Vietnam Airlines makes profits despite snags

 Vietnam Airlines has announced that its pre-tax profits this year will surpass VND65 billion despite a decrease in the number of passengers due to the global economic crisis and the A/H1N1 super flu.
The airline has resorted to a number of cost-cutting measures, including fuel-saving programmes, changing air routes and delaying the delivery of new planes.
Vietnam Airlines is not only making profits but also ensuring the incomes for its employees. It is increasing the number of its aircraft and opening new air routes such as Hanoi-Can Tho, Hanoi-Quy Nhon, Ho Chi Minh City-Dong Hoi, Hanoi-Fukuoka (Japan); especially Hanoi-Tuy Hoa and Hanoi-Pleiku in late October.
The corporation has implemented several large investment projects, overhauled its ATR72s and expanded the country’s airline industry.
More than 49,000 flights carrying over 6.8 million passengers have been safely flown this year by the airline. The number of domestic passengers was 4.5 million, a year-on-year increase of 12.5 percent, while the number of international passengers fell by 11.8 percent to 2.3 million.