Bamboo Airways allowed to run Vietnam-US flights
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed to allow Bamboo Airways to operate regular direct flights to the US.
A Bamboo Airlines plane
According to a CAAV's letter sent to the Ministry of Transport, Bamboo Airways has been given licenses for both domestic and international air transport. The airline also has an air operator's certificate using B787-9 in the North American region.
As such Bamboo Airways is qualified to conduct passenger and cargo flights between Vietnam and the US, the letter said.CAAV asked the Transport Ministry to seek help from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in getting approval from the US agencies allowing Bamboo Airways to conduct regular flights to the country.
CAAV's vice head Vo Huy Cuong said that on June 1, 2021, Bamboo Airways sent its documents to the United States Department of Transportation. On September 23, 2021, the airline conducted its first direct nonstop flight between Vietnam and the US which lasted 13 hours and 36 minutes.
The flight which landed in Los Angeles used a Boeing 787-9 plane and carried 20 crew members on board. The return flight on September 24 transported nearly 7 tonnes of medical equipment including 1,000 ventilators sponsored by the US-based California Waste Solutions to the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital.
According to the airline, this is its first flight piloting the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass, an electronic health passport application by the IATA, after nearly three months of related system preparations.
Vietnam Airlines also has permission to conduct regular direct flights to the US and the airline is now completing the final preparations for the first flights.
The national flag carrier received permission to conduct 12 charter flights last year and another 12 this year.
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