Currently, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific) is operating nearly 40 flights per day on the Ha Noi-HCM City route.— Photo courtesy of Vietnam Airlines

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has started using wide-bodied aircraft on the route between Ha Noi and HCM City with a flight every two hours.

Passengers will now fly aboard the Airbus A350, the Boeing 787-9 or the Boeing 787-10 – which is the largest model in Viet Nam, the airline says in a statement.

With the use of wide-bodied aircraft on the route, which is the busiest among domestic ones, the airline says it wants to provide flexible schedules and the best possible comfort for passengers.

Currently, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific) operates nearly 40 flights per day on the Ha Noi-HCM City route. All flights depart on the hour from 5am to 10.30pm.

Last year witnessed the carrier receiving the highest number of aircraft in the last five years, with 22 new-generation modern aircraft including Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, Airbus A350-900 and A321neo.

The carrier says these developments are an important foundation for it to improve its service quality and maintain its position as a 4-star international airline for the fourth consecutive year, according to international air transport rating organisation Skytrax.

Vietnam Airlines also maintained its safe service on 134,000 flights, carrying 23 million passengers and nearly 346,000 tonnes of cargo last year. — VNS