Direct flight Hanoi - Sydney is about to open

Vietnam Airlines plans to open a direct flight from Hanoi to Sydney, Australia in April 2017.

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Vietnam Airlines will open a direct flight from Hanoi to Sydney in April 2017.

According to VNA, from December 5, Vietnam Airlines will put into operation the new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on both routes to Sydney and Melbourne. It is expected that in April 2017, the airline will open a direct flight from Hanoi to Sydney.

A representative of Vietnam Airlines’ Sydney office said that Australia is considered by Vietnam Airlines to be one of its key markets with an average frequency of over 300,000 passengers per year. The seat utilization rate has reached 84% since 2016, although this market has a clear division between peak and off-peak seasons.

On October 20 (local time), at Sydney International Airport, Vietnam Airlines Representative Office in Sydney held a customer appreciation event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the airline opening flights to Australia.

20 years ago, in 1996, the first Vietnam Airlines flight departing from Ho Chi Minh City landed at Sydney airport, helping to strengthen the connection between Vietnam and Australia as well as other countries in the region.

At first, Vietnam Airlines only operated 3 flights/week, combining one flight to both Sydney and Melbourne, then increased to 5 flights/week and opened 2 separate routes to these 2 cities.

Since 2011, Vietnam Airlines has had daily flights, creating many advantages for trade, commerce, cultural exchange, meeting the huge travel needs of overseas Vietnamese as well as people of the two countries.

According to the Government Electronic Newspaper