The Vietnam Airlines is going to launch a direct flight connecting Ho Chi Minh city and Quang Ninh province via the Van Don International Airport, from Dec 30.
This is the major content under the strategic cooperation agreement inked by VNA and Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee.
Accordingly, the national flag carrier of Vietnam will exploit flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Van Don with a frequency of a flight per day by Airbus A321. The flights depart from Ho Chi Minh City at 2pm, and from Van Don at 4:45 pm with an expected flight time of 2 hours and 5 minutes.
Currently, VNA is running a promotion program to sell tickets with the price of VND 800,000 one way for economy class (excluding tax and expenditures). Tickets are now available at ticket offices, agents nationwide and on the official website of Vietnam Airlines.
The Ho Chi Minh- Van Don flight expected to connect the South with the Northeastern region of Vietnam, aiming at meeting tourism and trade demands between Ho Chi Minh city, the financial and economic center of the country, and Quang Ninh, as well as other surrounding localitities in the North of Vietnam.
In order to be ready for opening new flights to Van Don International Airport, Vietnam Airlines has focused on preparing new and synchronous ground equipments, installing procedure systems and training the staff.
Article by Hoang Nhi
