Vietnam

Two Airbus A321neo routes from Vietnam will cease indefinitely on Feb. 26.

Previously, Vietnam Airlines placed its code on Delta flights in what had been a one-way codeshare relationship.

The service will start on March 29.

The growth of Vietnam’s aviation market has been impressive in recent years, primarily thanks to an influx of low-cost seats.

The market between Vietnam and South Korea has grown at a phenomenal rate in recent years, with fledgling carrier Bamboo Airways the latest airline to enter the fray. Routesonline looks at the rising competition on routes between the two countries.

ASM consultant Hang Zhao has outlined the huge growth in outbound Chinese tourism to nearby destination markets.

Low-cost carrier Vietjet has firmed up an order for 100 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft during a visit by US president Donald Trump to Hanoi. Fellow Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has also agreed to buy ten 787-9 Dreamliners to help it achieve its long-haul ambitions.

A new carrier is set to take to the skies in Vietnam later this year after Bamboo Airways secured its Aircraft Operator Certificate, with plans already in place to expand internationally.

Vietnam-based start-up Bamboo Airways has ambitions of launching long-haul routes to Europe and North America at a time when growth in the country’s aviation market shows no sign of abating.

Air France has signed a new joint venture deal with Vietnam Airlines and is in advanced talks with India’s Jet Airways.

Qatar Airways and Vietjet have entered an interline partnership, while the latter is hoping to expand into long-haul low-cost.

Vietnam's low-cost carrier Vietjet Air is helping to stimulate the nation's air transport connectivity to position it as the fastest growing market across the region. With a low air travel presentation the opportunities for growth are extensive, Jay L Lingeswara, deputy director commercial, strategy and planning at VietJet Air told delegates in the first of today's Routes Talks sessions at Routes Asia.