Boeing 787 Dreamliner welcomes new Cat Bi Airport terminal

A new generation Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, numbered VN-A861 of Vietnam Airlines, on May 12th has operated two flights from/to Cat Bi international airport in Hai Phong City to welcome the new passenger terminal construction.
The VN1182 flight from Ho Chi Minh City landed at Cai Bi Airport at 09h25, while the VN1183 flight took off from Cat Bi Airport at 10h45.
Vietnam Airlines CEO Pham Ngoc Minh said that by using Boeing 787 Dreamliner (a long-range, mid-size wide body, twin-engine jet airliner developed by US-based Boeing Commercial Airplanes) on the routes to Hai Phong City, the new 4 star full-services in Cat Bi Airport demonstrates the carrier’s capacity in developing its network of domestic and international air routes, thus fully meeting the increased demand from travelers.
Vietnam Airlines has been flying from/to the port and industrial city of Hai Phong since the 1990s. In the future, it is expected to open new routes to the locality, especially international ones, as well as using modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus 350-900 XWB aircraft.
Currently, Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific operate around 100 flights per week in Hai Phong, in which Vietnam Airlines owns three routes (Hai Phong - Ho Chi Minh city/Da Nang/Nha Trang, while Jetstar Pacific provides aviation services for two routes (Hai Phong - Ho Chi Minh city/Buon Me Thuot).
The city of Hai Phong, one of 28 provinces/cities coast, belongs to the Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific double-trademark to meet the travel demand for passengers in the Northern coastal area./..