Up to 3,300 extra seats have been added each week for passengers travelling between Australia and Vietnam under a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) recently signed between the governments of the two countries.
According to a press release from the Australian Embassy in Hanoi, the extra seats will boost two-way tourism by giving people more opportunities to travel between Australia and Vietnam.
The agreement also secures a number of benefits for travellers and the aviation and tourism industries.
Air carriers from both countries can now operate 14 services a week, or about 4,200 seats, to and from the major Australian gateway destinations Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth - an increase of nearly 1,200 seats. They can also fly seven services a week, or about 2,100, seats to and from these destinations if the flights stop over at regional Australian airports such as Adelaide, Darwin or Cairns or stop in Hong Kong to drop off and pick up passengers travelling between Australia and Vietnam.
The signing of this memorandum finalises negotiations which began in 2010 and underscores Australia’s record of co-operation with Vietnam.
Source: Nhan Dan