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Vietnam Airlines launches direct route to China’s Hainan province

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines officially has opened a new direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Haikou city in China’s southern province of Hainan.
Vietnam Airlines launches direct route to China’s Hainan province ảnh 1An aircraft of Vietnam Airlines (Source: VNA)

Beijing (VNA) – National flagcarrier Vietnam Airlines officially has opened a new direct route connecting HoChi Minh City and Haikou city in China’s southern province of Hainan.

Its first flight coded VN688 on the route landed at Meilan international airportin Haikou city on October 28.

Hainan authorities said this is the 7th international air route of the Meilan internationalairport put into operation this year.

Vietnam Airlines wouldoperate four flights on the route per week, using Airbus A321 aircraft.

Flights depart from HCM City at 22.45pm on Thursdays and Sundays, and from Haikouat 2.45 pm (local time) on Mondays and Fridays.

According to Chinese media, HCM City is the largest city of Vietnam and isconsidered as “Paris of the Orient”.

The opening of the direct flight between Haikouand HCM City will create favourable conditions for passengers from bothcountries to travel between China and Vietnam.

Reportedly, more flights from the Meilan international airport to Busan city ofthe Republic of Korea and Hanoi of Vietnam are scheduled to be opened in 2019,towards  building Hainan into an airport connectingthe Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean./.


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