Hong Kong Airlines announced today that it will launch a three-times weekly service between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

From 17th March, Hong Kong Airlines will deploy an all-economy class Airbus A320 aircraft on the route, which will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

The new service to Ho Chi Minh City is complimented by the Airlines’ daily flight to Hanoi, bringing it to a total of 10 weekly flights between Hong Kong and Vietnam.

Mr Li Dian Chun, Hong Kong Airlines’ Director of Commercial said, “Hong Kong Airlines is delighted to announce the route of Ho Chi Minh City which offers our guests another new gateway to connect between Hong Kong and Vietnam.  The new service marks an important milestone of our development in the Vietnamese market, where we operated our first flight to Hanoi in 2010.”