Vietnam Airlines (VNA) will provide an additional 3,700 seats, equivalent to 14 flights, on its HCMC-Hanoi route until December 16 to meet the travel demand of southern football fans visiting Hanoi City to support the national squad in the second leg of the AFF Cup final at My Dinh Stadium on December 15.

Passengers disembark from an aircraft owned by Vietnam Airlines at Tan Son Nhat International Airport

The national flag carrier will use wide-body Boeing 787-9s and Airbus A350-900s under the four-star international standard for these extra flights.

Also, the airline has advised passengers to check in on its website or mobile app or at check-in kiosks at the Tan Son Nhat and Noi Bai airports to avoid having to queue in long lines at these airports.

Earlier, on December 12, VNA launched a special flight using a wide-body Airbus A350-900 jetliner to carry the national football team from Malaysia back to Vietnam. 

Vietnam Airlines has operated a total of 31 flights, including previously scheduled flights, with 7,000 seats, since the start of the AFF Cup football tournament.

SGT