Vietnam Airlines operates first regular direct flight from US

  • Photo: The flight lands at the Da Nang Airport. VNA Photo
    Photo: The flight lands at the Da Nang Airport. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Passengers get on board at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
    Photo: Passengers get on board at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Passengers check in at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
    Photo: Passengers check in at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Passengers check in at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
    Photo: Passengers check in at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Delegates cut the ribbon to open the direct route at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
    Photo: Delegates cut the ribbon to open the direct route at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
  • Photo: The Vietnam Airlines plane at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
    Photo: The Vietnam Airlines plane at the San Francisco Airport. VNA Photo
A Vietnam Airlines flight with 170 passengers on board departing from San Francisco, the US, arrived at Da Nang International Airport on December 1. The flight was on the San Francisco-Ho Chi Minh City route but it was required by authorities to land at the Da Nang International Airport to ensure COVID-19 prevention and control regulations. This was the first regular direct flight from the US to Vietnam operated by a Vietnamese airline. Vietnam Airlines is now the only Vietnamese carrier providing direct service between the two countries. According to the national flag carrier, it took 15 hours 35 minutes for the flight to complete the 14,000km journey from San Francisco to Da Nang. It is about 3-10 hours shorter than it usually takes for transit flights. VNA Photo

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