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Vietjet announces new route linking Phu Quoc with RoK capital

Budget carrier Vietjet Air on December 7 announced the opening of a new route linking Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang with Seoul of the Republic of Korea.
Vietjet announces new route linking Phu Quoc with RoK capital ảnh 1Vietjet Vice President Nguyen Thi Thuy Binh (centre), Vietnam Ambassador to RoK Nguyen Vu Tu (R) and RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Kim Do Hyon (L) join in the new route opening ceremony (Photo: Vietjet Air)

Seoul (VNA) – Budgetcarrier Vietjet Air on December 7 announced the opening of anew route linking Phu Quoc island in the southern province of Kien Giang withSeoul of the Republic of Korea.

The event was witnessed byVietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Speaker of theRoK’s National Assembly Moon Hee-sang, and Vietjet Chairwoman Nguyen Thanh Ha,among others.

The Phu Quoc – Seoul route will operate daily return flights fromDecember 22, with a flight time of around 5.5 hours per leg. Tickets for the airroute are now on sale at www.vietjetair.com.

Speaking at the event, Vietjet ChairwomanHa said that Vietjet was the first airline that offered flights to Phu QuocInternational Airport in 2012, and it launched the first flightlinking the RoK and Vietnam in 2013.
Vietjet announces new route linking Phu Quoc with RoK capital ảnh 2Vietjet Chairwoman Nguyen Thanh Ha makes remarks on launching Vietjet’s Phu Quoc-Seoul route at Vietnam-RoK Business and Investment Forum in Seoul (Photo: Vietjet Air)

Since then, Vietjet has quickly gained thetrust and love of locals, the business community and tourists travellingbetween the two countries while also actively contributing to the promotion oftrade and tourism between the two countries and across the region. Theairline has carried more than two million passengers between the twocountries, she added.

Dubbed “the Pearl Island”, Phu Quoc covers an area of about 570 sq.km,making it the largest island in Vietnam. As a well-known tourist spot, Phu Quochas attracted strong levels of investment in hotels and resorts in recent years.

With this new service linking Phu Quoc and Seoul, Vietjet has notonly created more convenient traveling opportunities to locals and tourists inboth countries but will also further fly the flag for this stunning island,contributing to more investment and tourism growth future. 

Vietjet is the first airline in Vietnam to operate as a new-ageairline offering flexibly-saving ticket fares and diversified services to meetcustomers’ demands. It provides not only transport services but also uses thelatest e-commerce technologies to offer various products and services forconsumers.

The airline currently operates seven other routes between the RoKand Vietnam, including Seoul – Hanoi/Ho Chi MinhCity/Hai Phong/Da Nang/Nha Trang, Hanoi - Busan and Danang – Daegu.-VNA
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