Has Vietnam Air started flying the A350 yet?
May 7, 2016, 6:50 am
#1
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Has Vietnam Air started flying the A350 yet?
I'm excited to be booked on Viet's A350 PVG-SGN next week! But I've not seen any news about the aircraft actually entering into service yet.
Anyone flown it? (Or even seen it?)
Anyone flown it? (Or even seen it?)
May 7, 2016, 7:16 am
#2
Join Date: Mar 2014
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A quick google search reveals that at least the first one was delivered already in mid 2015, and they have at least 2 now.
Just a single reference:
http://www.a350xwb.com/delivery/vietnam-airlines/
One has the registration number: VN-A887.
Just a single reference:
http://www.a350xwb.com/delivery/vietnam-airlines/
One has the registration number: VN-A887.
May 8, 2016, 8:39 am
#5
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: FRA/SGN
Programs: VN (PLA/Elite+)
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May 22, 2016, 6:23 am
#6
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Well...word to the wise:
Don't book a Vietnam Airlines flight with a particular aircraft in mind.
The A-350 never materialized on either flight. The flight attendant said that the airline assigns aircraft based on the number of tickets sold the previous week. Ended up on a very old and tattered A320 on PVG-SGN, and an A330 SGN-PVG.
I did get to actually see an A350, parked next to a 787.
Never got any closer than that.
Don't book a Vietnam Airlines flight with a particular aircraft in mind.
The A-350 never materialized on either flight. The flight attendant said that the airline assigns aircraft based on the number of tickets sold the previous week. Ended up on a very old and tattered A320 on PVG-SGN, and an A330 SGN-PVG.
I did get to actually see an A350, parked next to a 787.
Never got any closer than that.
Jun 6, 2017, 5:41 am
#9
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ATL
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VN's A350 was a very nice ride. Spacious J cabin with 1-2-1 staggered seating very similar to Asiana's A380 and some other newer J hard products. Nice side table/shelf for storage, good video monitor, airy space with no bins above the center section, big lav with nice fixtures, comfy seat and good bed (though a tiny bit short for me, a six-foot guy who doesn't normally find J seats like this short).
For those of you who happen to fly this on routes to Incheon from SGN/HAN overnight, be aware that VN serves supper after takeoff but no breakfast before landing-- an order of service unlike what Korean Air does on the same and similar routes.
For those of you who happen to fly this on routes to Incheon from SGN/HAN overnight, be aware that VN serves supper after takeoff but no breakfast before landing-- an order of service unlike what Korean Air does on the same and similar routes.
Jun 10, 2017, 8:26 am
#11
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No issues with equipment swaps as far as I saw last Sunday night. Departures from Saigon Sunday night seemed fine. Two A350's arrived at Incheon Monday morning as planned from Saigon and Hanoi.