Vietjet Expands Routes to Boost Post-Pandemic Recovery

Vietjet, along with other Asian airlines, is leading the post-pandemic recovery by expanding its flight routes across Asia. The airline has not only reinstated its pre-pandemic routes but is also exploring new opportunities, particularly in China and South Korea. Low-cost carriers like Vietjet, AirAsia, and Scoot are focusing on new regional routes to meet the increasing demand.

Vietjet has recently initiated a nonstop flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Xi’an, a historic city in China. This new route makes Vietjet the sole airline providing direct flights from Vietnam to Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi province, known for its famous Terracotta Army. This route complements the airline’s existing services to Shanghai and Chengdu.

On July 1, Vietjet's flight VJ3932 departed from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City at 21:14 and landed at Xi’an Xianyang International at 02:15. The Airbus A320-200, registered as VN-A666, completed the journey in just over four hours. The return flight, VJ3933, left Xi’an on July 2 at 03:52 and arrived back in Ho Chi Minh City at 06:43. Vietjet will operate this route four times a week, strengthening its presence in China, where it began flights in 2014.

This year marks a decade since Vietjet started connecting Vietnam with South Korea. To commemorate this milestone, the airline has announced a new route from Nha Trang to Daegu, South Korea’s fourth-largest city, beginning on October 27, 2024. South Korea remains Vietnam’s largest source of international visitors, with 3.6 million out of the 12.6 million total visitors in 2023.

Over the past decade, Vietjet has transported ten million passengers between Vietnam and South Korea through 37 regular and charter services. The airline maintains the largest capacity between the two countries, linking cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and Da Lat with Seoul, Busan, and Daegu.

In the first half of 2024, Vietjet introduced several new international routes, including flights from Hanoi to Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, and Hiroshima in Japan. The airline also connected Phu Quoc with Kaohsiung and Taichung in Taiwan, continuing its expansion strategy to cater to growing travel demand.