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Phu Cat airport welcomes first international flight

Phu Cat airport in the central province of Binh Dinh on January 4 welcomed 144 Korean passengers on flight QH9457 of Bamboo Airways departed from Cheongju airport in the Republic of Korea.
Phu Cat airport welcomes first international flight ảnh 1Phu Cat airport in the central province of Binh Dinh on January 4 welcomes 144 Korean passengers on flight QH9457 of Bamboo Airways departed from Cheongju airport in the Republic of Korea. (Source: VNA)

BinhDinh (VNA) – Phu Cat airport in the central province of Binh Dinh onJanuary 4 welcomed 144 Korean passengers on flight QH9457 of Bamboo Airwaysdeparted from Cheongju airport in the Republic of Korea, marking the commencementof Phu Cat airport’s international air service provision.

Bamboo Airways will operate eight direct flights from Phu Cat airport to Cheongjuinternational airport of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and vice versa in thismonth.

Ho Quoc Dung, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, said the operationof the international route brings a good chance to Binh Dinh to connect withthe world, thus luring more foreign tourists and investors to the locality.

The T2 terminal of Phu Cat airport is capable of receiving 600,000international passengers a year, he said.

Deputy General Director of Bamboo Airways Truong Phuong Thanh said with its strategyto increase domestic and international flights from and to Binh Dinh throughPhu Cat airport, the airline hopes to contribute to developing the transportnetwork in the locality in particular, and in the central region in general,towards offering high-quality air services to customers.

The direct route between Phu Cat and Cheongju airports is the fourth one betweenVietnam and the RoK run by Bamboo Airways. Others are from Hanoi, Da Nang andCam Ranh to Incheon and vice versa./. 
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