On two special flights number VN257 from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City in March 7th and VN236 flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi in March 8th, Vietnam Airlines has performed new uniforms and gave the survey forms to hundreds of passengers. The flight had the participation of singer Thanh Lam, musician Quoc Trung and designer Minh Hanh - the main designer of new uniforms of Vietnam Airlines. "The long dress is beautiful. The color is elegant, especially yellow" Ms Mai Hoa, the passenger in business class on the flight No.VN257 commented.
An Australian passenger, Ms. Kate Smith felt surprise when watching this performance that she has never seen on the plane. "On the way to Hanoi, I see the attendants in red long dress. But this time they wore yellow and blue uniforms. Personally, I love these two colors because they are more elegant," she said. However, there are additional comments with new uniforms. Mr. Tran Tien in Hanoi said that new uniform is still quite hard compared to the traditional long dress, especially the waist. In term of the elegant color and dynamic design, Mr. Tien said the collar needs more innovation and further split to create the comfort for the wearer.
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A female flight attendant said she likes the new uniform because it is convenient for her work. And another staff commented this costume help the movement more easily, except that the lock is designed behind the back, making it difficult to wear than normal.
These are two of many Vietnam Airlines flights testing, introducing and collecting passengers' comments of VNA uniforms. After several rounds of research, concept development and consultation of the leading experts in the field of art, fashion, this introduction to collect the public opinion is the final step to complete new uniforms before officially put into operation in late May, 2015 - at the same time putting into operation the new Boeing 798-9 aircraft, Airbus A350-900 and change the whole new brand identity system.
The experiment was also aimed at ensuring the safety, convenience and suitability of uniform samples in real conditions. Located in the overall plan to upgrade the quality service up to the 4-star standard and renew the fleet with new generation and modern aircrafts in the world, the brand identity system of VN Airlines will also be changed under the modern trend while keeping the image of Vietnam Airlines, the representative image for the country that is dynamic, constantly innovate and develop. Being an important item in the brand identity system, uniforms of Vietnam Airways will also be changed to fit the overall direction, the color of logo, aircrafts and other items such as lounge, ticket counters, signs...