The first flight from Can Tho to Taipei departed at 1.55pm on December 20, 2010
and the return starts at 7.40pm. The following flights will operate on
December 29, 2010, and January 12, 19, 21, 29, 30, and February 5, 7,
9, 12, 2011.
This
is the second year flights from Can Tho to Taiwan and vice versa has
operated with a four-fold increase in the number of flights from 2009.
Vietnam Airlines has also officially launched a new flight between Ho Chi Minh City and Beijing, China. The first flight VN902
from the city of Vietnam departed at 5.40pm on December 16, 2010 and
the return VN903 started at 1.30am on December 17, 2010. There have
been three flights on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday by Airbus 321
aircraft with 184 seats.
With
the launch of the flight, Vietnam Airlines became the first airline
operating a non-stop air route between the Ho Chi Minh City and Beijing.
So far, the carrier now operates seven flights to four cities of China,
including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Kunming.