National flag carrier and SkyTeam member Vietnam Airlines (www.vietnamairlines.com) has confirmed that it will commence the operation of daily nonstop services between Heathrow and Vietnam from 23 June 2016, adding a new Thursday flight to Hanoi to its existing six flights per week schedule.

Offering three flights per week to Ho Chi Minh City and four flights to Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines' increased service follows the successful launch of its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on all UK routes and new livery, corporate identity and brand image in September 2015.

Vietnam Airlines offers the UK's only nonstop flights to Vietnam, operating from Heathrow Terminal 4. The flights are carefully scheduled to offer convenient overnight journeys in both directions, and excellent onward connections via its comprehensive network of over 40 destinations in Asia, including 23 within Vietnam and Indochina as well as China, Japan and Taiwan. Effective from 23 June, the Summer 2016 schedule will be as follows:

Flight number - Depart - Arrive - Frequency

VN54 - Heathrow 1445hrs - Hanoi 0815 (next day) - Tues/Thurs/Fri/Sun

VN55 - Hanoi 0120hrs - Heathrow 0740hrs - Tues/Thurs/Fri/Sun

VN50 - Heathrow 1445hrs - Ho Chi Minh City 0900hrs - Mon/Weds/Sat

VN51 - Ho Chi Minh City 0105hrs - Heathrow 0740hrs - Mon/Weds/Sat

Return fares from Heathrow to Ho Chi Minh City currently start from £395 per person, inclusive of taxes. For further information and reservations visit www.vietnamairlines.com or speak to a travel agent.

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Notes to editors

As the national flag carrier of Vietnam, headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines operates 94 routes to 21 domestic and 29 international destinations with more than 360 flights daily. Operating a young fleet, mainly comprising Boeing 777s, Airbus A330s and Airbus A321s, the airline is expanding its fleet with next-generation aircraft such as Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Airbus A350-900 XWBs. A member of the SkyTeam Alliance since 10 June 2010, Vietnam Airlines was also the first representative of the alliance in South East Asia. Website: www.vietnamairlines.com. Vietnam Airlines® - Reach further.

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