Vietnam Airlines' A350 makes international debut

Vietnam Airlines has started deploying the Airbus A350-900 aircraft internationally.

The type’s first international flight for the carrier was on the Hanoi-Paris route, which departed on 30 September, says the SkyTeam alliance member.

FlightRadar24 showed that the aircraft assigned to operate the first flight bears the registration VN-A887. It is estimated to land in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport on 1 October at 06.35 local time.

After Paris, the airline will also deploy the A350 on services between Hanoi and Seoul Incheon, it adds.

Flightglobal’s Fleets Analyzer shows that Vietnam Airlines has two Airbus A350-900s in service. It has 12 more on order.