Vietnam-based budget airline Vietjet will be taking up to 10 more Chinese-made COMAC C909s (formerly the ARJ-21) through lease. The airline also announced five new routes connecting Vietnam and China.
Vietnam-based budget airline Vietjet will be taking up to 10 more Chinese-made COMAC C909s (formerly the ARJ-21) through lease. The airline also announced five new routes connecting Vietnam and China.
Announced during a recent meeting between Chinese and Vietnamese government officials at the Embassy of Vietnam in Beijing held on April 16, Vietjet signed the lease agreement for the aircraft with SPDB Financial Leasing (SPDBFL) – a subsidiary of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. The move is part of Vietjet's plans to optimize the operational efficiency of the airline's fleet, while diversifying financial resources and enhancing access to international capital markets.
Through the agreement, Vietjet plans to gradually introduce COMAC aircraft into operation on routes between Vietnam and China.
As of the publishing of this article, there is no schedule for the delivery of the leased aircraft to Vietjet.
Vietjet currently operates two C909s leased from China's Chengdu Airlines on its flights to Con Dao in southern Vietnam.
At the same event, Vietjet also announced plans to expand in Mainland with five new routes: Hanoi-Hangzho, Hanoi-Enshi, Hanoi-Huang, Ho Chi Minh City-Guilin, and Ho Chi Minh City-Huangshan.
Vietjet has already started operations on two of the routes – the Hanoi-Enshi and Ho Chi Minh City – since early April.
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