VietjetAir will launch flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok on February 10, 2

(Ho Chi Minh City, 29 November 2012) – VietjetAir will become Vietnam’s first private airline to open an international route on February 10, 2013 when the airline flies from Ho Chi Minh City to Bangkok. This auspicious date is the first day of the New Lunar Year, so perfect timing for Vietnamese, Thai and foreign travelers planning to celebrate by travelling abroad during this festive season.

The route will start off with round trip per day initially with VietjetAir’s newly acquired Airbus 320. The one hour and 30 minute flight will depart from Ho Chi Minh City at around 11am and return from Suvarnabhumi Airport at 1:30pm.

VietjetAir's flight crew get ready for international operation

Desmond Lin, Business Development Director of VietjetAir, said: “We are very excited to be able to operate our inaugural international flight in the near future. This would give us the opportunity to showcase Vietnam in a different perspective - the fun side of Vietnam as a destination outside the traditional approach. Bangkok is also a major international hub for global travel where there is plenty of demand for our highly affordable ticket fares and high-quality flights on board a modern Airbus aircraft, staffed by fun, friendly and professional air stewards.”

VietjetAir has already launched ticket sales between this route – just click on www.VietjetAir.com, or visit VietjetAir’s booking offices and ticket agencies nationwide or call +84 19001886.

The carrier recently launched its newest route from Ho Chi Minh City to the former imperial city of Hue in Central Vietnam on November 22, 2012. It now has seven domestic routes on a network that also links Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Nha Trang, Danang, Vinh and Hai Phong. The carrier will add two more routes – connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Phu Quoc and Hanoi with Dalat before the end of the year.

More international routes linking the country’s largest cities of Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to major destinations in Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia will be launched in 2013.