Vietnam Airlines will launch a direct flight from London Gatwick to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this winter.
The airline will operate four flights a week, eventually increasing to a double daily service.
More than five million tourists visited Vietnam last year
Gatwick Airport’s chief executive Stewart Wingate said: “These new long-haul routes are exciting news for Gatwick and for the 90,000 UK holidaymakers who travel to Vietnam each year who, this winter for the first time, will be able to fly direct to Vietnam.
“With Gatwick offering the first direct route to Vietnam’s two major cities, this provides a real opportunity for UK business to build and develop trading links in the South East Asian markets.
“We’re working hard to deliver a great service and a wider choice of destinations to passengers, as we compete to grow and become London’s airport of choice. Today’s announcement demonstrates our headway in fulfilling these ambitions.
