Vietnam Airlines Adds Boeing 787 Flights To Perth

- Vietnam Airlines' new Perth route will operate three weekly using the Boeing 787-9
- It will join VietJet from Ho Chi Minh City
- It is part of the unprecedented growth in service between Vietnam and Australia

Shortly after Vietjet announced the first-ever flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Perth, the airport pair has another carrier: Vietnam Airlines. While the Vietnamese city was Perth's third-largest unserved Asian market in the first half of 2023, flights have risen from zero to five weekly – a tremendous amount in very little time.

Vietnam Airlines adds Perth

Taking off from the carrier's homeland on December 7th and on the 8th from Australia, the route will be served three weekly using the Boeing 787-9. Now available to book, it is scheduled as follows, with all times local:

Ho Chi Minh City to Perth: VN791, 15:50-23:05 (6h 15m block time); Mon, Tue, Sat
Perth to Ho Chi Minh City: VN790, 00:50-06:10 (6h 20m); Tue, Wed, Sun

Perth to Vietnam

Both carriers' Western Australia service will revolve to a certain degree around connections over Ho Chi Minh City. For example, passengers flying Vietnam Airlines can connect to 15+ destinations with competitive transit times, including Bangkok – no longer served from Perth and a massive market – and Seoul.