Photos: inside Vietnam Airlines' Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
By David Flynn, February 10 2015
Vietnam Airlines has pulled back the curtain on its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, the first of which will begin flying later this year alongside the Airbus A350.
The SkyTeam alliance member will add eight of the next-gen jets to its fleet, with London tipped for the first international flights from mid-year.
(Despite what this promotional photo suggests, Boeing 787 flights into outer space are not yet scheduled.)
The seatmap reveals a standard three-class layout with no surprises.
Business class on Vietnam Airlines' Boeing 787-9 is certainly a safe bet, with 28 of the popular Zodiac Cirrus seat which are also used by Cathay Pacific, American Airlines and Air France.
That means direct aisle access for every passenger, a pleasing mix of open design and per-passenger privacy, plenty of legroom and space for your carry-on kit plus a long fully flat bed.
There are 35 premium economy seats arranged in a 2-3-2 layout.
Down the back of the bus, the economy cabin adopts a common 3-3-3 layout.
Also read: Inside Vietnam Airlines' Airbus A350
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David Flynn is the Editor-in-Chief of Executive Traveller and a bit of a travel tragic with a weakness for good coffee, shopping and lychee martinis.
09 Nov 2011
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It's fantastic to see Vietnam Airlines going from strength to strength. I am actually tempted now to try their product.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
17 Aug 2012
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Those PY seats look like ScootBiz.
Lufthansa - Miles & More
29 Jul 2014
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And JQ and TOM of the UK there the standard catalogue model I belive
13 Sep 2013
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I love VNA and it's great to see them investing in a great new product.
Once Vietnam sorts out some sort of a 'transit visa' along the same lines as China, VNA will could really become an important player between Aus and Asia/Europe
14 Feb 2012
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Vietnam Airlines business to Europe is very reasonable too, $4,800 flexi and about $3,800 saver. It'll probably go up once the 787/A350s are flying though.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
10 May 2014
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Their catering and drinks are horrible, good to see an improvement in the hard product.
31 Jan 2013
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VN have always offered excellent fares. Now they'll have a product to match. How sad that VN can manage a fleet of 777s, 787s and A350s and QF has nothing but A330s that are too short range, A380s that are too big and 747s that are getting very old.
Qantas - Qantas Frequent Flyer
13 Jul 2012
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Are they flying them yet?
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