The latest flight for the international carrier follows the launch of the Hanoi-Osaka route in early November.
Vietjet officially welcomed its first flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Osaka at Kansai International Airport last Friday (December 14).
The latest flight for the international carrier follows the launch of the Hanoi-Osaka route in early November.
The Ho Chi Minh City-Osaka route will operate on a daily basis with a flight time of just over five hours per leg. The flight departs from Ho Chi Minh City at 1:40 am (local time) and arrives in Osaka at 8:30 am (local time). The return flight takes off at 9:30 am (local time) and lands back in Ho Chi Minh City at 1:30 pm (local time).
“We are honored that Kansai Airport has been chosen as Vietjet’s leading destination in Japan after the opening of the Hanoi-Osaka route. Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam’s largest city as well as the most modern and vibrant financial and tourism hub”, said Gregory Jamet, chief commercial officer at Kansai Airports.
Another flight connecting Hanoi and Tokyo will be launched on January 11, 2019.