New Delhi, August 21: Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet, popularly known as the “bikini airline”, will start its operations between India and Vietnam from December this year. The airline has announced special promotional fares for the two new routes under a three-day booking scheme (August 20-22). The airline offering "super-saving tickets" priced at Rs 9 onwards, during its "three golden days". ‘Bikini Airline’ In India! Vietnami Airline VietJet to Start Operations From New Delhi to Ho Chi Minh City.

Without charges, an economy return ticket between Delhi and Ho Chi Minh will cost Rs 4200, the same goes up to Rs 13,750 with charges. 

Below is a screenshot for your reference:

Screenshot of VietJet airline (Photo Credits: Screenshot of VietJet website)

Last year in March,  Vietjet had announced plans to connect India with four weekly flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Delhi. Currently, Vietjet operates around 400 flights daily, carrying more than 80 million passengers to date, with 129 routes covering destinations across Vietnam and international destinations.

How to book tickets: 

The booking for India and Vietnam flight can be done through the website (www.vietjetair.com), mobile (m.vietjetair.com) Mobile app (Vietjet Air) or Vietjet's Facebook Page.

The airline is run by a woman entrepreneur Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and is one of the most controversial airlines. According to reports, it is in the news for their ‘sexy’ marketing stunts’.

Launched in December 2011, the budget airline saw exceptional growth in its first years since taking to the sky. It gained immense popularity in no time, making its CEO, Vietnam’s first woman billionaire.

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