The Vietnam Travel Aviation Co. Ltd (Vietravel Airlines) on Dec. 21 held a ceremony to welcome its 220-seat Airbus A321CEO plane which landed in the Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue for the first time.

The Airbus A321CEO plane of Vietravel Airlines

According to a Vietravel Airlines representative, in December, the firm quickly completed its fleet of three A321CEO planes. The first aircraft arrived in Vietnam on Dec. 5 and the remaining two are expected to come to the country on Dec.24-25 and Jan.10, 2021.

Vietravel Airlines, headquartered at the Phu Bai International Airport, aims to serve 1 million passengers in its first year of operations.

In the initial period, it plans to conduct more than 80 flights per week, mostly linking with HCM City, Hue, Hanoi, and popular tourist destinations like Da Nang, Nha Trang, and Phu Quoc.

Vietravel Airlines is the latest air carrier in the country, joining Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Bamboo Airways, Pacific Airlines, Vasco, and Hai Au Aviation. It has a total investment of VND700 billion (US$30.2 million) and a lifespan of 50 years and is set to provide both domestic and international air transport services.