Mekong Aviation JSC (Air Mekong) will launch a new direct route between Hanoi and Con Dao starting on May 19 to meet the increasing demand of tourists from northern localities to the southern historical island during the summer, the airline announced.

The two-hour flights will departure from Hanoi at 1pm every Wednesday and Saturday, the airlines said, adding that it will increase the number of flights to four a week if the demand for travel to Con Dao is increasing during the summer.

Air Mekong will also increase the number of flights from Hanoi to Phu Quoc island, to nine a week.
Promotion tickets for the Hanoi-Phu Quoc and Hanoi-Con Dao routes are applied from May 1-20.-VNA