Indonesian budget airline AirAsia inaugurated a direct flight between Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh City on Friday.
It is the first airline to provide a direct flight between the two destinations.
It
also marks the first flight for Indonesia AirAsia heading towards
Vietnam, after AirAsia Berhad and Thai AirAsia already flying to Hanoi
and Ho Chi Minh City; targeting a significant overall average load
factor of 75-85 percent.
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AirAsia said it will have our flights between Jakarta and Ho Chi Minh
City every week and expects to post seat occupancy of 70-80 percent in
the beginning.
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AirAsia and Thai AirAsia are affiliates of Malaysia-based AirAsia
Berhad, the largest budget airline in Southeast Asia.