Vietnam Airlines tickets Hanoi - Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang ancient capital is considered one of the most fascinating and peaceful in South East Asia. With Vietnam Airlines flights to Luang Prabang, visitors will have the opportunity to feel the tranquil scenery, ancient houses, beautiful peninsulas adjacent to Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers, the monks begging for alms in the morning and the gentle smile of Laotians. Luang Prabang is really a paradise for those who love nature, pure mediation and want to escape from the dust, lust, hatred, delusion of the life.

Luang Prabang

Currently, Vietnam Airlines is operating 2 flights from Hanoi to Luang Prabang every day with the rate from USD 150. Therefore, visitors can easily book flights to Luang Prabang with different times and fares.

Luang Prabang owns the most diverse landscapes of northern Laos and still preserves and conserves the traditional cultures the best in Laos. Nature has endowed this peaceful land the great sceneries, surrounded by mountains higher than 700m above the sea level between the confluence of Nam Khan River and Mekong River.

Today, Luang Prabang is one of the most attractive destinations of Laos recognized as the world cultural heritage by UNESCO in 1995. Booking Vietnam Airlines tickets Hanoi-Luang Prabang and setting foot in this beautiful city, visitors will be fascinated by the tranquil space, poetic beauty of landscape mixed with the magnificence and splendor of the temples, the trees and flowers along the roadside and even the monks with yellow shirt following somebody's footsteps to beg for alms on the streets.

Wat Xieng Thong:  Located in the end of Sakkarin Street, close to the confluence of Mekong River and Nam Khan River, Wat Xieng Thong is known as the most important temple in Luang Prabang ancient capital. This temple was built in 1560 under the reign of King Setthathirat. Its gate overlooks Mekong River - the river has long attached to the land and the lives of the people in the country of Million Elephants.

Wat Xieng Thong own a large campus with many large and small works as  a main temple in the classical architectural style of Luang Prabang with three-storey roof facing the ground; Tripitaka built in 1828; tower hanging drum (1961); a small temple with the Reclining Buddha and several smaller buildings scattered. The famous Buddha statue of Xieng Thong was once displayed in Paris Museum in 1931, then was kept in Vientiane and returned Luang Prabang in 1964.

In addition, Wat Xieng Thong is famous for murals depicting the story of Buddha, made by Mosaic art. On major holidays of the year, Xieng Thong becomes busy and bustling with thousands of tourists flocking to the temple to contemplate the true golden Buddha statue or to participate in Buddha bathing ceremony.

Pak Ou: Located in the north of Luang Prabang, visitors can come to Pak Ou cave by boat or road transportation. This cave is well-known for small wooden Buddha statue on the cliff. Buddha statues in Pak Ou cave are relatively diverse, expressing the different forms of the Buddha.

Phou Si Mountain: is an ideal place to admire the panoramic view of Luang Prabang. In Lao language, Phou means mountain and Si means color. This mountain is about 80m high with more than 300 steps leading up the mountain made of bricks with the airy spaces for visitors. On Phou Si top is 20-meter-high Chom Si tower with a hall worshiping Buddha, a Buddha statue weighing about 50kg and so many other beautiful statues with gentle face, long slender fingers and Naga snake head.

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Some tips at Tan Son Nhat International Airport

Traveling Saigon by air is very quick and convenient. However, many passengers who first travel by air don't know how to get on the correct flight, to arrive at correct gate and to check baggage in. Vietnam Airlines would like to share some experiences when doing procedures at Tan Son Nhat International Airport so that passengers can be confident with their journey.

Experience on baggage checked at Tan Son Nhat Airport

Tan Son Nhat Airport

This is the experience of procedures at the airport, passengers should take note. According to regulations of Vietnam Airways, passengers allow bringing 7kg hand baggage. Due to the security reasons, passenger doesn’t allow bringing knives, scissors, firearms, lighters... in the carry-on baggage. The maximum weight of checked baggage allowance is permitted depending on the ticket class and initial registration. Any baggage exceed the maximum weight must be separated and packed such that each piece weighs less than maximum weight. To avoid lost baggage, passengers should mark their belongings with most visible sign.

When doing procedures at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, passengers' baggage will be divided into 2 categories including hand baggage and checked baggage. Hand baggage is items that passengers should bring on the plane with them. These baggage is often limited in size, weight depending to the regulations of airlines.

Checked baggage is usually heavy and bulky items which are checked when do check-in procedure, carried on luggage compartment, passengers just get them on arrival airport. Depending on ticket class, operating airlines, the regulations of baggage are different. If the baggage of passengers is overweight, they have to pay extra charge. The carriers are prescribed list of items not allowed to bring, you must comply with this regulation.


Experience on check-in at Tan Son Nhat Airport

Tan Son Nhat Airport

Passengers will find check-in counters of airlines at the departure zone. If it's time for check-in, the counters will have service staff. VN Airlines advises that if passengers have not selected seats, they should come early to line up and select seat as they want. Before going to check-in counters at Tan Son Nhat Airport, passengers can have to go through security checkpoint.

Passengers have to present tickets, ID or passport/ visa at the check-in counter. If passengers have checked baggage, they should put it on a scale. Airline staff can check hand baggage of passengers at the same time. After completing the check-in procedures, passengers will receive tickets, documents and boarding pass and baggage tag. Boarding Pass includes information of lounge where passengers have to present before boarding the plane, time opening lounge and the number of seats of passengers.


Experience in boarding

Experience in boarding

After completing the check-in procedures of Air Vietnam, it is time for boarding the plane, the airline staff will appear in the lounge. Passengers with high ticket class board in advance, followed by those with disabilities, those who travel with children, the rest have to queue or staff will call under the seat number. The seats on the plane can recline, the front seats can have footrests to bring the comfort for passengers during the flight.

