Thai Vietjet resumes Da Lat-Bangkok route, offering discounted tickets

Thai Vietjet on December 2 resumed the only direct service between Da Lat, the city of flowers, and Thailand’s Bangkok capital after nearly three years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thai Vietjet resumes Da Lat-Bangkok route, offering discounted tickets ảnh 1Flight VZ940 from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) was welcomed by Lam Dong province’s leaders and Lien Khuong International Airport’s authorities. (Photo: Vietjetair.com)
Bangkok (VNA) - Thai Vietjet on December 2 resumed the only direct service between Da Lat, thecity of flowers, and Thailand’s Bangkok capital after nearly three years of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flight VZ940 from Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) was welcomedby Lam Dong province’s leaders and Lien KhuongInternational Airport’s authorities, along with water salute, lion dance,lively performances and flower wreaths upon arrival at Lien KhuongInternational Airport. Passengers onboard the resumed flight to DaLat also enjoyed lucky draws for air tickets and complimentary moon cakes.

WoranateLaprabang, Chief Executive Officer of Thai Vietjet, said: “We are delighted to reconnect Thailand withone of the top travel destinations of Vietnam - Da Lat, the city of flowers andbeautiful natural landscapes. To provide Thai travelers with more opportunitiesand flexible choices to travel to Vietnam, as well as welcome Vietnamesetourists to Thailand, we have decided to resume direct flight service betweenBangkok and Da Lat. Since tourism is bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels, westrongly believe that the service between the two destinations would facilitatethe region's growing travel demand and trade recovery of both countries.”

The international service between Da Latand Bangkok operates four flights a week onevery Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday with the flight time of 1 hour and45 minutes per leg. More flight frequency could be added subject to marketdemand.

Customers can book flight tickets fromDalat to Bangkok with fares as low as 360,000 VND/one-way(14.5 USD) at www.vietjetair.com,Vietjet Air mobile app and authorisedticket agents worldwide.

Vietnam has proven as one of the toptourist destinations in Asia-pacific, with its beautiful landscape and uniqueculture. Da Lat, in particular, is known as the capital city of Lam Dongprovince, with a variety in nature; beautiful flowers, lovely French villages,magnificent valleys, waterfalls and lakes, in a refreshing atmosphere.

Vietjet, together with Thai Vietjet, is thelargest carrier operating between Vietnam and Thailand in terms of capacity,offering direct services from Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City/ Da Nang/Phu Quoc toBangkok and the only direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and Phuket/ChiangMai. Both Vietnam and Thailand have lifted all arrival regulations relating toCovid-19. Especially, Thai government has increased the period of visa-freestay to 45 days for tourists from many countries including Vietnam.

The new-age carrierVietjet has not only revolutionised theaviation industry in Vietnam but also been a pioneering airline across theregion and around the world. With a focus on cost management ability, effectiveoperations and performance, Vietjet offers flying opportunities withcost-saving and flexible fares as well as diversified services to meetcustomers’ demands.

Vietjet is afully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) with theIATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’s largest privatecarrier, the airline was awarded the highest ranking for safety with 7 stars in2018 and 2019 by the world’s only safety and product rating websiteairlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines forhealthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in 2018 and 2019. Theairline has also been named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by renowned organizationssuch as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others./.
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