Vietnam Airlines set to start London flights

April 23, 2011, 8:30pm

HANOI (Dow Jones) – Vietnam Airlines plans to start direct flights between the country's two largest cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and London from late this year, state media said. The country's flag carrier will use Boeing B777-200ER aircraft for the routes, reported the Vietnam News Agency, citing the company's chief executive Pham Ngoc Minh. Minh said Vietnam Airlines will initially operate four flights per week on the routes, and will increase to seven flights per week from 2014, according to the report.