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Vietjet has signed an agreement with Starlink to install in-flight Wi-Fi on 120 aircraft in Phase 1: 100 combined A321s and 737s, and 20 A330s, free for passengers. Neither paper states when installation will begin.

The new runway at Phu Quoc airport (3,300 m long, 45 m wide) has completed calibration flights. It can handle scheduled operations of large aircraft such as the B787; we explain, in practical terms, the prospects for direct flights from Japan and the access changes ahead of APEC 2027.

Vietnam Airlines is moving about 12% of its international flights from central Ho Chi Minh City to the new Long Thanh Airport 40 km to the east. Trial operations in September 2026, with commercial operations within the year. We summarize the changes in departure and arrival airports and access that Japanese travelers should keep in mind.

According to arrival statistics released by the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism through May 2026, visitors from India reached about 746,000 for the full year of 2025, vaulting into Vietnam's sixth-largest source market. Furthermore, in January–April 2026 alone it topped 324,000, continuing double-digit growth of 35% year on year...

The largest hub airport in the south will run a 750-flight schedule over the April 30 holiday. In line with the nine-day "Southern Liberation Day and May Day" holiday from April 25 to May 3, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) will raise the hourly slot allocation at Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport from the usual 44 flights per hour to 46...

A resident explains flight times from Japan to Vietnam (Hanoi about 5h / Ho Chi Minh City about 6h), the four direct-flight carriers (Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, JAL, ANA), departure airports, and points to watch when carrying souvenirs home.

Charter flight VJ55, which arrived at Da Nang International Airport from Astana, Kazakhstan on April 13, 2026, carried 370 passengers, including 250 travel industry representatives. As Da Nang aims to welcome 19 million visitors in 2026 (approximately 10% more than the previous year), Russia and CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States)...

Vietnam's travel-agency-affiliated carrier Vietravel Airlines will resume the Hanoi-Bangkok route on April 24, 2026. The company plans to add one new Airbus A321 and expand its fleet to nine within six months. Anticipating a surge in travel demand in summer 2026, each Vietnamese airline...

Vietnam's largest LCC, Vietjet (VietJet Air), signed a contract to lease 10 regional jets, the "C909" (formerly ARJ21), made by China's COMAC. On April 16, 2026, it reached an agreement with SPDB Financial Leasing (SPDBFL), a subsidiary of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. At the same time...

Vietnam's flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is advancing large-scale flight increases and new launches on Europe and Asia routes for the 2026 summer schedule (May-October). The biggest highlight is the Hanoi-Amsterdam direct flight launching June 16 (A350, three a week), the first non-stop connecting Vietnam and the Netherlands...