Bamboo airways launches Vietnam and US nonstop flights, first ever

[Viet]

Upstart Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways will launch nonstop service to the US in September, and may become the first airline ever to do so commercially.

Bamboo Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Duc Huy Nguyen/Shutterstock

• Bamboo Airways could become the first Vietnamese carrier to operate nonstop commercial service between Vietnam and the US after receiving approval from the US Transportation Security Administration.
• Service between Hanoi and Da Nang in Vietnam to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle in the US will begin on September 23, according to local media reports.
• The airline will run the routes using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in a three-class configuration

On Tuesday, Vietnamese media outlet VnExpress reported Bamboo has received clearance from the US Transportation Security Administration to operate 12 roundtrip test flights to the US from September to November. The demonstration flights will begin on September 23.

Bamboo did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on the new flights.

The airline is the second Vietnamese carrier to receive such clearance, but Bamboo's US service will start before Vietnam Airlines' planned flights which are set to begin in October.

VnExpress reported Bamboo's routes will operate from Hanoi and Da Nang in Vietnam to San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle in the US. According to its DOT application, the airline will use the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, one of the few aircraft that can handle the long hop across the Pacific Ocean.

Coinciding with the launch, the airline has plans to sign memorandums with San Francisco and Los Angeles airports and is in the process of establishing a representative office in the US, according to VnExpress.

In May 2021, Bamboo announced it acquired slots to fly direct from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco and Los Angeles beginning September 1, making it the first Vietnamese airline to secure nonstop airport slots in the US. Bamboo is a relatively new airline, starting its first flights in 2019.

Bamboo's clearance from the TSA is a major step forward in receiving final approval from the FAA, which only established Vietnam as a Category 1country in 2019. According to the FAA, the rating means the country meets international standards for operations and airworthiness and Vietnamese airlines can operate flights to the US.

Bamboo Airway starts nonstop Vietnam and US flights, first ever

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways will launch nonstop flights to the US this month, and could become the first airline to do so commercially.

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[KAL-EL]

I like the name of the airline.

 

[Viet]

Making history

Bamboo is ready to take off to San Francisco.

the first ever Vietnam/US nonstop direct flight

 

[ZorLence]

Are those flights still available? I want to visit my grandpa soon, and that would be nice to have a direct flight from Hanoi to San Francisco.
Also, are there business class flights 40 %? I don’t like economy class seats with screaming children and smelly men. I would prefer to pay a little more and be more comfortable. I am also quite tall and could use some extra leg space because the flight is not short, and my knees hurt every time I fly somewhere.
So, if you know how I can get cheaper round-trip tickets, please, let me know in the DM!

 

[FrankHeine]

That would be great! I'm just thinking about where to go on vacation.

 

[FrankHeine]

That would be wonderful! I'm just thinking about where to go on vacation. So I decided to read more about what great deals on airline tickets are available. And I found a lot of great deals on business class flights. Which was very interesting.

 

[unitedbronx]

I would really love to travel to Vietnam. Actually, I nearly did. But the thing is that at first the pandemic happened and the country was closed for tourism. And now I moved to the UK so it became quite distant.