Vietnam Airlines: New Direct Flights To Copenhagen

Beginning Dec. 15, the brand-new route will link Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Boy Nhat International Flight Terminal and Copenhagen Airport (CPH) with three flights each week, run making use of Boeing 787-9 airplane. The 5,754-mi. (5,000-nm) path will certainly be supplied year-round.

Direct Link Between Vietnam and Denmark

Without previous straight air link between the two nations, all 74,800 travelers traveling between Vietnam and Denmark in 2024 did so through connecting flights, mostly through Doha, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Istanbul, according to Sabre Market Intelligence.

The Copenhagen launch follows the airline company’s rollout of routine solution to Munich in October 2024 and its forthcoming launching in Italy with flights from Hanoi to Milan Malpensa starting July 1. In May, the carrier additionally resumed service to Moscow Sheremetyevo after a three-year suspension adhering to Russia’s intrusion of Ukraine.

Vietnam Airlines has become part of SkyTeam because 2010, and its access right into Copenhagen contributes to the partnership’s expanding visibility in Northern Europe. The step comes months after Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), the largest airline company in Scandinavia and the primary driver at CPH, signed up with SkyTeam following its separation from Celebrity Alliance. While Vietnam Airlines and SAS do not yet have a codeshare arrangement, the new path lays the groundwork for potential collaboration.

The new course is also anticipated to sustain growing financial ties between Vietnam and Denmark. The two nations established diplomatic connections in 1971, and reciprocal profession has actually been on the increase over the last few years. According to the Danish Foreign Affairs Ministry, Vietnam was Denmark’s 50th-largest trading partner in 2023, with total profession getting to DKK10 billion ($1.5 billion)– roughly 0.3% of Denmark’s overall profession.

Expanding European Network

With the enhancement of Copenhagen, Vietnam Airlines’ European network will consequently broaden to seven locations from the wintertime 2025-26 season: Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Milan Malpensa, Moscow Sheremetyevo, Munich and Paris Charles de Gaulle.