opened sales on two new routes: Hanoi – Quy Nhon and Ho Chi Minh City – Dong Hoi in January 2015. Customers can receive incredible fares for these routes via online booking.

According to Kang Jeong Hee, she chose to fly with this airline because she read about the airline’s new and modern aircrafts, reasonable prices, and flexible flight schedules.

“As VietJet is now expanding its flight network across Vietnam and the region, especially to major destinations in South Korea, I will book all my business and tourist flights with them?VietJet. I look forward to the airline further developing so it can offer even more incredible flying opportunities to everyone,” said Kang.

Speaking at the event, business development director of VietJet Desmond Lin, said that Vinh International Airport boasts excellent facilities and an attractive, modern design that will facilitate growing transportation demands for Nghe An Province and contribute to the economic development of the whole central region.

“In the future VietJet will stay committed to adding routes and boosting the flight frequency of existing flights to Vinh City to meet increasing travel demand. Our Ho Chi Minh City -Vinh connection has already contributed to the growth in tourism and trade between the two destinations. Meanwhile, we are delighted to have flown 10 million passengers and look forward to flying millions more in the coming years,” Lin said.

With a fleet of 20 Airbus A320 aircrafts, VietJet now provides 150 flights per day, having transported ten million passengers on approximately 60,000 flights in just over three years.

The airline now operates 28 local and international routes across the country and the region, with popular destination such as Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, and Cambodia. The airline is also actively planning to expand its international flight network across the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

By By Bich Ngoc

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