Can Tho (VNA) – WorldTrans Traveland Transport Services will open 10 direct flights from the Mekong Delta cityof Can Tho to Bangkok, Thailand from June 27 to August 2, heard a pressconference on June 2.
The move aims to meet travel demand ofpeople in the Mekong Delta region, especially students, to Thailand during thissummer, said WorldTrans General Director Tran Tuong Huy.
It will help people from Can Tho save upfour hours of travelling to Ho Chi Minh City by car, as the ticket fare fromCan Tho to Bangkok is nearly the same as that of HCM City-Bangkok route, headded.
The direct flights will be operated byThaiVietjet, with one flight in four days. The duration of each flight is 90minutes.
The roundtrip ticket is 4.8 million VND (211.4USD) per passenger and 4.5 million VND (198.2 USD) for each passenger in agroup of 10 people and more. There is no one-way ticket.
According to Huy, 900,000 Vietnamesetourists came to Thailand in 2016. The figure is expected to hit one millionthis year, with visitors from HCM City and Mekong Delta region accounting for 60percent.
The Mekong Delta region is also hoped to seenearly 100,000 people visit Thailand in 2017.
WorldTrans once opened direct flights fromCan Tho to Bangkok, Nha Trang and Da Lat.-VNA