Vietjet Air launched its Hanoi–Almaty–Prague service on October 10.
The airline operates two round trips per week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, using Airbus A330-300 aircraft. Flight time is 15 hours and 30 minutes from Hanoi and 14 hours and 25 minutes from Prague. Travel between Hanoi and Almaty alone is not available.
Kazakh authorities granted permission in March for the service to operate using fifth-freedom traffic rights. The Czech Republic is home to a large Vietnamese community.
Travelers from Japan can use the service via Hanoi, combining it with routes connecting Hanoi with Tokyo/Haneda, Tokyo/Narita, Shizuoka, Nagoya/Chubu, Osaka/Kansai, Hiroshima, and Fukuoka.
■Schedule VJ031 Hanoi (08:25) – Almaty (12:50/14:20) – Prague (18:55) / Tuesday and Saturday VJ032 Prague (20:55) – Almaty (06:40+1/08:10+1) – Hanoi (16:20+1) / Tuesday and Saturday
