Hanoi, May 2 -- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has launched a new direct flight route connecting Hanoi with Bengaluru - India's leading tech hub, with four weekly round-trip flights.

Starting May 7, the airline will also connect Hanoi to Hyderabad, another key Indian tech centre, with three weekly round-trips. Both routes use Airbus A321 aircraft.

The inaugural flight, VN983, took off from Hanoi on May 1 with over 130 passengers and landed in Bengaluru the same day. The return leg, VN982, departed Bengaluru that night carrying more than 160 passengers, touching down in Hanoi at 5:25 am on May 2.

With these additions, Vietnam Airlines now serves four major Indian cities - New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad - through six...