Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) (Vietnamese: Công ty bay dịch vụ hàng không) is an airline headquartered in Tân Bình, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[1] A fully owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, it mainly operates regional scheduled flights on behalf of Vietnam Airlines. It also conducts charter flights, medical evacuations, SAR operations, oil platforms flights, and other aviation services.[2]
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Founded | 1987 | ||||||
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Hubs | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | ||||||
Focus cities | Con Dao Airport | ||||||
Frequent-flyer program | Lotusmiles | ||||||
Fleet size | 6 | ||||||
Destinations | 10 | ||||||
Parent company | Vietnam Airlines | ||||||
Headquarters | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | ||||||
Key people | Bui Ngoc Hoang | ||||||
Website | http://www.vasco.com.vn/ |
VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.[2] It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,[3] and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.[4] 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.[4][5]
As of 2019, VASCO currently flies to ten destinations in Vietnam.[6]
Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
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![]() | Subic Bay | Subic Bay International Airport | Terminated | [7] |
![]() | Cà Mau | Ca Mau Airport | ||
Cần Thơ | Can Tho International Airport | |||
Côn Đảo | Con Dao Airport | Focus city | ||
Chu Lai | Chu Lai International Airport | Terminated | ||
Da Lat | Lien Khuong International Airport | Terminated | ||
Da Nang | Da Nang International Airport | Hub | ||
Điện Biên Phủ | Dien Bien Phu Airport | |||
Đồng Hới | Dong Hoi Airport | |||
Hanoi | Noi Bai International Airport | Hub | ||
Ho Chi Minh City | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | Hub | ||
Phu Quoc | Phu Quoc International Airport | |||
Qui Nhơn | Phu Cat Airport | Terminated | ||
Rạch Giá | Rach Gia Airport | |||
Tuy Hòa | Dong Tac Airport | |||
Vinh | Vinh International Airport | |||
Vũng Tàu | Vung Tau Airport | Terminated | [8][9] | |
As of April 2019, VASCO fleet consists of the following aircraft :[10]
Aircraft | Total | Order | Passengers | Notes |
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ATR-72-500 | 6 | 0 | 68 | Transferred from Vietnam Airlines |
Here are the list of fleets formerly operated by VASCO.
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 VASCO's fleet if the plans are materialized.
In April, 2016, Vietnam Airlines announced the establishment of the new VNĐ300 billion (US$13.4 million) airline in the previous month, based on the restructuring of its subsidiary, VASCO, to a new brand: SkyViet.[11] However, in 2017, the plan was ultimately cancelled due to the requests from the stakeholders.[12]
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