The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has licensed Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways to operate a direct route between the capital city of Hanoi and the Czech Republic’s capital of Prague.
The first Bamboo Airways' Hanoi-Prague flight will be launched on March 29. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil AviationAuthority of Vietnam has licensed Vietnam’s newest carrier Bamboo Airways tooperate a direct route between the capital city of Hanoi and the CzechRepublic’s capital of Prague.
The first flight will be launched on March 29,according to a representative of Bamboo Airways.
The airline will operate two flights per week, whichwill be increased depending on the market demand.
The estimated flight time is 11 hours and 20minutes from Hanoi to Prague, and 10 hours 20 minutes from Prague to Hanoi,significantly shorter than the 14-19 hours at present due to transit in aEuropean or Middle East city.
To prepare for the operation of the route, inearly January, Bamboo Airways announced cooperation with AIAREPS Group – aleading aviation service solution provider in Europe which has over 25 years ofexperience and 67 representative offices in over 48 countries.
In the month, Bamboo Airways also opened itsinternational agent in the Czech Republic, aiming to cover all of Europe’sfamous political and tourism centres in 2021-2025.
The airline is operating 40 domestic andinternational routes with a fleet of 28 aircraft, which is expected to reach 30in the first quarter of 2020 and 50 by the end of the year.
It has carried over 3 million passengers onmore than 20,000 flights.
Bamboo Airway also led the domestic aviationsector in terms of punctuality with the average on-time performance (OTP) rateof 94.1 percent./.
Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways took delivery of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, its first wide-body aircraft, at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, on December 22.
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Before-tax profit of Bamboo Airways is estimated at 303 billion VND (13.1 million USD) in 2019, which is expected to surge to 1 trillion VND this year, said the carrier’s General Director Dang Tat Thang.
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The first Bamboo Airways' Hanoi-Prague flight will be launched on March 29. (Photo: VNA) 