However, when the plane takes off or land, passengers have to sit up straight, don't use footrests and electronic devices. Above the seats have signposts indicating when they must wear a seatbelt, smoking is allowed or not. When taking off/ landing or going into shock region (notified signal light), passengers must fasten seatbelt.

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Vietnam Airlines among best airlines in South Korea

The award "2014 Incheon Airport Best Airline of the Year Award" of Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) awarded to international airlines operating at Incheon International Airport.  This award aims to honor the airlines which have many contributions in operating the flights and air services at this airport. IIAC selected 11 among more than 90 airlines to award "Best Service".

Vietnam Airlines

According to the criteria of IIAC, firstly, the airlines has to operate stably for at least 2 consecutive years at Incheon Airport and serve more than 500.000 passengers per year.  After selecting airlines based on the criterion above, IIAC assessed the growth of airlines in different fields as the on-time flight rate, aviation safety culture, quick and efficient service; timely baggage service and contributions to the models of kiosk, web, city check-in, etc.  

Asiana Airlines is the only airline in the group serving more than 5 thousand passengers each year and received the gold award. Vietnam Airways and Singapore Airlines received the silver award for the airlines which have the best service and serve more than 500,000 passengers each year at Incheon Airport.

Following airlines serving from 50,000 to 300,000 passengers per year were received the award including Eva Air, Delta Airlines, Qatar Airways, Garuda Indonesia, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Air Macau, Air India, Shanghai Airlines.

The award "the best airline" at Incheon Airport has proved that aviation experts high appreciated the quality service of VN Airlines at the top world-class airport. Vietnam Airlines was also ranked in the list of airlines with “best service" including two 5-star airlines of Asiana Airlines and Singapore Airlines.  

After 2 consecutive years (2013 - 2014) operating at Incheon Airport, Vietnam Airlines has expanded the scale of operation with the frequency of 35 flights/week, 560,000 passengers from 3 major cities of Vietnam: Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang to Incheon. Vietnam Airlines flight schedule is more and more stable, the delayed and canceled flight rate dramatically falls compared to the previous period; along with the improvement in the service at the airport as increasing the number of counters, sign system, staff...recognized by aviation experts and Korean costumers.

Incheon International Airport is the largest airport of South Korea and one of the 10 most crowded airports in the world.  The world's large airlines operate at this airport as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Air France, Etihad Airways, American Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cathay Pacific... Incheon is one of the few airports is evaluated as a 5-star airport in many consecutive years by SkyTrax and ranked in top 10 best airports in the world.  In addition, Incheon Airport voted as the best airport in the world in 10 consecutive years by Airport Council International.

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Vietnam Airlines flights Hanoi - Quy Nhon

Quy Nhon tourism, Binh Dinh is seen as a treasure which is gradually revealed with many attractive things of nature, land and people here. If you want to relax, explore and experience a very interesting space of the martial land, do not hesitate to book Vietnam Airlines flights Hanoi - Quy Nhon.

Airport in Quy Nhon

Phu Cat airport is situated about 30km away from the city center of Quy Nhon to the northwest. This is a civil and military airport in Phu Cat district, Binh Dinh. The airport has one runway with the length of 3.051m. The surface of runway is made of concrete with a sufficient size to receive the large airports as A321, Boeing 777. Currently, the airport is receiving flights from 2 major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh. 

The Hanoi - Quy Nhon route is operated by only Vietnam Airlines with a frequency of 1 flight/ day, the departure time at 08:05. The airfare ranges about 1,844,000 dong/ turn. Air Viet is also the only airline in Vietnam operating Hanoi - Quy Nhon flights. Every day, there is one Vietnam Airlines flight from Quy Nhon to Hanoi. The flight departs at 10:30 and arrives in Hanoi at 12:00.

Located in the southeast of Binh Dinh, one side is the South China Sea, another side is green rolling mountain, and Quy Nhon brings the wild but splendid beauty which captivates tourists. Quy Nhon Sea is dark blue with long sandy beaches mixed with the blue of the sky. The first must-see attraction when traveling Quy Nhon is Ghenh Rang. Just about 5-minute drive to the city center, mountain and sea mix together creating spectacular but full poetic and charming landscape. You will be immersed into the emerald water of Hoang Hau beach.

Ghenh Rang

Through Thi Nai Bridge, opposite untouched green forest, tourists can contemplate the sky, sea, and vast sand dune, a unique landscape of nature. In addition, some unspoiled beaches as Trung Luong, Vinh Hoi, and Tan Thanh are indispensable places in this city. Quy Nhon is famous for unique Champa architectural works such as Duong Long, Banh It, Canh Tien, etc. Also, you should not forget to visit Quang Trung Museum and well-known martial villages as Vo An Ninh, An Thai, Phi Long Vinh... Quy Nhon at night is not noisy and bustling, the city submerges in the warm golden light. Tourists can choose a seaside coffee shop to contemplate the sea at night or organize the activities as campfire, tug of war or BBQ parties on the coast with family and friend.

Besides the beautiful landscapes, traveling Quy Nhon, tourists should not miss the opportunities to enjoy exquisite cuisine of this land. The rustic specialties that cannot be missed in Quy Nhon are baked rolls, Bau Da wine, coconut cake, jellyfish noodle, snails, banh canh cha ca, grilled fish, banh hoi long heo... These dishes are not as expensive as the other tourist areas. The beautiful Quy Nhon city with abundant cuisine always welcomes you to visit and explore. Quickly book Vietnam Airlines flights to Quy Nhon to experience and explore this city.

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