The national flag carrier Viet Nam Airlines received the country’s “Excellent Airline” award at the International Travel Expo Ho Chi Minh City (ITE HCMC) 2015, which is currently underway in the southern city from September 10-12.

It is the 11^th consecutive year Viet Nam Airlines has joined the event as the official carrier, sponsoring discounted air fares for international customers and organising Viet Nam tourism promotion programmes.

The carrier was recently named among the Top 10 Most Improved Airlines by the UK-based airline review organisation Skytrax.

This is part of the Skytrax World Airline Awards, the result of a survey conducted from September 2014 to May 2015 with the participation of 18.89 million passengers around the globe and announced at the Paris Air Show 2015 on June 16.

The award for the world's most improved airline represents the highest changes in ratings amongst the airlines featured in the awards.

In addition, Viet Nam Airlines also jumped three steps to take 55^th place in the list of the world’s 100 best airlines for 2015.

(Source: VNA)