Vietnam Airlines plans to fly direct from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to London by the end of this year, according to news sources in Vietnam.
Vietnam Airlines said that the UK has become one of Vietnam’s most important trading partners in the European Union.


Last year, nearly 90,000 English tourists visited Vietnam, an increase of 28 percent compared to 2009.


The airline hopes that Vietnam will become a hub for tourists wishing to travel to Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia.
Vietnam Airlines plans to use Boeing B777-200ER to fly a schedule of four flights a week, rising to seven flights by 2014. 


