Many Hanoi - Vinh flights suspended for 3 days due to waiting for spare parts
VASCO, the aviation service company, said it would temporarily suspend eight flights between Hanoi and Dong Hoi, Vinh, and Dien Bien from March 30 to April 1 due to technical reasons.
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| VASCO's ATR 72 fleet. |
These are flights 0V8313/ 0V8312, 0V8202/ 0V8203, 0V8204/ 0V8205 and 0V8593/ 0V8592 on routes between Hanoi and Dong Hoi, Vinh, Dien Bien.
According to research, the reason VASCO (a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines) temporarily suspended the above flights was because some aircraft had technical problems and had to wait for spare parts from abroad to be brought to Vietnam to fix them.
Specifically, a VASCO representative said the plane had a broken oil pump. Because the airline had to order this equipment from abroad and it took 3 days to arrive in Vietnam, many flights had to be canceled.
VASCO is the only airline in Vietnam that operates a fleet of ATR 72 aircraft, so it is difficult to share spare parts with the Boeing and Airbus fleets that Vietnamese airlines are operating.
VASCO representative said that they have deployed service plans, cleared the situation, compensated passengers according to regulations and supported ticket refunds on the Hanoi - Dien Bien route.
For affected passengers on flights between Hanoi and Dong Hoi and Vinh, VASCO will support the arrangement of transferring to Vietnam Airlines flights on March 31 and April 1.
VASCO expressed that this change was due to force majeure and hopes to receive the understanding of passengers.
