
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietravel Airlines, a subsidiary of tour operator Viettravel, has operated itsfirst direct flight from Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa toMuan of the Republic of Korea (RoK).
The charter flightVU1331 took off from Muan International Airport and landed at Cam RanhInternational Airport at September 29 noon, carrying 208 passengers.
This is the airline's second route to tourism cities in the RoK, following the Nha Trang - Daeguroute launched in March this year.
As of August 2023, Vietravel Airlines had successfully operatedcharter flights connecting Nha Trang - Daegu, Nha Trang - Macau (China), andHanoi - Sanya (China), Those are markets that contribute a large number ofvisitors to Vietnam and vice versa.
Vietnam targets about 8 million internationalvisitors in 2023. As of August 2023, it attracted more than 7.8 millionforeigners, according to the General Statistics Office.
During the eight-month period, the RoK continued to be the largest market sending visitors toVietnam with 2.2 million.
On September 28, the Vietnam Tourism Association and its Koreancounterpart signed a cooperation agreement, aiming to increase tourists betweenthe two countries./.