Sometimes we don’t realize the importance of mile stones in the development of nations. Industries, land, architecture and education are all examples of such mile stones achieved and revered by those nations. Although vietnam airlines is a comparatively new airline in the huge array of airlines we already have, but for vietnam, it means getting back for a thousand years of slavery, thousand years of surrender, 100 years of war and 20 generations dying in the hope to see their home country free.
Vietnam has one of the most archaic civilizations of the world, and its presence has been recorded in Neolithic as well as Neo Bronze Age. Histories of rice paddies and armor made of bronze explain its history in interesting and astounding chunks. The country of vietnam however, was annexed by China in the early 10th century and remained so until early 19th century. It was then taken over by France and became a french colony. The French colonization did to vietnam in a hundred year what nine hundred years of chinese rule did not. They attempted to break the spirit of the Vietnamese. A thousand years of subordination only mean so much to the generation that lived over there and died, passing on their hopes and dreams to their children, of a free Vietnam or  Van Lang as it was called more popularly. To people of vietnam , vietnam airlines intimates all that and more.
Vietnam might have had become independent sooner if it was not for the World wars, the ulterior saga that disrupted peace and harmony of the entire globe. Vietnam was forced to participate in the world war II. Still all continued to be well until Japan decided to go for Pacific attacks. Japan also decided to take over the Vietnamese provinces.
Eventually after the surrender of Japan in world war II, Indo China wars began, initiated by France, in order to take back the control of Vietnam. It was not until 1973, when with the intrusion of US troops, France agreed to leave the region. At that time Vietnam was divided into north and south for better administration. In 1976, vietnam was formed, and thirteen years later, the first vietnam airlines took flight. The corporation took another 4 years to establish.
Vietnamese are extremely proud of their young in years nation and its achievements in such a small time. At the moment, its flights do not include routes to US or UK, but the corporation is hoping to expand in a few years time, but first things first.
Even though the vietnam airlines are very young, all of its flights offer  AVOD in flight entertainment, with a wide choice of feature films. All sorts of newspapers and magazines are offered aboard as well.
Due to its presence in a strategic zone, vietnam airlines have had 5 hijacking incidents in its brief tenure.
This is one of the reasons why the security checks and measures are much more strict on vietnam airlines than any other airline.
As a nation, vietnam has been prospering at a tremendous rate, becoming the largest producer of cashew nuts in the world. After Thailand, it is also the  largest exporter of rice, a feat indeed commendable by a country of this many years. Oil has also blessed vietnam, making it the 3rd largest oil producing country in the region of south asia. Even vietnam airlines has been reporting an average of more than 40 % growth for the past 14 years. It seems like the vietnam airlines has seen all the bad luck, and now awaits good fortune, e.g. nine eleven, that actually brought a boost in the business. Vietnam rightly stand proud of this organization of its.