Thai Vietjet eyes up 20 new destinations

Thai Vietjet plans to launch as many as 15 to 20 new destinations over the next 3 years as part of the airline's route expansion strategy, said president and CE Nguyen Thi Thuy Binh. She said the airline also expected annual revenue to triple next year, driven by a dramatic increase in its fleet to 10 aircraft, up from just 4 now. “We will increase the number of aircraft by 10 more every year. We aim to operate 20 aircraft totally by 2019 and up to 30 aircraft by 2020,” said Binh. She said that the planned increase in number of aircraft was in line with Thai VietJet’s network expansion focused on 3 key markets: Vietnam, Southeast Asia and China. Binh said that the airline would next year open 3 new routes: Bangkok to Phu Quoc (Vietnam); Bangkok to Nha Trang (Vietnam); and Bangkok to Danang. <br/>