Daily flights to Sydney and Melbourne. Vietnam Airlines also has three flights a week from Hanoi to Sydney and Melbourne.While trumpets do not sound and no angels appear from the heavens as we approach check-in for our first business-class flight, everything else proceeds just as imagined. The late-afternoon queue is, well, there isn’t one, and we’re swiftly ushered to an equally empty business security line.
There’s an adjustable armrest, personal reading light, magazine rack, coat hook, fold-out table, water bottle holder, a ledge with a pillow and a triangular storage area deep enough to hold a phone, a book and glasses. On a side panel is a USB port, universal power plug, seat/bed control buttons, and a removable remote control with call button. A footrest offers slippers and the all-important mattress topper.
The salad and fish are enjoyable if a bit bland, but this is offset by the novelty of a tablecloth, proper cutlery, salt and pepper shakers and a choice of bread. I decline a ″Beloved Hue″ signature cocktail and opt for another sparkling wine. Dessert is a tasty banana cake. The breakfast menu offers noodle soup, congee or, my pick, a frittata and fried potatoes with a slightly odd accompaniment of a beef patty.1.47 tonnes.
This may not be the Rolls-Royce of business class flights, but it delivers in providing a truly restful overnight flight with all the little luxuries for a very reasonable price.The writer travelled as a guest of Vietnam Airlines and Vietnam Vacation Group.