VietJet poised to outfly JetStar to become largest Vietnamese budget airline


Skift Take

In the case of Vietnamese budget airlines, quantity outweighs quality. Despite JetStar’s five-year headstart, its recent focus on fleet renewal slowed operations as VietJet surged ahead with plans to expand routes.

VietJet Air has announced a major network expansion that will make it Vietnam’s largest low-cost carrier, overtaking Jetstar Pacific, by the end of 2012. VietJet is also poised to beat rival Jetstar Pacific in becoming the first Vietnamese LCC to operate international service