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Flight Review: VietJet Air – Hanoi to Seoul (Incheon)

June 29, 2017 By James Clark

Flight Review: VietJet Air - Hanoi to Seoul (Incheon)

Flight: VietJet Air VJ 960
From: Hanoi (HAN) To: Seoul Incheon (ICN)

I flew with VietJet Air from Hanoi to Seoul. I compared flights with Skyscanner, and Vietjet was the cheapest option.

Skyscanner

The economy fare was $46.70 USD, which went up to $105.95 USD with taxes. If you book during a promo sale you might be able to get a cheaper price.

Hanoi - Seoul flight price

Once the baggage and credit card fee was added the total price was $129.95 USD, which is a great price for a four-hour flight.

Reservation charges

I counted 11 flight options for the day, with three flights during the day. Those flights were at least triple the price of the night flights and were with full-service airlines. Most people would either be flying on business, or their ticket would be bundled in a connecting flight at Incheon. As you can see here most of the overnight flights out of Hanoi are to East Asia destinations.

Overnight flights from HAN

My flight was at 1.45am, arriving in Seoul at 7.55am. This is a classic red-eye flight, which I try and avoid if there is a suitable alternative. To try and make the trip more comfortable I booked a room in Hanoi for the day and rested until I left for the airport in the evening.

Boarding at HAN

For some reason our flight was boarded via a bus on the tarmac, even though there were airbridges available. It was the middle of the night so it wasn’t like it was rush hour. It was pouring rain when we boarded as well, so we had to make a dash from the bus to the aircraft. Not a pleasant way to start a red-eye. I spoke with the flight attendant and he said they never usually board like this on the overnight flight.

With Vietjet there is no online check-in, so I arrived at the airport ready for the check-in at three hours before the flight. I didn’t have a seat booked, but at least with Vietjet you can ask for a window or aisle. I was second in the queue and they allocated me an emergency exit seat.

Emergency row

I can’t sleep on flights at the best of times, so I didn’t hold a chance a sleeping on this flight. Apart from the inflight magazine there is no onboard entertainment, so bring your own. I had my trusty Kindle Paperwhite, which glows in the dark.

One2fly

The cabin lights remain off for the first two hours, and by then the flight has reached daylight so the cabin lights are turned on. If you ordered food or would like to order food, the cabin service begins when the lights come on.

Menu

The cabin crew provide South Korea immigration forms to save you time filling them out at the airport.

South Korea immigration forms

The flight arrived on time at Incheon airport, where there is an airbridge for every airline.

VietJet Air at Incheon

So that was my cheap flight to Seoul. I’m not a fan of red-eye flights on any airline, but I saved over $200USD by taking this over a day time flight, so that was worth it for me.

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: hanoi, seoul, south korea, vietjet air, vietnam

About James Clark

James Clark is the founder of Nomadic Notes. He has been a digital nomad since 2003, and Nomadic Notes features trip reports, train travel articles, and where to stay guides. He writes about transport and urban development at Future Southeast Asia. Subscribe to the weekly travel newsletter.

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