The newly acquired Boeing 787-10 will primarily serve domestic and Northeast Asia routes, while the Airbus A320neo planes will be used exclusively for domestic flights.
Vietnam Airlines is the only Vietnamese airline operating Boeing wide-body aircraft. Photo: VNA.
A representative of Vietnam Airlines announced that the airline has received three new aircraft in December, including one Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner and two Airbus A320neo planes. These new aircraft will provide over 100,000 additional seats for the Tet 2025 peak travel season.
specifically, Vietnam Airlines took delivery of an A320neo with registration number VN-A515 on December 7 and a Boeing 787-10 with registration number VN-A877 on December 8. The airline expects to receive another Airbus A320neo with registration number VN-A514 by the end of December.
The addition of these three aircraft brings Vietnam Airlines’ total fleet to 103 planes, including 31 wide-body aircraft (Boeing 787-9, Boeing 787-10, and Airbus A350).
The Boeing 787-10, one of the largest commercial aircraft in the Boeing 787 series, features fuel-efficient engines. Vietnam Airlines remains the only airline in Vietnam to operate this type of wide-body aircraft.
Meanwhile, the new Airbus A320neo is equipped with next-generation engines, offering over 16% fuel savings, a 75% reduction in noise, and approximately 50% lower harmful emissions compared to previous-generation engines.
Earlier, Vietnam Airlines had launched early sales of 2.15 million tickets, equivalent to more than 11,000 flights across its domestic network, to meet passenger demand for Tet travel. Additional flights will focus on routes connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City/Nha Trang/Da Nang/Phu Quoc/Vinh and routes between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang/Hai Phong/Hue/Thanh Hoa/Quy Nhon/Pleiku/Chu Lai /Dong Hoi/Vinh.
Similar to Vietnam Airlines, other Vietnamese airlines are also ramping up their fleets in preparation for the Lunar New Year peak season.
Vietjet Air, for instance, plans to add three new aircraft in December. In addition, the airline intends to lease six to ten wet-leased planes on a short-term basis to accommodate the surge in travel demand during the holiday period.
On November 22, Vietravel Airlines added a new member to its fleet, the 9H-SWN aircraft operated by Avion Express, to serve passengers during the year-end and Lunar New Year 2025 peak seasons.
A survey by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam revealed that domestic airfares for Tet have risen by approximately 20% compared to regular rates.
As in previous years, travel demand surges on routes from the southern regions, especially from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and the northern and central provinces such as Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Quang Ngai, Binh Dinh, Phu Yen, and the Central Highlands. This trend is particularly noticeable in the period leading up to Tet and reverses after the holiday.
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Source: Vietnam Insider