Article from BTNews 18 NOVEMBER 2019
Vietnam Air eyes London – Bali market
New flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Bali with convenient connections from and to London have been launched by Vietnam Airlines with ceremonies at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City and Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali.
Flights depart from Ho Chi Minh City at 11:10 every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, connecting with Heathrow flights which arrive at 06:15 on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
On the return, flights from Bali arrive at Ho Chi Minh City at 19:45 every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, connecting with Heathrow flights departing at 00:20 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
The service is the second Vietnam Airlines flight connecting Vietnam to Indonesia, adding to the Ho Chi Minh City – Jakarta route which has operated since December 2012.
Flights, which take 3hr 50min, are by 184-passenger Airbus A321 configured for 16 Business Class seats and 168 seats in Economy. Features include free checked baggage and cabin baggage allowance.
Vietnam Airlines’ 15th and 16th routes to China also start this month in response to growing demand, with non-stop flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Shenzhen from 27 November plus Hanoi – Shenzhen from 28 November.
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