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Category Archives: Vietnam Airlines

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Review: Vietnam Airlines A321-200 Economy Class

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 6, 2024December 7, 2024 3 Comments
Vietnam Airlines A321-200 Economy Class Review

My Vietnam Airlines A321-200 flight in economy class from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore was punctual, clean, but admittedly a bit boring…reminding me in a way of what flying used to be like. And I don’t miss it…...

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Review: Vietnam Airlines Lotus Business Class Lounge Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 5, 2024December 5, 2024 2 Comments
a room with tables and chairs and plants

The Vietnam Airlines Lotus Business Class Lounge in Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) has remained remarkably consistent over the years and offers a nice retreat from the busy concourses below. Vietnam Airlines Lotus Business Class Lounge Review (SGN) If...

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Vietnam Airlines Will Be The Most Comfortable Way To Travel Between The USA And Asia

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 17, 2021November 14, 2023 28 Comments
a group of people standing on a stage

After finally obtaining U.S. regulatory approval, Vietnam Airlines will launch its first nonstop flight to the United States later this month…with a twist that virtually ensures this flight will be a huge money loser, but also perhaps the most...

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Vietnamese Carriers Race For Direct USA Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 31, 2021November 14, 2023 4 Comments
a plane taking off from a runway

Bamboo Airways and Vietnam Airlines have both announced renewed intentions to serve the United States “direct” from Vietnam. Let the race begin! Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways Race For Direct USA Service Bamboo Airways, a 2019 start-up, has ordered...

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Vietnam Cleared For USA Flights

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 15, 2019November 14, 2023 8 Comments
a woman in a yellow uniform

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has upgraded Vietnam’s safety rating, finally giving airlines in Vietnam the chance to serve the United States and codeshare with U.S. carriers. Vietnam has been trying to break into the U.S. market for years, but...

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A321Vietnam Airlines

A321 with 200 Passengers Lands on Unfinished Runway, Now Trapped

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 2, 2018November 14, 2023 8 Comments
Vietnam Airlines Trapped A321

A Vietnam Airlines A321 with over 200 passengers onboard landed on a wrong, unfinished runway. Civil aviation authorities are now questioning how and why. From the Telegraph: Vietnam Airlines Flight VN7344 from Ho Chi Minh City touched down on a...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: February 25, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 26, 2018November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
Vietnam Airlines New Business Class

Hello from the American Express Lounge at San Francisco International Airport. I’m on my way home from FTU after a great weekend in Seattle. It was an honor to meet many readers. Remember, there are four upcoming Frequent Traveler...

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Review: Vietnam Airlines A350 Business Class Ho Chi Minh City to Frankfurt

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2018November 14, 2023 19 Comments
Vietnam Airlines A350 Business Class Review

Vietnam Airlines offers impressive onboard service and a great business class seat onbroad its new A350s. Even so, the soft product was disappointing. After arriving in Ho Chi Minh City from Doha, I proceeded to the transit counter and...

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Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam Airlines Wants to Fly to the USA

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 7, 2018February 15, 2019 11 Comments
Vietnam Airlines A350 Business Class

Vietnam Airlines is studying the resumption of service to the USA as early as next year. In a remarkably candid interview, CEO Duong Tri Thanh told CNBC that the state-run carrier doesn’t expect to make money on the route, but...

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First Impressions of Vietnam Airlines A350 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 22, 2018November 14, 2023 2 Comments
Vietnam Airlines A350 Business Class

I’m back in Europe after a 13hr flight onboard a brand-new Vietnam Airlines A350 aircraft. What is Vietnam Airlines like in long-haul business class? Vietnam Airlines has taken delivery of 10 A350 aircraft since 2015. The first five were...

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Booked: Vietnam Airlines A350 Business Class

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 18, 2018November 14, 2023 4 Comments
Vietnam Airlines A350 Business Class

Last week I asked you how I should get home from Ho Chi Minh City. Votes were fairly divided between JAL, Korean Air and Vietnam Airlines/Virgin Atlantic. After weighing the options, I decided to try Vietnam Airlines in business...

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How Shall I Get Back to LA from Ho Chi Minh City?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 12, 2018November 14, 2023 33 Comments
Business Class Vietnam

My Qatar Airways 777-3ooER Qsuite flight is right around the corner. But I have nothing booked home… This is a review trip and I’m not planning on spending any time in Ho Chi Minh City. It’s a lovely city...

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Review: Vietnam Airlines A321 Economy Class Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 12, 2017November 14, 2023 5 Comments
Vietnam Airlines A321 Review

My unexpected flight on Vietnam Airlines gave me a positive first impression of the Vietnamese flag carrier. In case you missed my intro post, I wound up on this flight after I was denied boarding on VietJet for lack...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: October 29, 2017

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 29, 2017November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
Qatar Airways A350

Hello from Singapore…where I’m laying in bed sick. I’ll keep this brief. You’ll find a review of the week’s top stories below. Let me stress: take care of yourself. Don’t overdo it. But at the same time, take every...

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Aborted Landing, Near Diversion on My Vietnam Airlines Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 23, 2017November 14, 2023 1 Comment
Vietnam Airlines Aborted Landing

It’s never a good sign when the captain says, “Ladies and gentleman, due to poor weather in Ho Chi Minh City we are going to have to divert.” I just cannot seem to escape drama on this trip. After...

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