Special service charges

Special Service Charges

Vietnam Airlines provides special services to satisfy our passenger’s needs at the lowest possible price:

Special Services

Charges

Oxygen for medical use on board (OXYG)(*)

For passengers using oxygen service on board

  • Fare: passengers pay the fare as a normal passenger.
  • Free baggage allowance: passengers get 2 times the free baggage allowance weight limit of their respective journey.

Charges for using oxygen service on board include:

  • Fee for using portable oxygen units on board 
  • + For Vietnam domestic sectors: VND 2,000,000 per one unit (net fare).

    + For international sectors: USD 200 per one unit.

  • Fee for the seat occupied by the portable oxygen unit: Equal to the highest applicable adult fare plus surcharges for each seat.

The escorts of passengers using OXYG pay the fare with free baggage allowance like normal passengers.

Stretcher service on board (STCR)

For passengers using stretcher service on board:

  • Fare: passengers pay the fare as a normal passenger.
  • Free baggage allowance: passengers get 6 times the free baggage allowance weight limit of their respective journey.

Charge of stretcher service: Equal to 6 times of the highest applicable adult fares plus surcharges.

The escorts of passengers using STCR pay fare with free baggage allowance like  normal passengers.

Oxygen and stretcher service on board (STCR/OXYG*)

For passengers using the oxygen and stretcher service on board:

  • Fare: passengers pay the fare as a normal passenger.
  • Free baggage allowance: passengers get 6 times the free baggage allowance weight limit of their respective journey.

Charge of oxygen and stretcher service:

  • The fee for using portable oxygen unit on board:
  • + For Vietnam domestic sectors: VND 2,000,000 per one unit (net fare).

    + For international sectors: USD 200 per one unit.

  • The rate for seat occupied by portable oxygen unit: Equal to the highest applicable adult fare plus surcharges for each seat.
  • The fee for seat occupied by stretcher: Equal to 6 times of the highest applicable adult fares plus surcharges

The escort of passengers using OXYG and STCR pay the fare with free baggage allowance like normal passengers.

Unaccompanied Minor/Young Passengers Travelling Alone (UM/YPTA)

UM/YPTA pay the fare for children/adult as normal passengers. 

UM/YPTA are charged VND 2,000,000 (net fare) for Vietnam domestic sectors or USD 100-300 for international sectors. 

Accompanying cabin crew charge (if any): Applicable adult fare on the same class of service of UM and appropriate surcharges.

Extra seat service (EXST)

Fare: passengers pay the fare as a normal passenger.

Free baggage allowance: passengers get 2 times the free baggage allowance weight limit of their respective journey.

EXST charge: equals 100% of the applicable adult fare plus surcharges for each additional seat at the time of purchasing.

Wheelchair for cabin (WCHC)

Wheelchair for step (WCHS)

Wheelchair for ramp (WCHR)

Free of charge. 

The wheelchair of the passenger shall be accepted for carriage free of charge. 

The passengers pay the fare like normal passengers.

Deaf passenger service (DEAF)

Blind passenger service (BLND)

Free of charge

The passengers pay the fare like normal passengers.

Adult traveling with two or more infants

Adult and Infant(s) pay the fare as normal passengers 

The accompanying cabin crew charge includes applicable adult fare and surcharges on the same class of service of passenger

Note:

(*) For itineraries to/from the U.S, oxygen for medical use on board is free of charge.

Fees for Special Services on Code-Share Flights

On Vietnam Airlines codeshare flights operated by other airlines the optional services and fees may be provided by Operating carriers with different fees from Vietnam. Please visit the Operating Carriers’website for details.