VietJet Air

About VietJet Air

Vietjet Aviation JSC (Vietnamese: CTCP Hàng không Vietjet), operating as VietJet Air, is a Vietnamese low-cost airline based in Hanoi. It was the first privately owned airline to be established in Vietnam, being granted its initial approval to operate by the Vietnamese Ministry of Finance in November 2007. As of its launch in December 2011, it became the second private airline to offer domestic service in Vietnam, as well as the fifth airline overall to offer civil domestic flights. VietJet Air is owned by Sovico Holdings, HDBank, other organisational investors, and individual stakeholders.
Originally planned to be AirAsia's franchise in Vietnam, the carrier's launch was beset by long delays attributed to various causes, such as the Great Recession and regulatory issues as well as other disputes that resulted in the withdrawal of AirAsia, making VietJet an independent business.