Mumbai, April 20, 2023: Vietnam’s leading new-age airline, VietJet, has launched direct flights connecting Australia’s largest cities; Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane. These new routes will boost tourism and trade between the two continents by facilitating the movement of travelers.
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Australia, Senator Don Farrell, Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism and Special Minister for State, visited Vietnam to congratulate Vietjet on the launch of direct routes connecting the two countries. The Minister’s visit follows a recent visit to Vietnam by Governor-General of Australia, David Hurley, who also welcomed the new flight routes connecting Australia and Vietnam.
Minister Farrell also welcomed the plans for new routes, including the first ever direct flight to Brisbane from Vietnam, which demonstrates the growing connection between Australia and Vietnam.
Operating on the new A330 aircraft, the flights from Melbourne to Ho Chi Minh City will be scheduled for Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Ho Chi Minh City to Melbourne on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Additionally, the route connecting Sydney and Ho Chi Minh City will also operate three return flights per week. Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays and Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. The flights duration is approximately 9 hours between destinations.
Indians can now fly to Australia (Melbourne, Sydney, Brsibane), Hong Kong and all over Asia in Bali, Thailand, Japan, South Korea & Taiwan via VietJet’s great and reasonable connecting services. With the expansion of Vietjet’s flight network to major cities in India, Vietjet has emerged as a pioneer airline bridging the distance and travel time between the two countries. Vietjet is enabling the carrier to better connect and serve the rise in demand for both leisure and business travel. Further catering to the needs of its Indian customers, Vietjet is offering special inflight hot meals with a variety of dishes, both vegetarian and non-vegetarian, served by a dedicated and friendly cabin crew as well as other services.
Corporate Comm India (CCI Newswire)
