BACKGROUND Vietnam Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in 2015, and now has 11 in the fleet, along with four B787-10s. The three-class configuration offers 28 seats in business class, 35 in premium economy and 211 in economy.
Vietnam Airlines is part of SkyTeam alliance. Members can book, earn and redeem miles earned with any carrier across the network.
CHECK-IN I arrived at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport at 2238 for flight VN51, at 0005, to London. I checked in online. Arrivals is on ground level, and departures is not well signposted - you need to go up two escalators.
Vietnam Airlines check-in counters are in C/D, with dedicated Sky Priority and business class lanes. It was all very quiet when I got there but I still used the priority lane to check in my bag. The staff member
