Many people worry about safety conditions on flights in Vietnam.
This may have been so in earlier times, but today it is quite ok. Air France officers are trainig the local pilots, and safety regulations have been risen to international standards. Cynics wondered if these planes weren't part of Vietnam's newest fleet. Former fighter pilots specialized in vertical takeoffs and landings, learned from wartime days. Vietnam Airlines was forced to use Russian aircraft because the embargo prevented leasing planes with American technology or parts.