Vietjet opens direct flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Shanghai

Attending the opening ceremony of the new flight route were Vietnamese Consul General in Shanghai Nguyen The Tung, Chinese Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Wei Hua Xiang, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism Le Truong Hien Hoa, airport leaders, and trade associations of the two countries.

Vietjet's route connecting Shanghai with Ho Chi Minh City serves passengers with 7 round trips per week and just over 4 hours of flight time per leg.

Flying with Vietjet, passengers can easily reach Shanghai, the most populous city in China, one of the four centrally-governed cities of the world's second largest economy.

Shanghai is also the leading economic and financial center not only of China but also of the world. In 2022, Shanghai's GDP reached 4,465 billion yuan (663 billion USD), with a population of 24.76 million.

The flight route connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Shanghai, the city ranked 5th in the list of cities with the most billionaires in the world, will also open up more opportunities to develop high-end products and services, connect trade, attract investment, etc.

Passengers on Vietjet flight 2. Photo: Vietjet — Passengers on a Vietjet flight. Photo: Vietjet

Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City, with a population of nearly 9 million people, is a prominent economic, cultural and tourist center of Vietnam as well as the region with many unique cultural features, a bustling modern lifestyle and convenient connections to all destinations in Vietnam as well as internationally.

Accompanying the promotion of tourism of the City, Vietjet has put the tourism symbol of Ho Chi Minh City on the fuselage with the message of promoting a friendly, hospitable Ho Chi Minh City welcoming tourists from all over the world. The aircraft is being operated on all domestic and international routes of the airline.

Since 2014, Vietjet has operated flights between Vietnam and China with the first flights bringing Chinese people and tourists to top tourist destinations in Vietnam such as Nha Trang, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, etc.

Vietjet's new, modern, environmentally friendly aircraft, served by professional, dedicated crews and fresh, hot meals always accompany people and tourists on their journey to explore the world.

Choosing to fly with Vietjet, customers will also receive free Sky Care insurance and join the SkyJoy loyalty program to freely accumulate points and redeem gifts.

In particular, by choosing the online installment purchase program "Fly now - Pay later" with Vietjet, customers will have an optimal, quick solution, without worrying about finances, in the context of many economic difficulties, to return to their homeland to reunite, travel, visit relatives... during festivals, Tet, and Spring.

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