Singapore, 30 August 2016 – Vietjet has announced the launch of its newest international routes connecting Hanoi with Taipei and Ho Chi Minh City with Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The Hanoi to Taipei route will commence operations on a daily basis from 30 October 2016 and will depart from Hanoi at 2.45pm (local time) and arrive at Taipei at 6.00pm (local time). The return flight will take off from Taipei at 7.00pm (local time) and arrive in Hanoi at 8.45pm (local time). The flight duration per sector is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes.

The Ho Chi Minh City to Kaohsiung route will commence operations on 12 December 2016, with five return flights per week on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The flight, with a duration of 3 hours and 30 minutes will depart from Ho Chi Minh City at 2.10am (local time) and arrive in Kaohsiung at 6.30am (local time). The return leg will depart Kaohsiung at 8.15am (local time) and arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at 10.45am (local time).Vietjet has also announced the increase in flight frequency between Ho Chi Minh City and Tainan. The route will now see five return flights per week on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 30 October 2016. The flight will depart Ho Chi Minh City at 10.30am (local time) and arrive in Tainan at 2.45pm (local time). The return flight will depart at 5.45pm (local time) and arrive in Ho Chi Minh City at 6.00pm (local time). The flights duration is 3 hours and 15 minutes.

Follow the success of Vietjet’s routes connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Taipei and Tainan, the new routes are expected to boost trade and tourism between the two countries.

Tickets are now available online for as low as $9 (USD). Discounted tickets can be purchased between 1pm and 3pm daily via the Vietjet website at www.vietjetair.com and payment can be made using major credit cards including VISA, MasterCard, JCB or American Express.Vietjet currently operates 53 domestic and international routes. It offers twice daily flights from Singapore to Ho Chi Minh City where travellers can easily connect to other cities within Vietnam via the airline’s extensive network of domestic flights. In addition, other international routes include Bangkok, Siem Reap, Taipei, Yangon and Seoul.