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- 22.05.2023 07:54:00
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"Turkmenistan Airlines" will operate flights on the opened first cargo route between the UK and Vietnam in transit through Turkmenistan.
The launch of the new route was announced on May 19 by TT Meridian, an international trade and logistics company specializing in servicing the UK and Vietnam markets, the Vietnam News Agency reported.
The company uses A330 aircraft with a payload capacity of 30 tons. From now on, weekly TT Meridian cargo flights, operated by the Turkmen air carrier, will depart from London Stansted Airport every Wednesday evening, then depart from Ashgabat International Airport on Thursday morning and arrive at Noi Bai Hanoi International Airport on Thursday afternoon - everywhere local time. The return flight is longer - it departs Hanoi on Thursday evening and arrives at Stansted Airport on Wednesday morning of the following week (journey time 5-6 days).
There have been reportedly several test flights along this route over the past few weeks.
source: Orient news