(17/06/24) Vietnam Airlines has launched direct flights between Saigon and Manila, Philippines. The airline will operate a total of 7 flights per week between Vietnam and Philippines, with four flights per week between Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) and Manila taking off every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday; and a thrice weekly service between Hanoi and Manila on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. From Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) in Saigon, flight VN648 is scheduled to leave at 00:50, arriving at T1 of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) in Manila, Philippines at 04:20. Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-8 reg: VN-A864. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com From Manila, flight VN649 is slated to depart Terminal 1 at 05:20, arriving in Saigon at 06:50. Philippines is a high potential market for Vietnam Airlines as not only is there a community of nearly 30,000 Vietnamese people living in Philippines and about 7,000 Filipinos residing in Vietnam, but there is an ever increasing amount of demand from business and leisure travellers. See recent video interviews about Vietnam and Philippines: Cam Ranh Airport (CXR) in Nha Trang, Vietnam - Interview with Le Thi Hong Minh; Love The Philippines - Interview with Warner M. Andrada, OIC-Assistant Secretary of Tourism Development, DOT Philippines; Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Philippines - Video Interview with CEO, Julius Neri Jr; and El Nido Resorts in Philippines to Close for Major Renovations - Exclusive Video Interview with Joey Bernardino, GDOSM. Latest exclusive video interviews:Miss International Queen 2024 (MIQ 2024) - Interview with Alisa Phanthusak, MD, Tiffany's Show Pattaya, Thailand; 16 HD Video Interviews from Routes Europe 2024 in Aarhus, Denmark; 9 HD Video Interviews from Routes Asia 2024 in Langkawi, Malaysia; Standard to Open Residences in Hua Hin and phu*ket, Thailand; Video Interview with Amar Lalvani, Executive Chairman; 9 Exclusive Video Interviews from ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 in Vientiane, Laos; 8 NTO Press Conferences from ASEAN Tourism Forum 2024 in Vientiane, Laos; 13 HD Video Interviews from World Travel Market 2023 in London, England; 5 HD Video Interviews from APG World Connect 2023 in Monaco, France; 15 HD Video Interviews from Routes World 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye; and Electric Airport Taxis at Almaty Airport (ALA) in Kazakhstan - HD Video Interview with CEO. Headlines: | | |