Vietnam start-up Bamboo Airways eyes first direct flight to US
Start-up carrier Bamboo Airways intends to launch Vietnam’s first direct flights to the US by early next year on a leased Airbus A380, signalling the ambition of the newest entrant to one of Asia’s fastest-growing aviation markets. Trinh Van Quyet, chairman and CE of FLC, the Hanoi-based real estate and resorts group that owns the airline, said Bamboo had applied to US aviation authorities for permission to fly to the US and was now pinning down details of the non-stop flight. “We will start in Q1 of 2020 if we get permission by the end of this year,” Quyet said. Vietnam Airlines is considering launching flights to the US west coast. VietJet Air, its biggest competitor, is believed to be weighing a similar move, but declined to comment on its plans. <br/>
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Vietnam start-up Bamboo Airways eyes first direct flight to US
Start-up carrier Bamboo Airways intends to launch Vietnam’s first direct flights to the US by early next year on a leased Airbus A380, signalling the ambition of the newest entrant to one of Asia’s fastest-growing aviation markets. Trinh Van Quyet, chairman and CE of FLC, the Hanoi-based real estate and resorts group that owns the airline, said Bamboo had applied to US aviation authorities for permission to fly to the US and was now pinning down details of the non-stop flight. “We will start in Q1 of 2020 if we get permission by the end of this year,” Quyet said. Vietnam Airlines is considering launching flights to the US west coast. VietJet Air, its biggest competitor, is believed to be weighing a similar move, but declined to comment on its plans. <br/>
