VietJet Air may be the first Asia LCC to fly to the US mainland

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan

                   / KUCINTA SETIA
Distributed to All Press & Travel Professionals

According to a report by Bloomberg*, VietJet Air may be the first Asia low-cost airline to launch a long-haul flight to the US mainland in 2019 or within the next few years after the US has permitted Vietnamese airlines to launch flights to the US.

According to plan, VietJet Air proposes to launch its first American flight to San Jose, a city in California where there is a large Vietnamese population nearby. It is also studying the possibilities of launching flights to other small airports of California and in Orange County where there are many Vietnamese communities around.

VietJet Air may acquire Boeing B787 Dreamliners or Airbus A350 jets to start the long-haul flights to San Jose and other US mainland cities from either Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City.

If realized, VietJet Air will create opportunities for Southeast Asian passengers to transit in Vietnam for direct flights to the US at lower costs as its ticket prices to Vietnam from other Southeast Asian cities are the lowest in the region. 

Till then, Southeast Asian passengers no longer need to spend too much money on flights to the US mainland via Singapore, Honolulu, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Pudong, Incheon, Narita or Taoyuan. 

*Ref : https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-12/vietjet-may-buy-787s-or-a350s-as-airline-weighs-u-s-route