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Henkybaby From Netherlands, joined May 2008, 331 posts, RR: 0
Posted (3 months 1 week 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 885 times:

Next year I need to fly a short domestic route on Vietnam Airlines. It is SGN-NHA and back. I have two questions:

1. Since I have an onward connection to NRT and I have two choices for NHA-SGN I wonder how reliable they are. Can I risk a 3,5 hr connection or should I take delays and cancellations into account and take the afternoon flight?

2. Business class on their domestic A321-200. What is it like and is it and the lounges worth the extra $100,-?

If you have pics or examples: great. Experiences will be nice too.

Wherever you go, there you are!

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Henkybaby From Netherlands, joined May 2008, 331 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (3 months 1 week 23 hours ago) and read 838 times:

Nobody?? No Vietnam Airlines experiences at all?

Wherever you go, there you are!

VN777 From Netherlands, joined Nov 2007, 14 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 months 1 week 1 hour ago) and read 811 times:

VN started recently deploying their A321 on the NHA-HAN/SGN routes. Some flights are still on the A320 which don't offer business class.

Last April i flew HAN-NHA-HAN and on the return leg i got a seat in the BC section of this A321. Seating is 2-2, service was the same as in Y on the inbound leg. (snack box with a sandwich and a can of water). I suspect there were no paying BC travellers and that they sold the entire plane for Y fares.

For you questions.
1. 3,5 hour should be fine. Most of times VN is delayed 5 to max. 60 minutes. The worst delay i ever had was 1,5 hour on a SGN-HAN flight due to a mechanical problem. You continue to NRT on VN or a codeshare partner?

2. I would not take BC on the 30 minutes NHA-SGN leg. Have not seen a lounge at NHA and the VN A321 has a very good pitch in Y.

Have fun in Nha Trang, nice city and beautiful beach.

Henkybaby From Netherlands, joined May 2008, 331 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (3 months 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 804 times:

Quoting VN777 (Reply 2):

Thanks! That is reassuring.

No, no codeshare. I am transferring to JAL, but I have carry-on luggage only. Smile

I will follow your advise and book in Y.

Wherever you go, there you are!

Tennis69 From Vietnam, joined Apr 2007, 181 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (3 months 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 777 times:

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I have flown on VN 13 times this year and I have only had minor delays of minutes each. BC is not offered on any of the flights that I have taken so can't comment.

Have fun and enjoy the beautiful FA's.

Goldorak From France, joined Sep 2006, 881 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (3 months 4 days ago) and read 731 times:

I took 3 domestic flights last year on VN and 1 was delayed by 3 hrs and the 2 others were almost on time (10-15 min delayed). But you should be fine with a 3.5 hrs connection time. Note that you'll have to change terlinal at SGN. NHA-SGN will arrive at the old terminal while your international flight will depart from the brand new terminal. About lounges, nothing exceptional to remember about (I've been to VN lounge in HAN & SGN) but it's always better than the regular waiting lounges of the small Vietnamese airports which are pretty bad. The new terminal at SGN was not opened yet when I was there last year but a friend of mine told ne it was vey nice.

AF great fan & flying blue platinum

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