Vietnam's new airline aims to make local island as popular as Bali, Phuket

Sun PhuQuoc Airways plans 20-aircraft fleet by 2026 and 100 planes by 2030

Sun PhuQuoc Airways will operate at least six Airbus A321 narrow-body planes by the end of 2025, and aims to have a fleet of 20 aircraft by the end of 2026. (Sun PhuQuoc Airways)

MAI NGUYEN and YUJI NITTA

October 15, 2025 07:00 JST

HANOI -- Vietnamese conglomerate Sun Group launched a full-service airline on Wednesday, betting on the growth potential of domestic tourist island Phu Quoc to become a destination like Indonesia's Bali or Thailand's Phuket.