2 Mar, 2010
DPA
Yangon - Vietnam Airlines on Tuesday launched a new direct flight four days a week between Hanoi and Yangon, Myanmar's former capital. The inaugural flight was scheduled to depart 19:10 Tuesday from Yangon, the state-owned airline said in a statement. The new route will be operated weekly using Fokker 70 aircraft on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
"This is a step to realize the long-term development strategy of Vietnam Airlines to become second-largest airline in the (Mekong River Basin) region by 2015-2020," Vietnam Airlines executive vice president Duong Tri Thanh said.
Thailand's flag carrier Thai Airways International is the current leader in Mekong region aviation.
The region includes Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and southern China, the six countries through which the river flows.Read more:
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