Bamboo Airways receives first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways took delivery of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, its first wide-body aircraft, at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, on Sunday.
It is the first private carrier in Vietnam to use a wide-body aircraft. The plane will be mostly used for the route between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and Hanoi and the resort island of Phu Quoc to serve high travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
Bamboo Airways expects to add more three Dreamliners to its fleet by January next year. The carrier signed an agreement to purchase 30 Dreamliners worth 5.6 billion USD.
Bamboo Airways currently operates 34 domestic and international routes.