Vietnam Airlines has begun direct flights to the United States since November 2021. Lotusmiles members enjoy the following incentives and benefits when taking the flights operated by Vietnam Airlines:
Incentives: Lotusmiles members can enjoy service incentives according to their membership tier, such as check-in at SkyPriority counters, free extra baggage, priority on choosing seats on the plane, or access to Lotus lounge etc. Please refer to details of the services on offer here.
Mile Accumulation: Lotusmiles members will earn miles on all ticket booking classes for flights operated by Vietnam Airlines. Please refer to the accrual rates for each booking class here.
Award Redemption
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Mileage deduction for award tickets on the Vietnam – U.S. route (Miles/flight segment) |
| Low season | High season | ||||
| Economy | Premium Economy | Business | Economy | Premium Economy | Business |
| 50,000 | 90,000 | 150,000 | 60,000 | 110,000 | 180,000 |
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Upgrade award tickets (Miles/flight segment) |
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Economy (Y/B/M/S) to Business |
Economy |
Premium Economy (W/Z/ U) to Business |
Economy (Y/B/M/S) to Premium Economy |
Economy (H/K/L/Q/N/R) to Premium Economy |
| 90,000 | 110,000 | 70,000 | 25,000 | 45,000 |
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Luggage award (piece): 18,000 miles/piece. |
The Ho Chi Minh City – San Fransisco direct route has important strategic significance, establishing a trade bridge between Vietnam and the United States. On the other hand, with the opening of the route, Vietnam Airlines has raised its stance to be among major regional airlines.