Bamboo Airways to launch three air routes to Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Japan later this month (Source: FLC Group) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s newest airline, Bamboo Airways, will launchthree international air routes later this month to anticipate the increasing demandfor travel during the five-day holiday on the occasion of the Reunification Dayon April 30 and Labour Day on May 1.
Specifically, the first flight connectingHanoi and the Republic of Korea’s Incheon will be opened on April 26.
Meanwhile, the airline will start operatingflights to a couple of Taiwanese airports on April 27 with Hanoi-Tainan and DaNang-Taipei routes.
The following day, flights connecting Hanoiand Ho Chi Minh City with Ibaraki prefecture of Japan will also be put intooperation.
At first, these flights will be carried outas charter flights, which means that Bamboo Airways will coordinate with touroperators in providing tour packages to the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, andJapan, as well as bringing tourists from these markets to Vietnam.
Bamboo Airways Vice President and DeputyGeneral Director Duong Thi Mai Hoa said that the airline expects to meetincreasing demand for travel during the five-day holiday from April 27 to May1, as well as contribute to boosting trade exchange between Vietnam and thethree potential markets.
According to Hoa, Bamboo Airways andPrague’s international airport inked a memorandum of understanding on the launchof a direct air route between Hanoi and Prague.
At present, the airline operates 17domestic air routes. Its fleet is estimated to rise to 40, including aircraftsuch as Airbus A320, A321 Neo, and Boeing 787 Dreamliner.–VNA