Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang (front, second from right) and the flight crew of Vietjet pose for a photo (Photo: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – The budget carrier Vietjet has officiallylaunched a direct route linking Hanoi and Indonesia’s resort island of Bali,another step to further boost relations and cooperation between the twocountries.
Speaking at a ceremony in Indonesia on January 26, Vietjetmanagement board chairman Nguyen Thanh Ha stressed the route, the first betweenthe capital and Indonesia’s island, does not only connect the top twoattractive cultural destinations in Asia but also helps intensify cooperationamong the ASEAN members.
For his part, Ambassador Pham Vinh Quang said the launch ofthe route will help passengers save up travel time and costs, thus facilitatingthe boost of tourism and business chances between the two nations.
The daily flight will start from Hanoi at 10:00 am andarrive in Bali at 4:25 pm, and the return will start at 5:30 pm and arrive at9:55 pm.
Last year, Vietjet and the national flag carrier VietnamAirlines opened direct routes linking the southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City andBali and ever since, Vietjet has conducted a total of 330 flights carrying over54,000 passengers. Thanks to the operation of the routes, the number of Vietnamesetourists to Bali increased from 1,000 per month to 5,000, thus bringing thetotal last year to nearly 40,000./.
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