After more than two years of border closures as a result of the pandemic, Jetstar is returning to one of Australia’s most popular international holiday destinations, Vietnam.
Jetstar has relaunched three weekly flights to Ho Chi Minh City from Melbourne, operated by Boeing-B787-8 aircraft.
An additional two weekly services from Sydney will start on Saturday 9 April.
Jetstar Group CEO Gareth Evans said there’s been strong demand for travel to Vietnam, with its inaugural flight on 7 April being close to fully booked.
“Our services to Ho Chi Minh City are once again proving to be popular in both directions,” Mr Evans said.
“Vietnam was one of the fastest-growing holiday destinations in South-East Asia pre-pandemic, and we have seen strong bookings since Vietnam reopened its border.
“Thanks to the support of the Victorian Government and Melbourne Airport, the additional flights will see more students travelling from Vietnam to complete their qualifications in Melbourne, as well as people travelling to the state to visit loved ones, with Melbourne being home to a large Vietnamese Australian population.
“This is the sixth international destination we have restarted since international borders re-opened and our crew are really enjoying helping travellers get back to their favourite international holiday destinations and reunite families with loves ones,” Evans concluded.
Last month the airline restarted flights from Melbourne to Bali, marking the first time the airline had flown to the holiday isle since flights were grounded on 26 March 2020.
Bali flights from Sydney and Perth have relaunched this month, with flights from Brisbane, Adelaide, Cairns and Darwin scheduled for May.
Jetstar’s Fly Flexible policy offers customers who book flights before 30 April 2022 a ‘fee free’ date change, for travel until 31 August 2023.
Jetstar has also extended credit vouchers for use until at least 31 December 2022, for flights up to the end of 2023.
For more information head to www.jetstar.com/au
