Vietnam’s aircraft orders are soaring. Now it wants the financing at home
Airlines are looking beyond the Middle East challenges as they aim to position the country as a regional aviation hub
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[HO CHI MINH CITY] Even as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East disrupt global air routes and push up fuel costs, Vietnam’s carriers are looking past the turbulence towards a bigger, longer-term goal.
At an industry emergency meeting held on Monday (Mar 9), Vietnam Airlines deputy general director Nguyen Quang Trung said that the disruption could create an opportunity.
With Gulf carriers forced to scale back operations and recovery likely to take time, Vietnamese airlines could capture more transit traffic and move closer to the country’s longstanding ambition of becoming a regional aviation hub, he noted.
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