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Flight Review: Vietnam Airlines – Ho Chi Minh City to Tuy Hoa

June 14, 2020 By James Clark

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 with Vietnam Airlines and an early flight with Vietjet Air. I picked Vietnam Airlines for the time of day.

SGN-TBB flights

The total price was 788,000 VND ($34.40 USD).

SGN-TBB summary

I don’t usually check in online for Vietnam Airlines, so at Tan Son Nhat airport I use the self check-in kiosks.

Self check-in

Using the kiosk is quicker than queueing up, and the bag drop-off line moves faster.

Check-in

Domestic flights in Vietnam have almost fully recovered after the pandemic lock down of April 2020. It still feels weird though to be able to freely travel while much of the world is struggling with the virus.

Domestic departures

Flight VN 1660 departs SGN at 11:00 and arrives in Tuy Hoa TBB at 12:10.

VN 1660 to Tuy Hoa

we are no longer required to wear a mask in public, but it’s good etiquette to still wear one at the airport.

Hand sanitizer

For this flight we were bussed to the aircraft on the tarmac. Inside the bus they had a video advertising that the bus is regularly cleaned. This is the new normal.

Cleaning the bus

Today’s flight was on time, even with the extra time needed to bus passengers to the aircraft.

Tarmac boarding

With the current airport running out of space, there is a new airport planned for Ho Chi Minh City.

Boarding for TBB

The view of Ho Chi Minh City shortly after take off.

Flying over Saigon

Vietnam Airlines is a full service airline, and they have the best economy legroom out of all of the Vietnamese airlines.

Legroom

Heritage Magazine – the inflight magazine of Vietnam Airlines.

Heritage June 2020

Checking out the route map for future travel inspiration.

Route map

Tuy Hoa is an emerging destination in Vietnam, and this flight route was less than a month old when I took it.

New routes

With the flight being about an hour there is no inflight entertainment. They have screens for announcements and the safety procedures. Vietnam Airlines usually offer a meal or snack on flights, but due to the global pandemic airlines have stopped snacks on short flights until further notice.

Inflight TV screens

Tuy Hoa Airport is right next to the beach.

Arriving TBB

The airport used to be a US Air Force base (Tuy Hoa Air Base), and you can still see some of the concrete hangars.

Old hangars

Tuy Hoa is a small domestic airport so there are no air bridges.

Tarmac deplaning

While getting bussed to the plane annoys me at big airports, I like being on the tarmac at small airports. This is the distance of the plane from the terminal. In the background is Chop Chai Mountain.

TBB mountain view

Tuy Hoa currently only has flights to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, with this flight being the latest addition. I think there will be more domestic destinations added in the next few years.

New SGN route

There is one baggage belt here, and obviously it didn’t take long for the bags to arrive.

Baggage claim

And another reminder to please wear a mask at the airport and while travelling.

Wear a mask

From the airport I got a Grab car to the city centre for 130,000 VND ($5.66 USD).

Overall this was a good flight option to get to Tuy Hoa. If you are unfamiliar with the city, here is my trip report for Tuy Hoa.

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: sgn airport, tbb airport, vietnam airlines

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