Vietnam Air Services Company
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Founded | 1987 | ||||||
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Hubs | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Co Ong Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 6 | ||||||
Parent company | Vietnam Airlines Corporation | ||||||
Headquarters | Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam | ||||||
Key people | Bui Ngoc Hoang | ||||||
Website | vasco.com.vn/?lang=en |
Vietnam Air Service Company (Vietnamese: Công ty bay dịch vụ hàng không), also known as VASCO, is an airline in Vietnam, headquartered in Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City.[1] Operating scheduled flights from its base at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to the south of the country, VASCO is a fully owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, it also conducts charter flights, medical evacuations, SAR operations, oil platforms flights, and other aviation services.[2]
VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.[3] It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,[4] and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.[5] It has been reported that Vietnam Airlines wishes to use VASCO as a basis for a low-cost carrier, established in conjunction with foreign partners.[5][6]
Destinations
VASCO currently flies to five destinations in Vietnam.[7]
- Ca Mau – Ca Mau Airport
- Can Tho – Can Tho International Airport
- Chu Lai – Chu Lai Airport
- Con Dao – Con Dao Airport Focus city
- Ho Chi Minh City – Tan Son Nhat International Airport Hub
- Tuy Hoa – Dong Tac Airport
- Former destinations
Fleet
The fleet consists of the following aircraft :
Aircraft | Total | Order | Passengers | Routes | Notes |
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ATR 72-200 | 2 | 0 | 60 | Short haul |
Restructuring and rebranding
It is believed that Vietnam Airlines, VASCO's parent company wants to change the airline into a low-cost model, therefore changing VASCO's operational name to Viet Air. It is also believed that the airline would be serving domestic flights within Vietnam to destinations that are low-yielding as well as competing head on with Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air. Vietnam Airlines would add more aircraft to Viet Air's fleet if the plans are materiallised.
See also
- Indochina Airlines
- Jetstar Pacific Airlines
- Southern Service Flight Company
- Transport in Vietnam
- VietJet Air
References
- ^ "Home." Vietnam Air Service Company. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. "Copyright by VIETNAM AIR SERVICES CO(VASCO) B114 Bach Dang St,Ward 2, Tan Binh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam"
- ^ "VASCO website: About Us".
- ^ "VASCO website: About Us".
- ^ "Vietnam Airlines' revenue takes off". Viet Nam News. 17 July 2004.
- ^ a b "Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline". Forbes. 30 November 2007. Cite error: The named reference "forbes" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ "2007: Vietnam's aviation industry will renew itself". Vietnam Economic Times. 1 November 2007.
- ^ "VASCO website: Flight Schedule" (in Vietnamese).
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