Sharaf Travel has been appointed general sales agent in the UAE for Vietnam Airlines. 

The announcement follows a meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, between president and CEO of Vietnam Airlines Dr Pham Ngoc Minh and president of Sharaf Group Ibrahim Sharaf.

“We are delighted to appoint Sharaf Travel as our general sales agent in the UAE and look forward to operating our service, when possible to dynamic and exciting Dubai.” said Dr Minh. 

“It is a great honour for Sharaf Travel to represent Vietnam Airlines in the UAE.   I am confident that reinstatement of the Vietnam Airlines flights to Dubai will facilitate tourism and trade between the two countries and foster stronger relationships,” said Sharaf.

Vietnam Airlines currently operates flights to 41 international and 20 domestic destinations, with a fleet consisting of 49 passenger aircraft.  

The fleet includes 10 x B777-200ER, 10 x A320-20, 13 x A321-20 and the average age of aircraft in the fleet is 6.5 years. Vietnam Airlines have on order 16 x B787-8, five of these will be delivered in 2009 and with the remaining delivered by 2012.

Vietnam Airlines has signed an MoU for the order of 10 A350 XWBs and an additional 20 A321s.

Headquartered in Dubai, Sharaf Travel is the general sales agent for several other airlines including ANA, Delta, Finnair, LTU, South African Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Bangkok Airways, Condor, Hainan Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Icelandair, Virgin Nigeria, Afriqiyah Airways, Eritrean Airlines. – TradeArabia News Service