Vietnam to Have Additional Airline
Posted on: Wednesday, 28 May 2008, 09:00 CDT
Vietnam to have additional airline
HANOI, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Vietnamese government has allowed the establishment of a new private airline, according to local newspaper Saigon Liberation on Tuesday.
The government has asked the Ministry of Transport to license the Air Speed-Up Corporation owned by Vietnamese musician Ha Dung.
With the license, the Air Speed-Up with chartered capital of 200 billion Vietnamese dong (VND) (12.5 million U.S. dollars) will become the country's second private airline after Vietjet Air.
The Air Speed-Up plans to conduct domestic flights mainly in the north-south route in the first five years.
Now, Vietnam has three operational domestic carriers, including Vietnam Airlines which holds a domestic market share of over 80 percent, joint-stock Jetstar Pacific Airlines, and Vietnam Air Services Company, an affiliate of Vietnam Airlines.
Vietnam's aviation market is expected to grow 12-14 percent annually in the 2006-2010 period, 9-11 percent in the 2010-2015 period, and 10-12 percent in the 2015-2020 period, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.
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Source: Xinhua News Agency - CEIS
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