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| Bamboo Airways, a new player in the country’s aviation market, would have the first flight in October. — VNS Photo |
Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI — Bamboo Airways, owned by property developer FLC Group, plans to see its first flight take off on October 10.
Tickets are expected to be available for sale on September 2 along with various promotional programmes, some of which will offer attractive packages for flight tickets with FLC golfing and accommodation services.
The Việt Bamboo Airlines Company was established in 2017 with charter capital of VNĐ700 billion (US$31.4 million).
According to director Đặng Tất Thắng, the airline would take a different path from its domestic counterparts, elaborating that it would focus on direct services connecting international markets with emerging tourist destinations in Việt Nam, instead of major urban areas where the aviation infrastructure is already overloaded.
Priority will be given to localities where FLC has built major tourist complexes, including Quảng Ninh and Hải Phòng in the north; Thanh Hóa and Quy Nhơn in the central region; and Nha Trang and Phú Quốc in the south, he said.
Bamboo Airlines raised its charter capital to VNĐ1.3 trillion ($56.69 million), which was important for the airline to run a fleet of over 30 aircraft.
According to the Ministry of Transport, the aviation market’s annual growth rate will be 16 per cent from now to 2020, and 8 per cent for 2020-30. Local airlines are expected to serve 64 million passengers by 2020 and 131 million passengers by 2030. — VNS
