BACKGROUND Vietnam Airlines received its first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner in 2015, and now has 11 in the fleet, along with four Boeing 787-10s. The three-class configuration offers 28 seats in business, 35 in premium economy and 211 in economy. Vietnam Airlines is part of the SkyTeam alliance.
I arrived at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International airport at 2238 for flight VN51 to London at 0005.