A farm of Cao Phong orange in the northern province of Hoa Binh. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will serve Cao Phong orange, a speciality fruit of northern Hoa Binh province, as a dessert in business class from December 8 – 22. Cao Phong orange will be available on nearly 70 domestic and international routes, including those between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City and those connecting the two cities with destinations in Asia, Europe and Australia. The move is part of the airline’s project “Bon mua trai cay – Bon mua yeu thuong” (Four seasons of fruit – Four seasons of love), aiming to promote seasonal farming specialties and traditional products. Cao Phong orange is the third specialty fruit served on its flights, after Luc Ngan litchi and Hung Yen longan. The oranges will be selected after a strict monitoring and quarantine process. The fruit is grown on vast fertilised basaltic soil hills in Hoa Binh by … [Read more...] about Cao Phong orange to be served on board Vietnam Airlines flights
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Cao Phong oranges to be served on Vietnam Airlines’ flights
A representative from Vietnam Airlines said this is the third regional specialty selected by Vietnam Airlines to serve business-class passengers on all flights apart from Luc Ngan litchi in Bac Giang province and Hung Yen longans. To ensure the product quality, Vietnam Airlines has applied supervision, inspection and quarantine procedures from gardens cultivated in line with VietGAP standards in Bac Giang and Hung Yen provinces. The harvested fruits will be kept in cool stores at temperatures ranging between 5-7 Celsius degrees before being transported to the airplanes. Le Hong Ha, Executive Vice President of Vietnam Airlines said cuisine on flights is one of the cultural features attracting visitors, especially international arrivals. Vietnam Airlines’ passengers will have the chance to taste Vietnam’s delicious regional specialties on its flights. Ha emphasized that the introduction of regional specialties on the airline’s flights will strengthen connectivity … [Read more...] about Cao Phong oranges to be served on Vietnam Airlines’ flights
Two men arrested for threatening, attempted assault of Thai flight attendant
By Doan Loan  December 6, 2018 | 11:23 am GMT+7 Passengers board on VietJet airplane at Noi Bai International Airport. Photo by Shutterstocks/Duy Tran Two men have been held by the Hanoi police for threatening and attempting to attack a woman attendant on board a VietJet flight. The passengers, whose names have been withheld, were on a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh in the central province of Nghe An Wednesday when the flight attendant announced the plane had to make an emergency landing in Hanoi due to bad weather in Vinh. Several passengers were angry, and two were abusive at the flight attendant and tried to hit her on the face. Local media reports said the woman, from Thailand, was the flight's chief attendant. After touching down at Noi Bai International Airport, the captain refused to carry the two and handed over them to airport security. As they continued to scream and banged their hands on the plane, security officers gave them to the police. … [Read more...] about Two men arrested for threatening, attempted assault of Thai flight attendant
VNA opens Ho Chi Minh City – Van Don flight route
Accordingly, the national flag carrier will exploit flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Van Don with a frequency of a flight per day by Airbus A321. The flights depart from Ho Chi Minh City at 2pm, and from Van Don at 4:45 pm with an expected flight time of 2 hours and 5 minutes. Currently, Vietnam Airlines runs a promotion program with the price of VND 800,000 (around US$36)/ one way for economy class (excluding tax and expenditures). Tickets are now available at ticket offices, agents nationwide and on the official website of Vietnam Airlines. In order to be ready for opening new flights to Van Don International Airport, Vietnam Airlines has focused on preparing new and synchronous ground equipment and installing procedure systems. The move is to meet the demand of tourism and trade between Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ninh province and goods transportation in near future as Van Don will officially become a special economic zone. BY BICH QUYEN – Translated by Huyen … [Read more...] about VNA opens Ho Chi Minh City – Van Don flight route
Flight attendant attackers to face high fines
A new decree on aviation which will take effect next year stipulates that assaults on air crew-members may face fines of up to VND20m (USD861). illustrative image Resolution 162 will take effect on January 15, 2019. It states that anyone who was found insulting, threatening and attacking crew members or other passengers at the airport but it is not serious enough to be criminal offences will be fined from VND3m (USD129) to VND5m. Those who cause disorder, do not follow procedures or insult the staff and other passengers on the plane will be fined from VND7m to VND10m. A fine of VND15m (USD646) to VND20m will be applied to those who board the plane illegally, attack staff or the passengers, transport flammable devices or weapons used in sports into restricted areas but are not serious enough to be criminal offences. Several assaults against the flight crew were reported this year. In November, three passengers were prosecuted after attacking a staff member at Tho Xuan Airport in … [Read more...] about Flight attendant attackers to face high fines