More nonstop flights from India to Vietnam
Air India has opened sales ahead of its planned launch of direct flights between Delhi, India, and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, due to commence on 1 June 2024.
India’s national airline will fly the route five times weekly: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The airline will use an A320 neo aircraft with 162 seats — 12 in business and 150 in economy.
Earlier, the airline filed a schedule for the DEL-SGN-DEL route, with flights due to launch on 1 May. Independent timetable information noted that it would fly a daily service. That has now been revised to five weekly flights starting 1 June.
Air India’s PR Department ignored emails seeking clarity on the launch details. However, the airline posted information on its social media channels confirming flight details. A check of independent booking sites indicates the service is bookable for flights commencing 1 June, and a roundtrip fare starts at USD281. Air India will compete head-on with Vietnamese carriers — Vietnam Airlines (three weekly flights flying A321s and A350-900s) and Vietjet (four weekly flights using an A330).
Air India flights DEL-SGN-DEL
Flight AI388 departs DEL at 1315 and arrives in SGN at 1955.
Flight AI389 departs SGN at 2055 and arrives in DEL at 0030 plus a day.
TTR Weekly – April 17, 2024