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Vietnam Airlines is the national flag carrier for Vietnam, and was established as a state enterprise in April 1989. Vietnam Airlines Corporation was subsequently formed in 1996, after bringing together several service companies. The company is overseen by seven-seat management board, members of which are appointed by the prime minister.
The airline serves 15 domestic locations and 24 major international cities, including codeshare agreements:
- In Asia, cities served include Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Hong Kong, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Seoul, Osaka, Tokyo, Guangzhou, Fukuoka, Dubai, Sydney, Melbourne, Beijing, Pusan, Vientiane, and Kunming
- Paris, Moscow, Frankfurt.
Vietnam Airlines will begin to service to the United States in early 2006. VN has ordered 4 Boeing Commercial Airplanes 787-86Ks, with the jets scheduled for delivery in 2010.
Vietnam Airlines is also a stakeholder in Vietnam's second carrier, Pacific Airlines.
- [1] (http://www.vietnamairlines.com)
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