All Nippon Airways, Jetstar Asia to Increase Flights to Vietnam

3:30:46 PM | 3/5/2010

All Nippon Airways and Jetstar Asia said that they will provide more flights to Vietnam this summer.
 
All Nippon Airways will raise its flights from Japanese capital of Tokyo to Ho Chi Minh City to seven weekly from current five from October 1.
 
Jestar Asia will use Airbus A320 aircrafts to provide 13 weekly flights from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City from May and 14 weekly flights from July.
 
Currently, more than 40 foreign airlines are providing cargo and passenger transport services from and to Vietnam.
 
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam forecast that local airports will serve 31.25 million passengers this year, up 15% from a year earlier, instead of the projected figure of 8% earlier. (Youth)