VietJet Air operates first SAF powered flights departing Vietnam
VietJet Air operated (17-Oct-2024) two flights using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provided by Petrolimex Aviation. The flights departed from Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat Airport to Melbourne and Incheon, marking the first time SAF was used for flights departing from Vietnam. [more - original PR - Vietnamese]
Background ✨
VietJet Air has expanded rapidly in Australia since launching its first flights there in April 2023, now operating 50 weekly flights from Ho Chi Minh City to five major Australian cities1. The airline is also involved in sustainable aviation fuel initiatives, having partnered with Novus Aviation Capital to develop and use SAF in Vietnam2. Petrolimex Aviation, which supplied the SAF for VietJet's recent flights, has a broad fuel supply network across Asia3.