Thai Lion Air's Ho Chi Minh City service gets green light

Thai Lion Air has received the green light from Vietnamese authorities to start a Bangkok-Ho Chi Minh City service that was earlier placed in doubt. Monday's notification allows the Thai-registered LCC to maintain its planned flight timetable with the maiden service set to launch Oct 28. TLA is expected to reactivate ticket sales for the route that was abruptly halted earlier this month after Vietnamese authorities required "additional documents" to support the application for a permit. TLA will become a new player in the highly-contested route to compete with existing operators including Thai AirAsia, Nok Air and THAI. <br/>