Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines has announced its plan to operate direct flights between Hanoi and Phnom Penh starting October 27.
Accordingly, the national flag carrier will run four round-trip flightsusing Airbus A321 aircraft per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Currently, passengers travelling with the airline from Hanoi to the Cambodian capital need to transit in Vientiane. The new route will raise its total to five, and weekly flights connecting the two countries to 86.
In addition, the carrier has signed memoranda of understanding on cooperation with the Cambodia Angkor Air, the Cambodian Tourism Association and the Vietnamese travel company Saigontourist Group. It is set to coordinate with its partners in tourism promotion activities in both Vietnam and Cambodia and engage in mutual support regarding their services and products.
On average, about 450,000 people travel by air between the two countries each year, and the yearly growth rate is 24% in the past more than three decades,
In 2023, 1 million Vietnamese visited Cambodia, and more 400,000 Cambodians came to Vietnam./.
