Germany – a key market for Vietnam Airlines in 2023
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines is considering increasing the flight frequencies, and expanding routes to Germany, one of its key markets in 2023.
Vietnam Airlines’ agencies with the highest number of tickets sold in 2023 are honour at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA)
Berlin (VNA) – National flagcarrier Vietnam Airlines is considering increasing the flight frequencies, andexpanding routes to Germany, one of its key markets in 2023.
According to acting head of Marketing andProduct Sales at Vietnam Airlines Pham Thi Nguyet, its brand in Germanyexceeded the revenue plan in 2023, even higher than the pre-COVID-19 pandemiclevels.
Germany remained one of the five mostimportant international markets of Vietnam Airlines last year, she said at aceremony to honour Vietnam Airlines’ agencies with the highest number oftickets sold in 2023.
Cao Chinh Mien, Director of Vietnam Airlinesbranch in Germany, said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam Airlines resumed routes connecting Vietnam with Germany in March 2022. Since then, the airline has continuouslyincreased its frequency. By the end of 2023, Vietnam Airlines’ flights toGermany had reached and exceeded the pre-pandemic levels.
Now, there are 12 flights from Frankfurt toHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City weekly, two higher than that in the pre-pandemic period.
In 2024, Vietnam Airli𒆙nes will add two moreflights weekly. It also plans to introduce more products to the German marketwith three Munich-Vietnam flights we🐈ekly starting from October. It expects to increase to four flight by the end of this year./.
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Vietnam Airlines’ agencies with the highest number of tickets sold in 2023 are honour at the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) 
