The Boeing 787-10 will be a big step to expand the fleet and enhance 4-star service quality of Vietnam Airlines. – Photo Vietnam Airlines

The national carrier Vietnam Airlines will receive a Boeing 787-10 aircraft this month, marking the first of total eight aircraft under lease contracts.

Vietnam Airlines said the entry of the ‘super-aircraft’ Boeing 787-10 will be a big step in its itinerary to expand the fleet and enhance 4-star service quality.

The carrier will increase flights linking famous tourist destinations from mid-August to serve passengers’ rising travelling demand in the period.

From August 10, three more flights per week will be launched on the air route connecting Ha Noi and Tuy Hoa City in the central province of Phu Yen, and will take off on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The route between Da Nang City and Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong will also see an increase of three flights per week from August 14, bringing the total to 10. The additional flights will depart at 7am from Da Nang and 9am from Da Lat on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Vietnam Airlines’ flights in the Da Nang-Da Lat and Ha Noi-Tuy Hoa routes recorded an occupancy rate of over 90 per cent in July. – VNS