Beijing (VNA) – Chinese tourist arrivalsin Vietnam reached 2.2 million during January-July, up 51 percent year-on-year,with the figure expected to rise thanks to the launch of a direct air route betweenVietnam’s Da Nang city and China’s Zunyi city.
The flight, which will start on August 5 andbe served by an Airbus A321, will take off at 12:10 pm from Da NangInternational Airport in central Vietnam and arrive at Zunyi Xinzhou Airport inthe southwestern part of China at 3:55 pm local time.
Departure from Zunyi is on the same day at4:55 pm, arriving in Da Nang at 7:00 pm.
Flights will operate every Tuesday, Thursdayand Saturday.
The route is the first international flightZunyi has opened this year and is expected to help boost tourism, business andinvestment between the two cities.
According to the Vietnam NationalAdministration of Tourism, Vietnam welcomed more than 7.2 million internationaltourists in the first seven months of 2017.-VNA