Jetstar Pacific launches more Hanoi – Quy Nhon flights

Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific on March 9 said it will continue operations on the Hanoi – Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh) air route using A320 aircraft to meet the increasing travel demand in the 2018 summer.
Jetstar Pacific launches more Hanoi – Quy Nhon flights ảnh 1Jetstar Pacific launches more Hanoi – Quy Nhon flights (Photo: Jetstar Pacific)

Hanoi (VNA) - Low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific on March 9said it will continue operations on the Hanoi – Quy Nhon (Binh Dinh) air routeusing A320 aircraft to meet the increasing travel demand in the 2018 summer.

The carrier will operate five flights a week on the route onMondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from June 1 to August 19,2018. The flight duration will take one hour 35 minutes each way.

The BL215 flight from Hanoi to Quy Nhon is scheduled to take off at6:10 and arrive at 7:45 on Fridays. On Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, andSundays, the flight will take off at 7:30 and arrive at 9:05.

Meanwhile, the BL216 from Quy Nhon to Hanoi will depart at 8:20and arrive at 9:55 on Fridays; and depart at 9:30 and arrive at 11:05 onMondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

Currently, Jetstar Pacific offers tickets at prices from 580,000VND (25.52 USD) for the route, excluding tax and fees. Tickets are available on www.jetstar.com, and ticket offices nationwide.

The carrier launched three low-cost flights per week on the routefor the first time on June 1, 2016.

A Jetstar Pacific representative said the carrier is also offeringpromotional tickets for 18 domestic routes during the 2018 summer, at pricesfrom 48,000 VND (over 2 USD). Promotional tickets for international flightsbetween Ho Chi Minh City – China’s Guangzhou, and Hanoi – Hong Kong (China) costingonly from 88,000 VND (4 USD), and 348,000 VND (15 USD), respectively, areavailable on the carrier’s website until 23:59 of March 12, 2018.

Pacific is the first low-cost carrier of Vietnam. Vietnam Airlinesand Qantas Airlines are the main shareholders of the carrier.-VNA
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