Etihad Airways to Launch Ho Chi Minh Flights

Etihad Airways is to launch daily flights to Ho Chi Minh in October 2013.

The city will be Etihad Airways’ sixth online destination within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, joining Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, and Singapore.

In conjunction with its partner airlines, the new Ho Chi Minh service extends Etihad Airways’ total flight network reach to 21 ASEAN destinations.

The new flights to Ho Chi Minh are set to meet growing demand from Vietnam’s rapidly expanding economy and will support the country’s increasing commercial ties with the United Arab Emirates, and in particular Abu Dhabi.

The new flight services will further support joint UAE and Vietnam government ventures in areas of energy, infrastructure, tourism, and civil construction. UAE investment in Vietnam now stands at more than US $3 billion and two-way trade revenue approximately US $1.3 billion.

HE Tran Ngoc Thach, Ambassador of Vietnam to the UAE, said, “I believe that Etihad's direct flights to Vietnam will contribute to improving understanding between the two peoples of Viet Nam and the UAE. More and more tourists will come to Viet Nam and a greater number of tourists will come to the UAE. They will also help to increase trade and tourism between our two countries for the benefit of the people and countries.”

Flights between Abu Dhabi and Ho Chi Minh City will begin on 1 October 2013 and will be served by a two-class A330-200 aircraft. The aircraft will have 22 Pearl Business Class seats and 240 Coral Economy Class seats - a total 3,668 seats per week.

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