Green Light for Vietnam Airlines to Expand Codeshare Agreement with Delta

Vietnam Airlines has been granted authorization from the US Department of Transportation to expand the two-way codeshare cooperation with Delta Air Lines, after the two carriers signed an agreement in August.

The two-way codeshare agreement is expected to take effect this month.

Vietnam Airlines is permitted to display Delta Air Lines’ designator code (DL) on Vietnam Airlines’ operated flights for their codeshare flights in conjunction with foreign air transportation between any point, or points, in the US and any point, or points, in Vietnam (on a nonstop basis and via Japan and other open-skies points intermediate routings; between points in the US; between points in Vietnam, beyond Vietnam to any point or points; and beyond the US to any point or points.

Delta Air Lines will this month start selling flight tickets operated by Vietnam Airline under the DL code on the Hanoi – Tokyo route for passengers seeking connecting flights from/to the US.

Meanwhile, Delta Air Lines is permitted to operate transport persons, property, and mail, on a codeshare basis to serve the US - Vietnam market to the full extent available under the 2003 U.S. - Vietnam Air Transport Services Agreement.

Vietnam Airlines’ designator code (VN) is not only to be displayed on Delta Air Lines’ flights, but also those of its regional affiliates, including Compass Airlines, Endeavor Air, GoJet Airlines, Republic Airlines, and SkyWest Airlines, to 25 points in the US, according to the US - Vietnam Air Transport Services Agreement.

By obtaining this permit, Vietnam Airlines has been granted full rights to operate routes to and from the US in all forms of regular flights, charter flights, and two-way codeshare flights.

Background

In 2010, Vietnam Airlines forged a one-way codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines on ten international routes to/from the US and ten domestic routes within the US. The agreement has enabled Vietnam Airlines passengers to fly to eight US states by transiting through Delta’s Tokyo or Frankfurt hubs.

Passengers can purchase Delta tickets via Vietnam Airlines to fly between Tokyo and Detroit (Michigan) / Portland (Oregon) / Honolulu (Hawaii) / Atlanta (Georgia) / Seattle (Washington) / Los Angeles (California) / Minneapolis (Minnesota); and between Frankfurt and Detroit (Michigan) / Atlanta (Georgia) / New York (New York).

Furthermore, passengers can purchase Delta tickets via Vietnam Airlines to fly domestic flights between Minneapolis (Minnesota) and Boston (Massachusetts) / Chicago (Illinois) / Denver (Colorado) / Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) / St. Louis (Missouri); as well as between Atlanta (Georgia) and Austin/Dallas/Houston (Texas) / Miami (Florida) / Washington D.C. (District of Columbia).

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