Vietnam Airlines has revealed that it will commence services to Perth, Australia, on December 7 with a three times weekly service to Ho Chi Minh City.

AirlineRatings.com broke the news earlier this month that both Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet would start services to Perth.

The flights will be operated by Boeing 787-9s and will be in direct competition with Vietjet which will operate a 230-seat Airbus A321neo aircraft from Ho Chi Minh City starting on November 21.

Vietnam Airlines will operate into Perth on Monday, Thursday and Saturday arriving at 11.05 pm and will depart the following morning at 12.50 am.

The airline’s 787-9s are configured for 28 business, 25 premium economy and 211 economy seats.

While the flights are loaded into the reservations system the flights are not yet on sale.

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