On June 28, at Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi), Vietravel Airlines officially welcomed the first Airbus A321 aircraft under its ownership - marking a strategic step forward in the journey of developing its own fleet, affirming the new capacity and stature of this aspirational airline.
This is an important event in Vietravel Airlines' restructuring and expansion plan since T&T Group became a strategic shareholder of the airline. The official ownership of the airline opens a new stage of development - proactive, methodical, and sustainable - towards the goal of becoming the leading green, professional, modern, and sustainable airline in Southeast Asia.
Aircraft autonomy - the foundation for a new development stage
The new Airbus A321 aircraft of Vietravel Airlines, with the number VN - A129, has a capacity of 228 seats, and is expected to be put into operation in early July 2025. This is a globally popular narrow-body aircraft, with high performance, fuel economy, suitable for both domestic and domestic routes as well as short- and medium-distance international routes.
In July, Vietravel Airlines will continue to own 2 more Airbus A320 aircraft, completing the plan to increase the fleet with modern, flexible and efficient aircraft. The airline will increase the frequency of flights connecting Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City with Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Quy Nhon and international destinations in the region - serving both tourism and commercial needs that are recovering strongly.
According to Mr. Do Vinh Quang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietravel Airlines, owning a Airbus A321 aircraft is not only an important step to realize the modern fleet development strategy, but also an affirmation of Vietravel Airlines' financial capacity and operational capacity; at the same time, it demonstrates Vietravel Airlines' strong determination to develop sustainably and build an airline with its own identity, trusted by customers and recognized by the market.
Owing the first Airbus A321 aircraft not only has an important meaning for Vietravel Airlines, but also demonstrates the aspiration for the rise of Vietnam's private aviation industry - a sector that is gradually affirming its role in creating growth in the national economy, Mr. Do Vinh Quang shared.
Speaking at the Vietravel Airlines plane welcoming event, Mr. Ho Minh Tan, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam affirmed that the event welcoming the first Airbus A321 aircraft owned by the airline today is a reality of T&T Group's commitment to the growth of Vietravel Airlines. The addition of owned aircraft to its fleet, and synchronization with other aircraft currently in operation of the airline, will help Vietravel Airlines be more proactive in its operations, while also giving the airline great motivation in its development strategy for the next stages.
I believe that, with the support of strategic shareholders - T&T Group, Vietravel Airlines will have impressive growth steps, bringing practical values and benefits to customers and contributing to the development of the Vietnamese aviation industry, Mr. Ho Minh Tan emphasized.
Currently, Vietravel Airlines is also continuing to actively negotiate with aircraft manufacturing corporations and major airlines in the world, in order to establish strategic - comprehensive cooperation in the aviation sector, contributing to improving the technological capacity, operating standards and international influence of the airline.
Notably, to realize growth targets, Vietravel Airlines has just approved the content of increasing charter capital to VND 2,600 billion. This strategic decision aims to enhance financial capacity to meet the requirements of strongly expanding the fleet and scale of the airline's operations in the coming time, while comprehensively investing in modern technical infrastructure, advanced technology systems and especially training high-quality human resources, ensuring sustainable and effective development. In addition, the capital increase is also aimed at ensuring solid payment capacity, maintaining healthy financial indicators and constantly enhancing reputation with strategic partners, suppliers as well as domestic and foreign credit institutions.
Integrating into the T&T Group ecosystem
In the coming time, Vietravel Airlines will continue to promote its strength in the tourism aviation sector - the platform that has created a unique position for the airline in the market. In particular, with the support of strategic shareholder - T&T Group, Vietravel Airlines is entering a new, well-planned, long-term development stage, with the orientation of becoming one of the leading green, professional, modern and sustainable airlines in the region.
Accordingly, Vietravel Airlines will continue to promote passenger transport, while expanding to the air cargo transport sector to meet the increased demand of the supply chain and logistics in the region. T&T Group and Vietravel Airlines are planning to participate in developing aviation auxiliary services such as ground services, warehouses, loading and unloading, technical services and aviation industry - a field with high added value... to increase competitiveness and contribute to perfecting the aviation ecosystem according to the group model that T&T Group is developing.
Vietravel Airlines will be directly connected to Quang Tri Airport - a large-scale transport infrastructure project that T&T Group participates in investing in; and integrated to become an important link in the chain of infrastructure - logistics - aviation projects that have been and are being implemented by T&T Group. Vietravel Airlines - an important piece, will, together with Quang Ninh Port, Quang Tri Airport, Vietnam Super Port smart logistics "smart port", Nam Phuc Tho Industrial Cluster, Vietnam Airlines - Logistics - Service - Trade - Airport Urban Complex in Quang Tri and other infrastructure and logistics projects that T&T Group is implementing, create a smart, complete and synchronous logistics ecosystem, contributing to promoting the development of multi-modal transportation and creating new breakthroughs for the Vietnamese logistics industry, in the context of the Vietnamese aviation - logistics market entering a period of strong growth.
In the context of the Vietnamese aviation market still facing challenges in planning, infrastructure and development capacity, the ownership of a young private airline such as Vietravel Airlines, increasing capital and integrating it into the logistics value chain - international aviation is considered a highlight. Not only demonstrating the strong development of Vietnamese private enterprises, this step also affirms its central role, being the subject, resource, driving force and capacity for strategic autonomy, the ability to invest systematically in high technology and the modern operating model of the private economic sector - in line with the spirit of Resolution 57 of the Politburo's breakthrough in developing science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation.
At the same time, the development of Vietravel Airlines is also a clear example of the pioneering role, creativity and aspiration to reach the level of the private sector in key areas - concretizing the orientation set by Resolution 68 of the Politburo on private economic development: developing the private economy to become the most important driving force of the national economy, proactively participating in the global value chain and competing internationally.
From the first aircraft ownership milestone, Vietravel Airlines is gradually realizing the strategy of long-haul - long-haul - sustainable flight, opening a new chapter for the airline and contributing to promoting the development of the Vietnamese aviation industry in the new era of national growth, Mr. Do Vinh Quang affirmed.
