Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 209 From: Hanoi (HAN) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. This is one of the busiest flight routes in the world, and during the current pandemic it has risen in the rankings. There are flights throughout the hour, so […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Thanh Hoa
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 1270 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Thanh Hoa (THD) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Thanh Hoa. The four main airlines of Vietnam fly this route throughout the day, so I compared airfares via Skyscanner to pick a flight. In the end I went […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Tuy Hoa
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 1660 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Tuy Hoa (TBB) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Tuy Hoa. It’s not a busy route but I still checked flights via Skyscanner to see what my options were. In this case there is one flight a day […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Haiphong
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 1184 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Haiphong (HPH) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Haiphong. At the time of my booking there were four airlines serving this route (Bamboo Airways, Jetstar Pacific, Vietjet Air, and Vietnam Airlines). I compared flights on Skyscanner and went […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Cam Ranh (Nha Trang)
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 1352 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Cam Ranh (CXR) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Cam Ranh Airport (CXR), which is the airport for Nha Trang. I’ve flown this route before with Vietjet Air, who along with Jetstar are usually the cheapest. I always […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 772 From: Sydney (SYD) To: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City. The flight was booked for me as part of a media trip, and it was the return leg of my Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney flight. My day […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 773 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Sydney (SYD) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney. My eventual destination was Brisbane, which has no direct flights to Vietnam. I had a number of other flight options, including flights via Hong Kong and Singapore, but this […]
Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 124 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Da Nang (DAD) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang. There are three airlines that fly this route (the others being Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific), I used Skyscanner to compare prices and flight times. I flew […]
Vietnam Airlines flight review – The A350 from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi
Flight: Vietnam Airlines VN 252 From: Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) To: Hanoi (HAN) I flew with Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. There are three airlines that fly this route (the others being Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific), and with this route being one of the busiest air routes in the […]
The case for direct Hanoi to Havana flights
[Vietnam Airlines A350 at Hanoi Noi Bai International Airport.] Wherever I travel I read the local news to get a feel of what’s going on in the land. While you’re not going to get hard-hitting political analysis from state-controlled media, it’s good for finding out about current affairs and development news. And then there are […]
