Vietjet launches direct air route between Hanoi and Jakarta

Budget airline Vietjet Air has announced the launch of a direct air route linking Vietnam’s capital city Hanoi and Indonesia’s capital Jakarta, witnessed by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and other officials of the two nations. The Hanoi-Jakarta air link is Vietjet’s fourth non-stop air route connecting the two nations, said Nguyen Thanh Hung, Vietjet vice-chairman. With four weekly flights on the new air route between Hanoi and Jakarta, Vietjet will raise its total number of flights between the two countries to 92 a week, starting from December. The Hanoi-Jakarta air route was announced when the two nations celebrate the 10-year anniversary of strategic ties this year. Earlier in May, Vietjet opened a direct air route linking Ho Chi Minh City and Jakarta, Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper reported.