Vietjet is launching direct flights from Sydney (SYD/YSSY) and Melbourne (MEL/YMML) to Ho Chi Minh City (SGN/VVTS) across April – with plans for Brisbane (BNE/YBBN), Darwin (DRW/YPDN) and Adelaide (ADL/YPAD) to follow.
While Vietjet is technically considered a low-cost carrier, its international Airbus A330s offer a premium cabin called ‘Skyboss Business’. But it’s not quite business class as you know it: the 12 leather seats fold out into an older-style angled flatbed. Our tip for relaxing or catching some shut-eye on the 8+ hour flight: try to set up the seat as a recliner rather than a sloping lie-flat bed and wedge a pillow behind your lower back for added comfort.
Perks of Vietjet’s premium cabin include 40kg of checked baggage and 18kg carry-on, along with lounge access, priority check-in and complimentary meals. (It’s worth noting Vietjet doesn’t offer any inflight entertainment, so a good book or some pre-downloaded content on your own device is essential.)
VietJet will make its Australian debut in Melbourne on the 8th of April and run to the following schedule:
- Flights depart from Melbourne every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, departing just after midnight at 12:30am, and touching down into Ho Chi Minh City at 5:15am.
- Flights depart Ho Chi Minh City at 9:50am every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, arriving into Melbourne at 10:35pm.
April 12 sees three Sydney-Ho Chi Minh City flights per week, as follows:
- Sydney to Ho Chi Minh City flights will depart every Monday, Thursday and Saturday at 10:15am, with a mid-afternoon arrival of 4:30pm.
- Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney flights will depart every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday at 7:30pm, landing in Sydney at 7:20am the following day.
From Ho Chi Minh City, VietJet offers connections to a multitude of domestic and international ports, such as Da Nang and Hanoi, and Phnom Penh and Siem Reap in Cambodia.
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