Vietjet has won the Gold Award 2015 by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) on September 8th 2015, in India. The award highlights Vietjet’s innovative and meaningful campaigns, which massively inspires and contributes to the tourism development in the Asia-Pacific region. Outperforming 269 entries from 83 travel and tourism organizations worldwide, Vietjet becomes the first ever prize winner in Vietnam.
Vietjet’s Vice Director for Commerce Jay L Lingeswara (C) receives the award.
PATA Gold Award is an annually reputable prize in tourism over the world. Since its foundation in 1951, PATA has been contributing significantly to regional tourism. As a non-profit organization, PATA has carried out important researches and hosted many impressive events and meetings for its members including 87 governmental agencies, 24 international carriers, airports and sea-freighters, and 59 educational institutions in Asia – Pacific region.
Among its 36 Gold Awards, PATA will present up to four Grand Awards for best of show entries in the following broad categories: Environment, Education and Training, Heritage and Culture and Marketing Campaign.
“We are very proud to be the first airline in Vietnam to win this reputable award. This reflects the support and love which our passengers give to Vietjet for our non-stop improving services”, said Jay L Lingeswara – Vietjet’s Vice Director of Commerce. “During recent years, Vietjet has implemented many meaningful campaigns which offered millions of economical flying opportunities for Vietnamese and many other foreigners.”
Vietjet is the first airline in Vietnam to operate as a new-age airline. The airline also recently won IOSA Certification from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after just over three years of operations.
Currently, the airline boasts a fleet of 26 aircraft, including A320s and A321s, and operates 180 flights each day. It has already opened 33 routes in Vietnam and across the region to international destinations such as Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, China and Myanmar. It has carried more than 13 million passengers to date.
Looking ahead, the airline plans to continuously expand its network across the region. To prepare for this plan, Vietjet has signed agreements with the world’s leading aircraft-manufacturers to purchase more brand-new and modern aircraft.
Chung Anh
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