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Vietjet launches direct flight connecting Da Lat with Busan

Vietjet has officially launched the first direct flight connecting the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong with Busan, the largest coastal city of the Republic of Korea.
Vietjet launches direct flight connecting Da Lat with Busan ảnh 1Vietjet aircraft in Da Lat city (Photo courtersy to Vietjet)

Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) - Vietjet has officially launched the first direct flight connecting the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong with Busan, the largest coastal city of the Republic of Korea.

Accordingly, the leading Vietnamese new-age carrier will operate seven flights per week, starting July 13.

Flights take off from Lien Khuong Airport in Da Lat at 1:25am (local time) and land in Gimhae airport in Busan at 8:00am (local time), while flights from Gimhae airport (Busan) to Lien Khuong airport (Da Lat) take off at 9:30 am (local time) and land at 12:15 am (local time).

The first passengers on flights connecting Da Lat and Busan received a warm welcome from local people and tourists together with souvenirs from Vietjet’s flight crews.

Vietjet launches direct flight connecting Da Lat with Busan ảnh 2Passengers on flight connecting Da Lat with Busan (Photo courtersy to Vietjet)

From now until December 31, passengers have opportunities to hunt tickets to fly between Da Lat and Busan together with other Vietjet international routes every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday with priced from only zero VND0 with flexible flight schedules from August 10, 2023 to March 31, 2024.

With many routes from Vietnam to the Republic of Korea, passengers can easily choose to fly with Vietjet from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Phu Quoc and now Da Lat to Seoul, Busan, Deagu and vice versa.

Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, the airline has been awarded the highest ranking for safety with seven stars by the world’s only safety and product rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in many consecutive years. The airline has also been named as Best Low-Cost Carrier by renowned organisations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others./.

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