An aircraft operated by South Korean carrier Air Premia. (Photo: Air Premia)

Yunhak Jung, Air Premia's director of international sales, said that the airline is targeting its first passenger flight along the Seoul - Ho Chi Minh City route in early October. The South Korean airline is also expected to open its Seoul - Hanoi route within 2022 or in early 2023 at the latest.

Air Premia appointed Flyone as agent to sell its products, provide booking services, and take care of its customers in Vietnam. Ticket sales for flights between Seoul and Ho Chi Minh City will be launched on Thursday.

Another foreign airline, Myanmar Airways International (MAI), recently announced that it will start operating two direct flights per week between Yangon and Hanoi from September 16th. From September 22, MAI will open the Yangon - Ho Chi Minh City route, offering one round-trip flight every Thursday. All flights will use the Airbus A320 aircraft.