Vietnam Air Services Company
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Founded | 1987 | ||||||
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Hubs | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Con Dao Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
Destinations | 9 | ||||||
Parent company | Vietnam Airlines | ||||||
Headquarters | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||||||
Key people | Bui Ngoc Hoang | ||||||
Website | http://www.vasco.com.vn/ |
Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) (Vietnamese: Công ty bay dịch vụ hàng không) is an airline in Vietnam headquartered in Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City.[1] Operating scheduled flights from its base at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in the south of the country, VASCO is a fully owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines. It also conducts charter flights, medical evacuations, SAR operations, oil platforms flights, and other aviation services.[2]
VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.[3] It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,[4] and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.[5] It has been reported that Vietnam Airlines wishes to use VASCO as a basis for a low-cost carrier, established in conjunction with foreign partners.[5][6]
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Destinations
VASCO currently flies to nine destinations in Vietnam.[7]
- Cà Mau Airport
- Cần Thơ International Airport
- Con Dao Airport Focus city
- Ho Chi Minh City – Tan Son Nhat International Airport Hub
- Ha Noi-Noi Bai
- Vinh International Airport
- Dien Bien Phu Airport
- Rach Gia Airport
- Phu Quoc International Airport
- Former destinations
- Philippines – Subic Bay [8]
- Vietnam – Chu Lai International Airport, Da Nang, Dong Tac Airport, Quy Nhon, Vũng Tàu [9][10]
Fleet
The fleet consists of the following aircraft :
Aircraft | Total | Order | Passengers | Routes | Notes |
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ATR 72-212A | 2 | 0 | 60 | Short haul |
Restructuring and rebranding
It is believed[when?] that Vietnam Airlines, VASCO's parent company wants to change the airline into a low-cost model, therefore changing VASCO's operational name to Viet Air. It is also believed that the airline would be serving domestic flights within Vietnam to destinations that are low-yielding as well as competing head on with Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air. Vietnam Airlines would add more aircraft to Viet Air's fleet if the plans are materialized.
From the news in April, 2016, Vietnam Airlines announced the establishment of the new VNĐ300 billion (US$13.4 million) airline early last month, based on the restructuring of its subsidiary, Vietnam Air Services Company, or VASCO to a new brand: SkyViet[11]
See also
- Indochina Airlines
- Jetstar Pacific Airlines
- Southern Service Flight Company
- Transport in Vietnam
- VietJet Air
References
- ↑ "Home." Vietnam Air Services Company. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. "Copyright by VIETNAM AIR SERVICES CO(VASCO) B114 Bạch Đằng St,Ward 2, Tan Binh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam"
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