Vietnam Air Services Company
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| Founded | 1987 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Con Dao Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
| Destinations | 9 | ||||||
| Parent company | Vietnam Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||||||
| Key people | Bui Ngoc Hoang | ||||||
| Website | http://www.vasco.com.vn/ | ||||||
Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) (Vietnamese: Công ty bay dịch vụ hàng không) 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 in 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
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As of 2019, VASCO currently flies to ten destinations in Vietnam.[7]
- Cà Mau Airport
- Cần Thơ International Airport
- Con Dao Airport Focus city
- Ho Chi Minh City – Tan Son Nhat International Airport Hub
- Ha Noi-Noi Bai
- Vinh International Airport
- Dien Bien Phu Airport
- Rach Gia Airport
- Phu Quoc International Airport
- Dong Hoi Airport
- Former destinations
- Philippines – Subic Bay[8]
- Vietnam – Chu Lai International Airport, Da Nang, Dong Tac Airport, Quy Nhon, Vũng Tàu[9][10]
Fleet
As of April 2019, VASCO fleet consists of the following aircraft :[11]
| Aircraft | Total | Order | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR-72-500 | 6 | 0 | 76 | Transferred from Vietnam Airlines |
Restructuring and rebranding
It is believed[when?] 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 VASCO's fleet if the plans are materialized.
In April, 2016, Vietnam Airlines announced the establishment of the new VNĐ300 billion (US$13.4 million) airline in the previous month, based on the restructuring of its subsidiary, VASCO, to a new brand: SkyViet.[12]
See also
- Indochina Airlines
- Jetstar Pacific Airlines
- Southern Service Flight Company
- Transport in Vietnam
- VietJet Air
References
- ^ "Home Archived 2005-02-05 at the Wayback Machine." Vietnam Air Services Company. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. "Copyright by VIETNAM AIR SERVICES CO(VASCO) B114 Bạch Đằng St,Ward 2, Tan Binh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam"
- ^ "VASCO website: About Us". Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "VASCO website: About Us". Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
- ^ "2007: Vietnam's aviation industry will renew itself". Vietnam Economic Times. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "VASCO - Lịch bay - Giá cước" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2011-06-18.
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- ^ "Vietnam Airlines issues regional jet lease RfP". ch aviation. ch aviation. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "VASCO to be renamed SkyViet". VietnamNews. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
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