The combined capacity of the 22 airports in Vietnam is just equal to that of one single airport like Changi in Singapore, Suvarnabhumi in Thailand or KLIA in Malaysia.

The Government has issued a new decree, amending air transport business requirements to create favorable conditions for enterprises to penetrate the sector.

Vietnam Travel Airlines Co., Ltd, or Vietravel Airlines, on November 4 announced the appointment of Livio Arizzi, an Italian pilot, as the firm’s deputy general director as part of its airline establishment plan.

Phan Xuan Duc, former deputy general director of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, has been named chief executive officer of Vinpearl Air, which was recently established by Vingroup.

 Newly-operated Van Don International Airport in the northern province of Quang Ninh is seeking the Ministry of Transport’s permission for serving stop-over charter flights.

Japan’s ANA Holdings would officially become a strategic investor of Vietnam’s flagship carrier Vietnam Airlines under a deal expected to be signed during Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s working visit to Japan this  week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The domestic aviation market will have no major changes in the next four years, despite the appearance of two newcomers Vietstar Airlines and Skyviet.

The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank) will pick up a 49 per cent stake in VASCO after committing to inject VND147 billion (US$6.53 million) into the restructured carrier.

 Airlines have offered a number of promotional programmes as well as increasing more flights in order to serve demand on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

 VietNamNet Bridge - To gain market dominance, domestic airlines have to compete on fares but they also have to face extreme problem of profit margins.

 Australian police in Sydney arrested a woman on January 13 for allegedly selling fake airline tickets to overseas Vietnamese students through Facebook.

VietJet Air and Vietnam Airlines have joined forces to test a new flight path over parts of Laos and Cambodia that would greatly reduce flight time between Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport and Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport.

 Vietnamese national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines poured nearly US$25 million into low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific, retaining its position as a leading shareholder with 69 per cent.