Vietjet Air unveils new aircraft and design featuring Vietnam's official tourism logo and slogan

(Vietjet Air, Ho Chi Minh City, 5 April 2012) – Vietnam’s leading low-cost carrier Vietjet Air today added one more Airbus A320 to its fleet at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. The narrow-body aircraft (registration VN-A669) is also the first plane in Vietnam emblazoned with the country’s new official tourism logo and slogan.

The new national emblem — a stylized five-petal lotus accompanied by the words, “Vietnam – Timeless Charm” – adorns both sides of the plane’s front section. The latter part of the plane, harmoniously coloured red and yellow, represents the national flag of Vietnam.

Vietnam's official tourism logo and slogan on Vietjet Air’s body aircraft

Hoang Tuan Anh, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said: “This initiative proves Vietjet Air’s commitment and effort to promote tourism in Vietnam in cooperation with Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) for the period 2012-2015. Covered with an innovative logo and truly Vietnamese colours, the aircraft is expected to generate interest amongst Vietnamese tourists but also foreign travellers looking to visit the diverse attractions in Vietnam and discover more about our exciting culture.”

The unveiling of Vietjet Air’s new aircraft coincides with New7Wonders Foundation’s official confirmation of Halong Bay as one of the New7Wonders of Nature - further evidence of Vietnam’s rise as a destination for the global traveller. The official inauguration ceremonies will take place on April 27 in Hanoi and on May 1 in Halong Bay..

Vietnam's official tourism logo and slogan on Vietjet Air’s body aircraft

Nguyen Duc Tam, General Deputy Director of Vietjet Air, said: “VNAT’s utilisation of our aircraft as a promotional tool for Vietnam tourism is a unique move and we are honoured to join hands with the government to promote and develop domestic tourism. With this special logo, we are now even more aware of the need to increase our operation’s quality to effectively promote the country’s brand both locally and abroad.”

The new aircraft will immediately operate on domestic routes after its official launch in a few days time as Vietjet Air launches new routes and increases flight frequency increase on established routes later this month. The new tourism logo and slogan were announced in December 2011 by VNAT and will be used for all national tourism promotional programmes from now until 2015.

Vietjet Air financed 2.5 billion to put logo of Vietnam tourism on the body of aircraft to advertise Vietnam tourism to domestic and foreign travelers. Mr. Nguyen Van Tuan – General Bureau Chief of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (Left) received mock-up from Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao – General Director of Vietjet Air (Right)