The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on September 29 that a
number of flights between Vietnam and France was cancelled in this
month, affecting about 1,400 passenger of the airline due to the ongoing
Air France pilot strike.
The cancelled flights were those
connecting Ho Chi Minh City with Paris under a codeshare agreement
between the two carrier agencies.
Specifically, four flights
from Paris to HCM City were cancelled on September 16, 18, 25 and 27 and
six others from HCM City to Paris on September 17, 19, 22, 26, 28 and
29.
In addition, one flight from HCM City to Paris was
delayed for 24 hours on September 21. Many other passengers on codeshare
flights from Paris to Europe have also been affected.
Vietnam Airlines has taken flexible measures to ensure the travel of its passengers.
The pilots of Air France began their strike on September 15.-VNA