Review of Vietnam Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang in Economy

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VN - Vietnam Airlines

Flight taken on 28 December 2014
VN106
08:00 01h 20m 09:20
Model Airbus A321
Class Economy
Seat 17A
michealjo
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Hi! Today I will tell you about my trip to Da Nang and Hue - 2 well-known cities in the Central of Vietnam.
I was in Tan Son Nhat Airport at 7 AM yesterday.
Some first photos were taken outside the airport in the morning.


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Tan Son Nhat Airport was so empty


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Tan Son Nhat Airport has been changing a lot from the Hall to all of the things in the airport


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This elevator is used for pregnant women, children, disabled and old guests


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We checked-in at the counter for all of the flight to Hai Phong, Ha Noi and Da Nang


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All of the counters in my side were emptier than the counters in the opposite


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Here is my passport and boarding pass


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After checking-in and passing the custom counter, we went to the waiting area.
From the waiting area, I took some photos of some aircrafts that parked in the ramp:
A Vietnam Airlines's Airbus A321 was preparing for flight VN 244 to Hanoi


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An UTAir's Boeing 757 was parking without preparation for any flight. I thought it would have been here for days. And a Boeing 747F of Korean Air Cargo was being prepared as well


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At 8 AM, we were called to boarding.
I had to wait for my parents who were in the…restrooms so we were the last passenger boarding


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We didn't boarding by bridge, we did it by bus
The way to the bus


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I also took some photos of more aircrafts:
This Vietnam Airlines's Boeing 777 was being prepared for a flight to Hanoi at 9 PM


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A couple of Vietnam Airlines's Airbus A321


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We went to the aircraft with this bus. The bus is used for Business Class/Sky priority passengers.


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Another Vietnam Airlines's Airbus A321 was parking far away from the terminal


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This is the other side of the aircraft just mentioned above


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And there it was!! Our plane! A new Airbus A321 with regis. No: VN-A397


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The business class zone


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Our seats


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Heritage magazines


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And Heritage Fashion


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Safety card


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And then we moved!!! Some photos taken when I sat in the aircraft before we took off.



The tower of Tan Son Nhat Airport


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When our plane was taxiing, I saw a Vietnam Airlines's Airbus A321 being pushbacked


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Then we stopped to wait for that Vietjet Air landing


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We took off in runway 07L



The window was so dusty, so I had to clean it


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When the aircraft was at 8000 feet, a flight attendant gave me a bottle of water


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I was so disappointed about the Vietnam Airlines's service: 2 years ago, in all of the flights to DAD, we were given a bottle of water and something to eat. But now, they just gave us a bottle of water.
Some photos in the plane


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Emergency door in the plane


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When we were at 9000 feet, the aircraft made a left turn and I saw an oil refinery but I didn't know what refinery it is.


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When we approached Da Nang City, it was raining.


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Some photos when we approached Da Nang and when we landed at Da Nang International Airport



We landed in runway 35R. Then we taxied to the terminal. Before we parked in the gate, I saw an Vietjet Air's Airbus A320 took off to fly to Hanoi.


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Some photos on the left of our aircraft (when we arrived):


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On the right:


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The terminal


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There is a Christmas tree in the center of the Arrival Hall


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Some more photos about this airport



After getting the luggage out, we caught a taxi to hotel


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Han River Bridge


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And here is our hotel!!! A La Carte hotel. It is located in the corner of Duong Dinh Nghe & Vo Nguyen Giap Street.


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Some photos of this hotel


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The hotel rates


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We are staying in room 2101
Some photos about our room


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The view from our room


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It was raining so we had to stay in hotel for the whole morning. And at 12 PM, we caught a taxi to a restaurant for lunch. We had lunch with 'Spring rolls with pork' in Mau Restaurant


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Some photos of Da Nang City on the way back to our hotel after lunch


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Dragon Bridge


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At 6 PM, I came to the pool in the highest floor of the hotel, 23rd floor
It is said that this pool is the highest pool in Vietnam


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The view of My Khe Beach and some hotels


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Because it was so cold (19 oC), so I just took some photos and then went back to our room. We were going for the dinner with pancake in Ba Duong Restaurant
We travelled by motorbikes (we rented from this morning)


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It was raining so I couldn't took lots of photos
And here is the restaurant we ate


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OK, this is the end of the 1st day of the journey and the end of the report. See you in my report for flight VN 1379 for HUI-SGN in 2nd Jan 2015.

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Product ratings

Airline

Vietnam Airlines 5.6

  • Cabin5.0 / 10
  • Cabin crew7.5 / 10
  • Entertainment/wifi7.0 / 10
  • Meal/catering3.0 / 10
Departure airport

Ho Chi Minh City - SGN6.6

  • Efficiency6.5 / 10
  • Access7.0 / 10
  • Services6.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness7.0 / 10
Arrival Airport

Da Nang - DAD9.5

  • Efficiency10.0 / 10
  • Access8.0 / 10
  • Services10.0 / 10
  • Cleanliness10.0 / 10

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Comments (8)

  • Thank you for sharing this First report! I'm half Viet so it's always good to see reports in Vietnam! So it looks like not just western airlines are cutting back on service and amenities. Nevertheless the cabin seems quite nice and comfortable. If I were you I would blur out your family name, ticket number and other personal information as this is a public website and anyone can see that information and potentially go into your reservation and see information, could lead to identity theft. You never know...better safe than sorry! Otherwise, good job on your first report with lots of good pics and detail. Too bad you have bad weather during your stay in Danang. Looking forward to more report.

    Welcome to Flight-Report!

    KevinDC

    Community Manager

    • The flight is just one hour so no meal service for economy class. But in business class, passengers will be served light meal (usually canapes). :D But I agree that many airlines cut meal services for short-haul flights. I remember 20 years ago when I flew from Nha Trang (NHA) to Hanoi (HAN) on ATR-72, full meal was served (cold cut, salad, dessert, coffee and tea).

  • Welcome and thank you for sharing this nice first report.

    As KevinDC has suggested, it would be wise to avoid posting too much confidential information, especially your passport and frequent flyer number.

    Vietnam is a fascinating country that I hope to visit in the future.

  • & Kevin DC: Hi! I showed my name in the passport because I wanted to present my name to everybody. But I will blur out my name. Thanks.

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    & Jetsetpanda: Thanks very much. As I told, I will blur out my name. Welcome & See you in Vietnam. When you come to Vietnam, just send an email to me! My email: [email protected]

    • Thank you for your kind offer. I hope to see more of your reports in the future. Always keep your personal information safe and discreet. A very long time ago I was a victim of stolen information and someone had a party with my credit card.

  • Thanks for sharing your first FR and welcome aboard

    It's a good and comprehensive report

    Nice tourist bonus too

    See you soon for your inbound flight

  • Very nice report, Khôi. I agree that you should blur your name! Hope to read more of your reports. Nh? làm m? tên m'i lúc m'i n'i nhé!

  • Thanks very much. C'm ?n anh

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