Vietnam Airlines rolls out non-stop flights to Delhi

June 21, 2022 –

Vietnam Airlines has launched non-stop flights connecting Vietnam and India effective June 15, 2022. The first flight from Hanoi to New Delhi landed at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

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Flights between Hanoi and New Delhi take off every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Flights between Ho Chi Minh City and New Delhi take off every Thursday and Saturday. Flights are operated by wide-body and modern Boeing 787 and Airbus A350 aircraft.

India is one of Vietnam’s top trade partners, while Vietnam is also India’s 15th largest trade partner and fourth among Southeast Asian countries. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972, a strategic partnership in 2007 and a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016, two-way trade between Vietnam and India has grown by an average of 20% per year.

India has a long traditional culture with many world cultural heritages and rich natural landscapes. Famous destinations in India, attracting a large number of religious followers as well as tourists worldwide include Bodh Gaya, Lotus Temple, Taj Mahal, Hawa Mahal Palace, Dal Lake. The total number of visitors between India and Vietnam in 2019 (pre-pandemic period) reached 319,000 arrivals, an increase of 35% compared to the same period last year.