An air route linkingVietnam’s Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giangand Singapore was launched at Phu Quoc International Airporton November 2.
To start, Vietnam Airlines willoperate flights twice a week using A321 airplanes. It will later adjustthe number of flights to market demand and operational effectiveness.
This is the second international air route to Phu Quocafter a route between the island and Russia was launched inFebruary 2014.
The introduction of Phu Quoc -Singapore flights is expected to serve the travel needs ofentrepreneurs and tourists, and popularise the island’s image, thusfurther promoting trade, investment and tourism.
The third international air route will link Phu Quoc and Cambodia’s Siem Reap from mid-December 2014 onwards.
In operation since December 2012, Phu Quoc InternationalAirport received nearly 700,000 passengers in 2013, a year-on-yearincrease of 39 percent, with around 37 percent of total tourists beinginternational tourists.
It catered for more than800,000 people in the first 10 months of 2014, up by 53 percent comparedto the previous year, and expects to welcome 1 million passengers forthe whole year.
On November 1, the five-star tourism complex Vinpearl Phu Quoc was inaugurated on the island.
Invested by real estate firm Vingroup, the complex covers more than300ha and includes a hotel and villa area with 750 rooms, anentertainment centre, and a 27-hole golf course.
Itis the biggest project in Kien Giang province and expected toconsiderably improve high-end tourism services and infrastructure on theisland.-VNA
