Vietnam Air Services Company

Regional airline of Vietnam

Công ty bay Dịch vụ Hàng không

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
0V	VFC	VASCO AIR

Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)Hubs

Focus citiesCon DaoFrequent-flyer programLotusmilesFleet size6Destinations10Parent companyVietnam AirlinesHeadquartersHo Chi Minh City, VietnamKey peopleBui Ngoc HoangWebsitewww.vasco.com.vn

The Vietnam Air Services Company (Vietnamese: Công ty Bay Dịch vụ Hàng không, lit. 'Aviation Service Flying Company'), operating as its acronym VASCO, is an airline headquartered in Tân Bình district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.^[1] A fully owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, it mainly operates regional scheduled flights on behalf of Vietnam Airlines. It also conducts charter flights, medical evacuations, SAR operations, oil platforms flights, and other aviation services.^[2]

VASCO was established by government directive in 1987, and was originally a part of Vietnam Airlines, the national carrier.^[2] It began scheduled passenger flights independently of Vietnam Airlines in 2004,^[3] and approval has been given for it to be partially privatized.^[4] It has been reported that Vietnam Airlines wishes to use VASCO as a basis for a low-cost carrier, established in conjunction with foreign partners.^[4]^[5]

Destinations

As of 2024, VASCO currently flies to ten destinations in Vietnam.^[6]

Country	City	Airport	Notes
Vietnam	Cà Mau	Ca Mau Airport
	Cần Thơ	Can Tho International Airport
	Côn Đảo	Con Dao Airport	Focus city
	Ho Chi Minh City	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Hub
	Phu Quoc	Phu Quoc International Airport
	Rạch Giá	Rach Gia Airport

Fleet

As of April 2024, VASCO fleet consists of the following aircraft :^[7]

**VASCO fleet**
Aircraft	Total	Order	Passengers	Notes
ATR-72-500	5	0	68	Transferred from Vietnam Airlines

Former fleets

Here are the list of fleets formerly operated by VASCO.

Restructuring and rebranding

It is believed^[when?] that Vietnam Airlines, VASCO's parent company, wants to change the airline into a low-cost model, therefore changing VASCO's operational name to Viet Air. It is also believed that the airline would be serving domestic flights within Vietnam to destinations that are low-yielding as well as competing head on with Jetstar Pacific and VietJet Air. Vietnam Airlines would add more aircraft to VASCO's fleet if the plans are materialized.

In April, 2016, Vietnam Airlines announced the establishment of the new VNĐ300 billion (US$13.4 million) airline in the previous month, based on the restructuring of its subsidiary, VASCO, to a new brand: SkyViet.^[8] However, in 2017, the plan was ultimately cancelled due to the requests from the stakeholders.^[9]

References

^ "Home Archived 2005-02-05 at the Wayback Machine." Vietnam Air Services Company. Retrieved on December 21, 2010. "Copyright by VIETNAM AIR SERVICES CO(VASCO) B114 Bạch Đằng St,Ward 2, Tan Binh Dist, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam"
^ ^a ^b "VASCO website: About Us". Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
^ "Vietnam Airlines' revenue takes off". Viet Nam News. 17 July 2004.
^ ^a ^b "Vietnamese government approves country's first privately owned airline". Forbes. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009.
^ "2007: Vietnam's aviation industry will renew itself". Vietnam Economic Times. 1 November 2007. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
^ "Điểm đến - CÔNG TY BAY DỊCH VỤ HÀNG KHÔNG (VASCO)" (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-08-17.
^ "Vietnam Airlines issues regional jet lease RfP". ch aviation. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
^ "VASCO to be renamed SkyViet". VietnamNews. Retrieved 2016-05-19.
^ "SkyViet flight meets untimely end - News VietNamNet". english.vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 2020-11-18.