Da Nang (VNA) – Budget carrier Vietjet Air launched newflight services linking the central city of Da Nang with India’s Mumbai and NewDelhi with a ceremony at Da Nang International Airport on October 18.
There will be three flights each week using Airbus A320 on the Mumbai – Da Nang routeevery Monday, Wednesday and Friday and four flights a week on the New Delhi-Da Nang route everyTuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday.
Speaking at the launch ceremony, Chairman of the VietnamNational Administration of Tourism Nguyen Trung Khanh said new flight routesbetween Vietnam and India will make important contributions to bilateraleconomic and cultural exchanges, especially in tourism.
The inauguration of flights linking Da Nang and New Delhi,Mumbai will help Da Nang realise its goal of becoming a quality tourism andservice hub, and an innovative destination of Vietnam and in Southeast Asia by2030, he said.
Khanh stressed that India is a potential market of Vietnam tourism, with long stays and high spending by visitors.
Da Nang will hold a ceremony welcoming the first flight from NewDelhi on October 19, following another from Mumbai that landed in the city early October 18.
VietJet Air also plans to open a direct flight connecting DaNang with Ahmedabad this December./.
