Vietnamese Carriers Test Routes Over Cambodia

YouTube · Post by **General Mackevili** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:43 am

wo Vietnamese airlines have reportedly commenced flight simulations of routes over Cambodian airspace in an effort to cut travel time between that country’s two major cities of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.

Vietnamese media reported yesterday that both Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air had on Friday commenced flight simulations of the new paths, dubbed the “golden air route”, with Boeing 777, Airbus A321 and A320 simulators.

The two carriers have until Wednesday to conduct the simulations over the south of Laos and the northwestern corner of Cambodia, before aviation authorities in all three countries decide whether to allow the new route, according to Vietnamese news site tuoitrenews.vn.

Chhun Sivorn, director of air navigation at the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation in Cambodia (SSCA), said the airlines’ proposal to fly across Cambodian airspace was warranted.

“The Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority requested us to facilitate Vietnamese airlines to fly their domestic flights. Currently, those airlines fly over their own territory rather than through Laos and Cambodia, and it takes a very long time,” Sivorn said.

In July, Vietnamese Transport Minister Dinh La Thang called on both the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and Cambodia’s SSCA to discuss allowing the new flight routes.

According to the minister, the Vietnamese airlines stand to save $300 million in fuel per year if...

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Pizzalover · Post by **Pizzalover** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 1:00 pm

sounds like the follow the European example which makes sense both in terms of economics and for the environment as this might save fuel.

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 4:44 pm

Pizzalover wrote:sounds like the follow the European example which makes sense both in terms of economics and for the environment as this might save fuel.

That's the rationale for flying over the Ukraine, isn't it?

Pizzalover · Post by **Pizzalover** » Sat Sep 06, 2014 3:24 pm

yes but of course also no

I was thinking more about western Europe where air traffic control is no longer necessarily following national boundaries. Zurich for instance covers parts of Southern Germany as that's how many planes approach the airport.

I remember flying from the US to BKK all the way around Vietnam and then back north. That was about 10 yrs ago. Much better now. Unfortunately, this region is not bastion of democracy and human rights/justice which also impacts the economy and living standards.