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HCM City – St. Petersburg direct air route proposed

Ho Chi Minh City has proposed a direct air route linking it with Saint Petersburg city of Russia in an effort to facilitate bilateral tourism, investment, trade and people-to-people exchange.
HCM City – St. Petersburg direct air route proposed ảnh 1A plane is landing in Tan Son Nhat International Airport of HCM City (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City has proposed adirect air route linking it with Saint Petersburg city of Russia in an effortto facilitate bilateral tourism, investment, trade and people-to-peopleexchange.

The Office of the municipal People’s Committeesaid the administration recently proposed the Ministry of Transport order theCivil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to consider the possibility of a direct airroute between the two cities.

It noted that flights from HCM City to SaintPetersburg currently have to transit one or two airports, which has extendedthe flight time to at least 13 hours.

Additionally, in a recent visit to the Russianside by HCM City’s officials, leaders of the two cities agreed to consider theopening of a direct air route from Tan Son Nhat airport of HCM City to Pulkovoairport of Saint Petersburg.

HCM City is also planning to establish a centrefor economic, tourism and cultural cooperation in Saint Petersburg in 2020./.
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