Vietnam Airlines invites other joint stock airlines to domestic
market
HANOI - Vietnam Airlines welcomes other joint stock airlines to
join in competition in the domestic market, said Vietnam Airlines
General Director Nguyen Xuan Hien in an interview published by Lao
Dong newspaper today.
Vietnam Airlines has proposed to the government the establishment
of a new joint stock airline which would work together with the
joint stock Pacific Airlines and other partners to serve the
domestic market.
The demand for travelling within the country has been increasing by
15 percent year-on-year recently, however, Vietnam Airlines has
failed to cater to that growing demand, Hien said.
There are many activities that need air services, he noted, citing
agriculture, afforestation, research and rescue services, tourist
services and the offshore oil and gas industry.
On opening new international and domestic routes, Hien said that
Vietnam Airlines is conducting surveys on the North Europe and
Germany markets while working hard to reopen the domestic route to
Tuy Hoa in central coastal Phu Yen province as soon as possible.
Vietnam Airlines currently has a fleet of 29 aircraft, including
seven Boeing 767s, 12 Airbus A320s and A321s, eight ATR-72s and two
Folker 70s, and it plans to increase its fleet to between 35 and 36
planes in 2005 to raise its transportation capacity, Hien said.
Vietnam News Agency - October 23, 2002
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