Replace: I’m given to grasp that cancellations had been as a result of permission points. India and Vietnam don’t appear to have bilateral settlement to supply direct flight between Hyd, BLR and Vietnam. It was VietJetAir’s mistake to start out accepting bookings with out required permissions in place. Few of my buddies who had been affected have managed to reschedule by way of Mumbai or get refund. The airline appear to be positive in any other case.
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VietJet Air, with whom I flew to Phu Quoc in September for INR 15300, had expanded India operation to Hyderabad, Bengaluru and so forth, providing direct flights to Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Hanoi, HCMC and so forth.
I used to be pondering of another journey to Vietnam (Da Nang) in 2023 if I can get a 10600-11000 INR return ticket from BLR. I had seen tickets for as little as 13000 for November 2022, however was ready for comparable deal in 2023.
All of the sudden the airline has determined to cancel all scheduled flights from Bengaluru and Hyd. Web site isn’t displaying any flights
Flights are nonetheless accessible from Mumbai and Delhi. Undecided if in addition they might be cancelled.
VietJet Air has additionally introduced flights from Ahmedabad however AMD airport remains to be not displaying up on their web site.
I’m not certain why VietJetAir did this. 1000’s of Indians have began visiting Vietnam now because of VietJet Air’s low-cost tickets and simple eVisa course of. I’m certain they’d respectable bookings. If occupancy is an issue they may have decreased frequency- like only one flight per week as an alternative of 3- a little bit of inconvenience however higher than cancelling total journey. Financially they appear to be doing properly. Solely cause I might consider is that they discovered another vacation spot to fly to and earn more money than they’re able to make in India’s Hyd and BLR.
Many individuals who had booked from Hyderabad and Bengaluru have gotten emails stating their flight is cancelled. Their choice now’s to take a full refund or credit score shell (which is ineffective if airline isn’t dedicated to India operations). VietJetAir does not have a name heart in India- so for Indians it is just electronic mail assist or make an costly worldwide name with out understanding if name heart employees there can communicate English or not.
This can trigger belief points with VietJetAir as airline has not defined any cause for all of a sudden suspending Hyd and Blr flights. There’s a 12000 INR return ticket from Mumbai however I’m not certain if they’ll cancel some flights from Mumbai in coming months
My September Mumbai Phu Quoc VietjetAir expertise right here
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