Vietnam has its first direct flight to Italy, with super attractive prices

Vietnam Airlines will officially open a direct flight from Hanoi to Milan, Italy from July 1, 2025. With this new route, Vietnam Airlines will become the first and only Vietnamese airline to operate direct flights to Italy.

According to newly announced information, Vietnam Airlines will operate flights between Hanoi and Milan using Boeing 787 wide-body aircraft with 3 round trips per week, departing on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. After 2025, Vietnam Airlines plans to open more direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Milan.

Vietnam Airlines is the first airline in Vietnam to announce opening direct flights to Italy.

The Hanoi - Milan route will increase the airline's total number of direct flights to Europe to 9. Currently, Vietnam Airlines is the only airline in Vietnam operating direct flights between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Paris (France), Frankfurt (Germany), London (UK). In early October, the airline will launch a direct flight between Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Munich (Germany). A representative of Vietnam Airlines said: Vietnam - Italy has had more than 50 years of diplomatic relations (1973 - 2024) and 11 years of strategic partnership (2013 - 2024). Currently, Vietnam is Italy's largest trading partner in ASEAN and Italy is Vietnam's 4th largest European Union (EU) partner with bilateral trade turnover continuously increasing over the years. Italy is also considered one of the potential markets for Vietnam's aviation industry. In 2023, the number of Italian visitors to Vietnam will reach 81,000, equivalent to 89% of the pre-Covid-19 period in 2019. In the first quarter of 2024, the number of visitors from Italy to Vietnam will exceed 32% compared to the same period in 2019. On the other hand, Italy is also becoming a favorite destination, increasingly attracting Vietnamese people. Located in the center of Europe, Milan is the second largest city in Italy and is known as the largest fashion capital in the world. The number of visitors from Milan to Vietnam in 2023 will reach 37,800, 1.4% higher than in 2019. In the first quarter of this year, the number of visitors from Milan to Vietnam was 24% higher. Vietnam Airlines expects the Milan route to not only attract visitors from Italy, but also connect customers from neighboring European countries. According to the airline's statistics, European routes have shown a good recovery after the pandemic and are showing a positive growth trend. In addition, direct flights will also contribute significantly to promoting economic, social and political exchanges between Vietnam and Italy and Europe. Currently, Vietnamese people who want to travel to Italy from Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi mainly have to fly on transit flights in Korea, Taiwan or Qatar, Germany... with flight times from 19 to more than 28 hours. Ticket prices on the route range from 20 to 60 million VND depending on the operating airline and flight time. On the occasion of opening a new route, Vietnam Airlines is offering attractive round-trip fares starting from only 14.8 million VND (including taxes and fees) for departures from July 1 to 31, 2025; and ticket prices from 17,325 million VND (including taxes and fees) for flights from August 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The promotion applies to customers who buy tickets from now until November 12 at the website www.vietnamairlines.com, Vietnam Airlines mobile application, ticket offices and official agents of the airline. Source: https://thanhnien.vn/viet-nam-lan-dau-tien-co-duong-bay-thang-toi-y-gia-sieu-hap-dan-18524091713222216.htm