The southern office of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on February 3 announced airfare discounts on many international flights until March 3.

The special offer will be applied to flights from Ho Chi Minh City to cities in Europe, Japan and the Republic of Korea.

Flying to Europe , passengers now pay USD699, 46 percent less than the normal airfare.

A single airfare on the HCM City-Moscow route is discounted by 39 percent to just USD700.

For Asian destinations, Vietnam Airlines offers a price of USD480, or 36 percent off, on the HCM City-Tokyo ( Japan ) route; USD530, or 30 percent off, on the HCM City-Osaka/Fukuoka/Nagoya ( Japan ) route; and USD449, or 18 percent off, on the HCM City-Pusan/Seoul ( Republic of Korea ) route.

Currently, the national flag carrier is operating 25 flights per week from Vietnam to Europe (including the UK, France and Germany), 7 flights per week from Vietnam to Russia, 25 flights per week from ietnam to Japan and 14 flights per week from HCM City to the Republic of Korea.