Vietnam Airlines and Delta Air Lines expand cooperation between Vietnam and the US
Vietnam Airlines and the second largest airline in the US - Delta Air Lines has signed an agreement to expand two-way flexible cooperation from October 2019.
Recently, Vietnam Airlines and the second largest airline in the US - Delta Air Lines has signed an agreement to expand the two-way flexible cooperation expected from October 2019. Enhancing the cooperation between the two airlines is a new step of aviation in Vietnam and the US since the Vietnam Aviation Administration was granted the CAT1 certification by the Federal Aviation Administration of America (FAA) on aviation safety supervision. This confirms the quality of service and capacity to ensure flight safety of Vietnam Airlines in particular and Vietnam Airlines in general.
Accordingly, the two companies will conduct testing the operating system in September 2019. It is expected that from October 2019, after Vietnam Airlines' system is assessed to be eligible for operation, Delta Air Lines will sell tickets for flights operated by Vietnam Airlines between Hanoi - Tokyo to restore. Passengers need to connect to the US. These are the first steps for Vietnam Airlines to explore the Vietnam - US market, and create habits for passengers flying to the US on Vietnam Airlines' numbered flights.
Previously, since 2010, Vietnam Airlines has signed a one-way flexible partnership agreement with Delta Air Lines on 10 routes to / from the US and 10 US domestic routes. Thanks to this cooperation agreement, passengers of Vietnam Airlines can reach 8 states in the US through connecting with Delta Air Lines in Tokyo (Japan) or Frankfurt (Germany).
Specifically, passengers can purchase tickets on Vietnam Airlines' system to travel on flights operated by Delta Air Lines between Tokyo and Detroit (Michigan), Portland (Oregon), Honolulu (Hawaii), Atlanta (Georgia). ), Seattle (Washington), Los Angeles (California), Minneapolis (Minnesota); between Frankfurt and Detroit (Michigan), Atlanta (Georgia), New York.
In addition, passengers can purchase tickets on Vietnam Airlines' system to fly US domestic flights operated by Delta Air Lines between Minneapolis (Minnesota) and Boston (Massachusetts), Chicago (Illinois), Denver (Colorado), Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), St. Louis (Missouri); between Atlanta (Georgia) and Austin, Dallas, Houston (Texas), Miami (Florida), Washington DC (Columbia).
With a two-way collaboration, passengers only need to book and check in flights once with Vietnam Airlines or Delta Air Lines to carry out the entire journey, facilitating easy travel for travelers. Visit famous destinations in Vietnam and America.
In 2018, Vietnam - US market capacity reached 757,000 visitors, an increase of 8% over the same period. Currently, there are no airlines in the world to operate direct flights between Vietnam and the US but thanks to cooperation between airlines like Vietnam Airlines and Delta Air Lines, passengers between Vietnam and the US can choose Diversified round products, convenient.
Last year, Vietnam Airlines and Delta Air Lines have recorded nearly 18,000 visitors coming from the cooperation results between the two companies, mainly passengers from the US to Vietnam. This is an important prerequisite for Vietnam Airlines to continue developing new products connecting Vietnam - US, contributing to promoting tourism and promoting the country's culture on the journey to become a 5-star airline.