Review of Vietnam Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap in Economy

Hi everyone
This flight is part of the following itinerary:
CDG-DXB le 28 mars 2017 AF 662Not reported
DXB-CAN le 30 mars 2017 CZ 384 Not reported
CAN-HAN le 30 mars 2017 VN 507 Under construction
HAN-HUE le 8 avril 2017 VN 1547 Not reported
DAD-SGN le 13 avril 2017 VN 117 Not reported
SGN-REP le 15 avril 2017 VN 3825 by Cambodia Air Services It's here
REP-CAN le 19 avril 2017 CZ 3054 Under construction
CAN-DXB le 21 avril 2017 CZ 383: http://flight-report.com/fr/report/24597/China-Southern-383-Guangzhou-CAN-Dubai-DXB
DXB-CDG le 23 avril 2017 AF 655 Not reported
Frankly, this flight was rather pointless, but something unusual about that trip encouraged me to make a Flight report
At every stage of our Vietnam-Cambodia tour, our private chauffeur dropped us off at the airport; Than Son Nhat international terminal seems brand new and much larger and more modern than the domestic terminal which was probably the former unique airport building

Very hot outside so let's get inside, outside FIDS may be useful particularly at rush hours

Bright and cool inside

Yes, even buddhist monks travel

Check in is announced in K zone

Empty at that time

But getting busy soon

Yes it's here. We are first on line so quick and easy

Let's go! To the loo? No to the departure area

Not too many people

Fast and easy for emigration

It seems there is a long line for security check in the background

More and more people as we get closer to control, but always on the move

Just a short wait for everyone at last stage
Before entering a long winding line for security

But always on the move here as well and a lot of employees to make things easier and faster

Some views along the way

No liquid check but take off your shoes at security

Gaye 10 must be this way

Almost 1h and 1/2 till boarding, plenty of time

Getting down to ground level with large windows airside

Is that it?

Yes it is

VN aircraft being prepared for departure

Refueling QR

We wait, seated

After tea…

Clean place

Back to my seat to wave good bye to VN aircraft

QR still refueling

BR has just arrived

No doubt we are in asian pacific area

I did not expect that one! I considered The Airline of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but eventually selected Balkan Holidays while wondering what this "guy" was doing here. I'll understand later.

But it's now time to go

Bus transfer, very hot inside
Cambodia Air services has been turned into

…Small Planet Airlines!

It's a small world after all, isn't it? So here is a touch of Lithuania

Some westerners boarding with us

Lots of asian; aircraft will be full

A bit basic

Pitch is ok but could not be smaller

The only bonus on this flight: pushback 5 minutes under schedule
But after taxiing 100 meters or so, we stop; guys go round the aircraft; we here some noise, landing gear? door of luggage compartment?
FA or captain will give absolutely no information during the 30 minutes waiting time; eventually, the employees on ground take their bicycles (yes they had come with bikes) and ride back to the terminal and we go on taxiing; late in line so new long waiting time at runway
Take off, at last

Bye Bye Saigon; yes I prefer Saigon to Ho Chi Minh City, like many Vietnamese in private conversation

A rich library for entertainment on board
Catering = Nothing, not even a glass of water or a glucose sweet; I believe I have never seen that in 50 years of flying experience

Anyway we arrive at Siem Reap.
I had chosen Visa on line before departure; good choice; crowd is going to Visa on arrival area

For us it will be quick and easy, smiling and pleasant immigration officer

Then customs as a breeze

Then going thru the "wall" of tour operators staff waiting for their customers
Thanks for having read this report, I offer you a bonus:

Hue : pagoda of the Celestial Lady (not sure this is proper english name)

Hue: inside the citadel

Hue: a gate to the citadel

Hanoï: pagoda Tran Quoc

Paddy fields north of Hanoï

A traditional village house

Street life in Hanoï

Halong bay

Same under sunshine

Hello granny

Tribal zone: Hmong woman in the fields

Red Dao woman

Taking goats to the market

Nice shoes to walk in the paddy fields along steep hills

Mountain market; how about the butcher's. I promise it's not dog meat

Hmong woman at market
Sorry, someone said he would like some dog meat?
Just a second, it's on its way:

Trafic jam on the road close to Hoi An/Hue

Hoi An, the so called japanese bridge

Street restaurant like everywhere in Vietnam

On a sampan , following arroyos of Mekong delta, in mangrove swamps

The main Post office in Saigon and its famous iron cast ceiling
Let's finish with wonder of wonders:

Great temple of Angkor Wat, east side

But you may prefer west side at sunset
That's all folks! No need to say this was an amazing trip