CAAV said the two latest international carriers to operate flights to the southern Tan Son Nhat Airport in May and June are the US-based Northwest Airlines and Australian Qantas Freight with daily B757 and weekly B747- 400F services respectively.

For domestic carriers, Vietnam Airlines Corporation will operate a total of 36 international routes to 14 countries, while low-cost Jetstar Pacific will run eight domestic routes and raise the frequency of flights on the HCMC-Hanoi route, according to CAAV.

Reported by Vinh Bao