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Vietnam Airlines to lease 20 A321neo planes

Flagship carrier is adding domestic and regional flights after carrying a record number of passengers in one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets

Published Thu, Dec 8, 2016 · 09:50 PM
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VIETNAM Airlines Corp plans to lease 20 A321neo aircraft to add domestic as well as regional flights after carrying a record number of passengers in one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets.

The Airbus planes, to be delivered starting 2018, will be used for flights within a five-hour radius, including the popular Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route, chief executive officer Duong Tri Thanh said in Hanoi. Vietnam Air is leasing the planes from a number of companies, including Air Lease Corp, he added.

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