Bamboo launches Melbourne's first service to Hanoi

Bamboo Airways on Thursday launched the first direct flight between Melbourne and Vietnam’s capital city, Hanoi. The 787-9, VN-A818, departed the Victorian capital at 10:17am as flight QH83 and is scheduled to land at 4:45pm local time. The airline will initially operate one flight a week between the two destinations, in addition to its service between Melbourne and Vietnam’s largest city Ho Chi Minh. Melbourne Airport general manager Jim Parashos said, “For the large Vietnamese community here in Australia, it will also provide an essential connection to family and friends back home, as well as enable international students from Vietnam to come down under to study at our world-class higher learning institutions.”<br/>