Vietjet has inaugurated the direct flights connecting Mumbai with Vietnam’s capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest city.
The inaugural ceremony of the two direct routes took place at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai with the attendance of Consulate General of Vietnam in Mumbai, the airport authorities, Vietjet’s management representatives and hundreds of passengers onboard the debut flights.
Do Xuan Quang, Vice President, Vietjet said, “Following our launch of New Delhi – Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi services, we are delighted to launch two more direct routes between Vietnam and Mumbai. We believe that the two services from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to Mumbai as well as the coming Phu Quoc – Mumbai route will strengthen the on-going relationship of Vietnam’s two biggest cities with Mumbai. The services launched between Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi and Mumbai operate four and thrice weekly flights respectively and we expect to increase the frequency in coming time to meet customer’s demand.”
Speaking about Vietjet’s launching its network from Mumbai, CSMIA Spokesperson said, “These services by Vietjet will offer diversified travel destinations and flight schedules, as well as add direct flight options to CSMIA’s route network from Mumbai to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to further boost travel opportunities between the two countries.”
To promote these services, Vietjet will offer 19,999 super-saver tickets applied to all flights between Vietnam and India with travel duration from July 1 to December 31, 2022.
Besides the Mumbai – Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi services, Vietjet’s direct routes between New Delhi and Ho Chi Minh City/Hanoi currently operate thrice weekly flights on each route. From September 9, 2022, the Mumbai – Phu Quoc route will commence operation with four round trips per week while the New Delhi – Phu Quoc will operate with a frequency of three round trips per week.
