National flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has returned to daily flight frequencies from London Heathrow to Vietnam this winter, with daily nonstop services to Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City resuming on 28 October 2024. The APEX five star-rated airline will operate four flights per week to Hanoi and three per week to Ho Chi Minh City, all on next-gen Boeing B787-9 Dreamliners.
Vietnam Airlines offers the UK’s only nonstop flights to Vietnam, operating from Heathrow Terminal 4. The flights are carefully scheduled to offer convenient overnight journeys in both directions, with onward connections via Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to multiple destinations throughout Vietnam, Asia, and Australasia, including Cambodia, Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, China, South Korea, Japan, and Australia. Effective from 28 October, the Winter 2024/25 schedule is as follows:
Flight Number Depart Arrive Frequency
VN50 Heathrow 1100hrs Ho Chi Minh 0605 (next day) Mon/Thurs/Sat
VN51 Ho Chi Minh 0015hrs Heathrow 0715hrs Mon/Thurs/Sat
VN56 Heathrow 1100hrs Hanoi 0520 (next day) Tues/Weds/Fri/Sun
VN55 Hanoi 00400hrs Heathrow 0715hrs Tues/Weds/Fri/Sun
Return economy fares from London Heathrow start from GBP748 per person, including taxes/surcharges. Members of Vietnam Airlines’ Lotusmiles loyalty programme benefit from discounts of up to five per cent off flight tickets, as well as tailored offers, experiences, privileges and incentives. New members registering here before 31 December 2024 will also receive 1,000 bonus miles.
