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
Hanoi
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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