Newcomer Vietravel applies for AOC

Newcomer Vietravel has officially applied for their AOC from the Vietnamese authorities. The airline, which is owned by the country's largest tour-operator, is planning to start operations by mid-December.

Vietravel will initially begin with two A321s and one A321neoLR. The two A321s are already painted at Shannon and are 6376 (currently registered OE-IDP and former G-TCDP of Thomas Cook) and 6979 (currently registered OE-IDQ and former D-ATCE of Condor). The A321neoLR is 8830, which is former Arkia 4X-AGN and currently stored at Tucson-International (AZ).

The airline will be based at Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and will initially serve domestic destinations in their first year. By the fifth year, Vietravel wants to fly eight aircraft and also fly to international destinations.

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