Etihad Airways will add Vietnam to its route network next year.
From October 2013, the Abu Dhabi-based carrier will operate daily flights to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) – its sixth Southeast Asian destination following Bangkok, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Singapore.
“We are delighted to announce the introduction of Ho Chi Minh City to the Etihad Airways’ global flight network,” said James Hogan, Etihad’s President & CEO. “The route will be ideal to carry passengers and cargo point-to-point from the United Arab Emirates, as well as from Etihad Airways destinations in the Middle East, Europe, and North and South America.”
Flights between Abu Dhabi and HCMC will begin on 1 October 2013 and will be served by a two-class Airbus A330-200 aircraft featuring 22 seats in business class and 240 in economy.
Etihad currently codeshares with Vietnam Airlines, offering daily connections from Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur to both HCMC and Hanoi.
The Etihad flights follow the launch of Emirates’ daily Dubai-HCMC flights last month.
