Vietjet has announced four new services from Vietnam to India, marking the airline’s post-pandemic return and continued expansion in the country with a population of 1.4 billion people.

The announcement ceremony on Tuesday (April 19) in Hanoi was attended by chairman the National Assembly of Vietnam Vương Đình Huệ, Speaker of the Lok Sabha of India Om Birla, and Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Lê Minh Khái. The event was held during the official visit of an Indian Parliament delegation to Vietnam.

These routes include Hanoi-Mumbai, HCM City-Mumbai, Phú Quốc-New Delhi and Phú Quốc- Mumbai.

"We are thrilled to continue connecting Vietnam with India, the country of 1.4 billion population via six direct routes, and reenergise our operations right in the post pandemic environment,” said Vietjet Managing Director Đinh Việt Phương.

“With flights of just over five hours per leg, Vietjet's renewed and increased connectivity between the two nations will create many more trade and tourism opportunities between the two countries, helping to boost the economies of both."

"The expansion of Vietjet's flight network into India also reaffirms the airline's ongoing commitment to continuously help travellers save on cost and time,” he added.

The direct routes from HCM City and Hannoi to Mumbai will commence operation on June 2 and June 3, 2022 with a frequency of four weekly return flights and three weekly return flights respectively.

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